Councilman Andre D. Dickens was elected citywide to the Atlanta City Council Post 3 at Large in November 2013. The Councilman currently serves as the chair of the Community Development & Human Resources Committee. He also serves on the boards of the Atlanta Beltline, Invest Atlanta, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights. In 2014, the Atlanta Business League named the new councilmember one of Atlanta’s Men of Influence.Dickens is a proud product of the Atlanta Public School System. He attended Miles Elementary, Southwest Middle School and Benjamin E. Mays High School. Dickens earned his bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1998. In 2013, he earned his Master’s of Public Administration in Economic Development at Georgia State University.In 1999, Dickens began working for DSM Engineering Plastics and in 2002 he co-founded City Living Home Furnishings in Atlanta, a family-operated business that grew into a multi-million dollar business with two locations and over 20 employees. He returned to his alma mater to serve as the Assistant Director of Outreach Initiatives for Georgia Tech’s Office of Institute Diversity. In this role, he manages the graduate recruitment program and helps hundreds of undergraduate students and their parents successfully transition into college life. In his short tenure as Post 3 At-Large Councilmember he has become a vocal and legislative activist in promoting quality educational opportunities for Atlanta Public School students and ensuring that affordable housing is a significant component of Atlanta’s future economic growth. Dickens and his wife Kimberly, a real estate attorney, and their daughter, Bailey and their dog Kola love Atlanta. Councilman Dickens looks forward to his public service career as he works to make the city he loves, the best it can be.