Atlanta Daily World Women of Excellence 2013

 

 

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 LEONA BARR-DAVENPORT

Leona Barr-Davenport serves as President & CEO of the Atlanta Business League (ABL), Atlanta’s oldest minority business development and advocacy organization.
Her background combines more than 30 years experience in the areas of customer service, program development, organizational management and fundraising for associations and youth-oriented programs.
A native of Johnsonville, S.C., Barr-Davenport received a B.S. Degree in Business Administration & Economics from Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. and a Master of Business Administration degree with a Marketing concentration from Clark Atlanta University.
She has served with the Metro-Atlanta Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC), the Atlanta Inter-Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and the Atlanta Red Cross, among others.
She was recognized by the National Business League with the Visionary Leadership Award and was inducted into the 2006 YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. She also received the 2008 Trumpet Foundation’s High Heels in High Places Award, the 2009 8th Annual Bridge Builder Award from Atlanta Technical Foundation, Inc. and the Spirit of Sweet Auburn Legends Heroes and Heroines Award in 2010.

 

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