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Names in the News: Joe Allen

Profile on executive director of Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID).

Name: Joe Allen           

Title/Position/Occupation: Executive Director, Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID)

Sphere of Influence: Gwinnett County

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Education/Background: Bachelor of Arts, Mercer University; Master of Public Administration, Georgia State University. Began career of service to Gwinnett County in the Tax Commissioner's Office, where served as Director of Administration and then Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner. Later, was Gwinnett’s Division Director of Risk Management and Employee Services. Also spent a number of years as the Director of Public Affairs and Business Resources for the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Accomplishments/Accolades: Leadership Gwinnett graduate; Regional Leadership Institute graduate; President, Rotary Club of South Gwinnett; Assistant Governor, Rotary International District 6910. 

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Projects/Goals: Fulfill the mission of the Gwinnett Place CID to enhance the economic vitality of Gwinnett's central business district by strengthening the area's role as the center of commercial activity.

Hobbies/Leisure Activities: Camping, working in the yard, reading U.S. history.

Civic/Church Involvement: Rotary Club of South Gwinnett, Leadership Gwinnett, Regional Leadership Institute, Partnership Gwinnett, Gwinnett Coalition Board of Directors, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; member and various leadership positions at Allen’s United Methodist Church.

Family: Wife, Melanie; children, Robert and Stephanie.

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(Editor's note: This profile is part of a Duluth Patch series on influential individuals whose names appear often in the news.)

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