Statewide non-profit GeorgiaForward named Douglasville/Douglas County as the location for its next Young Gamechangers leadership and action program. The program brings together 40-50 emerging leaders from around the state to one Georgia community to propose fresh, thoughtful solutions to some of their longstanding challenges.

To fill this Young Gamechangers class, GeorgiaForward is looking for innovative thinkers from around Georgia and from multiple sectors including business, law, public health, real estate, urban planning, the arts, non-profits, foundations and academia. Ambitious minds from any sector will be considered for the program. Young professionals between the ages of 24 and 40 who live in Georgia may apply online at georgiaforward.org/young-gamechangers. Applications are due by Friday, October 30, 2015.

“Douglas County is thrilled to have been selected as the location for the 2016 Young Gamechangers program,” said Tom Worthan, Chairman on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. “We look forward to having young professionals from across the state in our community to help highlight the strengths that we have as a community and to help us identify areas to make Douglas County an even stronger and more vibrant community in the future.”

“This exciting announcement is due to the collaboration of our community leaders, who worked together to bring Young Gamechangers to Douglasville,” said Chamber CEO Kali Boatright. “As our region continues to thrive and change, our business and community executives recognize the importance of engaging leaders of all types in planning for the future. The Chamber is particularly proud to host young professionals from all over the state and to show them what our community has to offer.”

“We are very excited to bring Young Gamechangers to Douglasville and Douglas County,” said Kris Vaughn, Executive Director of GeorgiaForward. “This program is creating tangible change in Georgia communities by tapping into the wealth of creativity and skills among Georgia’s young professionals. We continue to see the ripple effect of the Gamechangers’ work in the two previous communities we worked in and we’re looking forward to what this program will do for Douglasville/Douglas County.”

Previous Young Gamechangers programs have focused on Americus/Sumter County and Dublin/Laurens County.

Young Gamechangers in Douglasville/Douglas County is made possible by our sponsors: The Commerce Club Foundation, Google, City of Douglasville, Douglas County, Douglas County Chamber, Douglas County Economic Development Authority, Georgia Power, Foxhall Resort and Sporting Club, Holiday Inn Express and LaQuinta Inn.