Past Speakers for January-November 2021

JAN 06-JUNE 09	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JUNE 16	Norm Johnson,
	VP Sales & Marketing, Cross Technologies, Inc.
	Norm is responsible for the Sales and Marketing activities at Cross. Norm has worked in Marketing and Sales organizations at Honeywell in the past, as well as in Customer Service. Norm has an MSEE and most recently served as a Senior Product Manager of SATCOM Terminals at Honeywell. Norm came to Cross in April 2021 and his responsibilities include: Sales, Quotations and Order In-Take; Marketing, Company Presence for Product Promotions; and Customer Liason for Custom Products.

JUNE 23	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JUNE 30	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JULY 07	Heinz W. Wegener,
	President, Cross Technologies, Inc.
	and former Chairman and Executive Vice President of Wegener Corporation, a publicly traded company. Both companies manufacture satellite communications equipment. Heinz has also held engineering positions at Scientific-Atlanta, Georgia Tech, General Electric, and Magnavox. Heinz and his family emigrated from Germany in 1951, and he has been married to his wife Nan for 50 years. In 1978, he founded Wegener Communications which began in his laundry room and has grown to become an international supplier of satellite communications equipment. But even founding a successful company did not bring fulfillment until he invited Jesus Christ into his life as his Lord and Savior.

JULY 14	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

JULY 21	Larry Shrader,
	President of Five Star Properties,
	a company which owns and operates income investment real estate in the Atlanta metropolitan and north Georgia areas since 1991. He has been in the real estate business for more than 30 years. Larry currently has his real estate license with Virtual Properties Realty and is a member of the Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors. Larry has co-hosted the Norcross Fellowship Luncheon with Heinz Wegener since 1985. His business background includes ten years in management with JCPenney where he worked part time while in college before going on their Management Training program in his home town, Chattanooga, Tennessee. He accepted a company transfer to Atlanta where he met his wife, Deborah. Larry and Deborah have four grown children and six grandchildren.

JULY 28	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

AUG 04	Clyde L. Strickland,
	Founder and CEO, Metro Waterproofing
	Clyde founded Metro Waterproofing in January of 1972, and in 49 years it has grown from four employees to over 300 and is now the largest restoration and waterproofing corporation in the southeast.

AUG 11	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

AUG 18	Erick Olson,
	CFP, Olson Associates,
	Home of "The Financial MAXI-MISER Process." With 20 years of experience in the financial planning business, Erick leads the firm in strategically helping clients reach saving and investing goals.

AUG 25-SEPT 8	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

SEPT 15	Matt Reeves,
	Litigation Partner, Andersen, Tate & Carr
	Matt has been a litigation partner at Andersen, Tate & Carr for nearly 20 years. Matt is passionate about private property rights and litigating important client matters in an excellent manner. His practice covers a wide range of matters within the areas of real estate litigation, commercial and banking litigation, and probate litigation, including representing private property owners and business owners in eminent domain and disputed zoning matters. Matt has represented clients in several road projects and also provided representation in the Archer High School condemnation and represented the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church in its sale of the Simpsonwood property on the Chattahoochee River to Gwinnett County. Matt graduated law school with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law, college with high honors at Mercer University, and went to high school at The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida. Matt and his wife, Suzette, son (Paul) and daughters (Susannah and Sarabeth) live in Duluth. They are members of Perimeter Church.

SEPT 22	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

OCT 13	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

OCT 20	Lee Rogers,
	Photographer/Videographer
	Lee has worked under Jeff Meyer at Provinos for 6 great years and has been transitioning full time to his photography and videography projects. Lee, at 24 years old, loves to share the identity of Christ with everyone he meets.

OCT 27	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

NOV 03	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.