Next Meeting

Save the Date
March 7, 2026

Join us for our March meeting.

WHEN: March 7, 2026

WHERE: One Stop Snellville community center
Room D
3025 Bethany Church Road
Snellville Ga 30039.

TIME: 9:00 AM

Meeting Details:

Date: March 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: One Stop Centerville Center
3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville, GA 30039

Join us for an engaging session with incredible guest speakers:

State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick will share essential legislative updates
Mr. Jorge Granados will update us on GCDP’s primary concerns and targeted areas for this election cycle
Mr. Richard Porter, Democrat member of Gwinnett County Board of Registraion and elections

State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick

Dar’shun Kendrick represents House District 95 in the Georgia House of Representatives which
includes East DeKalb and South Gwinnett counties. She has been elected since 2010 at the age of 27 and sworn into the House as one of the youngest members of the Georgia legislature in 2011. She currently serves as the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Non-Civil (Criminal law) committee, the Judiciary Juvenile Committee, Small Business Development and Jobs Creation committee, Economic Development committee and Technology and Infrastructure Committee. In the past, she served on the Artificial Intelligence subcommittee of the Technology and Infrastructure committee and was appointed to the overview committee of the Georgia Technology Authority by the Speaker of the House in 2024.

She is the co-Founder of the Georgia Future Caucus, a bipartisan group made up of legislators under the age of 45. In 2018, her peers elected her as the Chief Deputy Whip for the Georgia House
Democratic Caucus. Additionally, in 2019, she started the first Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship bipartisan caucus of the Georgia House of Representatives. In 2020, she was elected to serve as House Whip of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, the largest black caucus in the nation. In 2024, she was appointed Co-Chair of the Telecommunications, Science and Technology Committee for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL). In 2025, she was appointed Vice Chair of NBCSL’s committee on Justice, Ethics and Policy committee as well as Vice Chair of the House committee on Georgia’s public investment funds. Her policy work focuses on equity in economic development and wealth creation, technology, access to capital, entrepreneurship and criminal justice reform.

Dar’shun was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and attended Towers High School in Decatur where she graduated at the top of her class. She then went on to Oglethorpe University where she graduated in 2004 receiving a dual degree in political science and communications. She obtained her law degree from the University of Georgia in 2007. In 2011, she graduated with honors from Kennesaw State University with a Master in Business Administration. In 2010, she opened Kairos Capital Legal Advisors, a corporate law firm & registered investment advisory firm in Georgia that guides founders and funders through capital raising compliance and investment strategies, particularly for women founders and black founders. In 2019, she obtained her series 65 license and is currently a registered investment adviser representative in the State of Georgia. She is the author of the inspirational book “Morning to Motivation” which was published in 2021 and “Closer to a Yes: The Founder’s Guide to Getting Noticed by Investors” published in 2024.

Dar’shun has been featured in the Huffington Post as 1 of 25 people in Atlanta positioned to create diversity in tech for African Americans and in the Atlanta Journal Constitution for business women running for office. She is the visionary and founder of Georgia’s first and only Tech for All Policy Conference which has a mission of collaboration between the black tech ecosystem and policy makers to advocate for inclusive tech policy within the state of Georgia. It has since formed as a separate entity under Tech for All Alliance, Inc. and the conference has been rebranded to Tech for All Policy Conference. In 2019, she received the Rising Star Award for the Urban League of Greater Atlanta’s Young Professionals and awarded the “40 under 40” awards by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2024, she hosted the 1st ever Tech Demo Day at the Capitol bringing founders and funders of color to meet policy makers at the Georgia State Capitol. She was a finalist for the TAG (Technology Association of Georgia) Emerging Leader award in 2024.

Dar’shun is a community activist, public speaker, elected official, private securities attorney, registered investment adviser representative, founder, investor, published author and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She currently resides in Lithonia, Georgia with her dog Dezzi

Jorge Granados

Jorge Granados is a business leader and community organizer in Gwinnett County. He serves as President of the Gwinnett County Young Democrats, Vice Chair of Political Affairs for the Gwinnett County Democratic Party, Political Chair for the Sierra Club Georgia Chapter and Greater Gwinnett Group, and National Committee Representative for the Young Democrats of Georgia.

He also manages two Bruster’s Real Ice Cream locations, an estimator for a restoration company, and serves as Marketing Chair for THE little BOOK SPOT and a Business Partner on the Lilburn Middle School Local School Council, working to empower youth and strengthen his community.

Richard S. Porter Jr.

Richard S. Porter Jr. has served for a year as a Democratic member of the Gwinnett County Board of Registration and Elections. In January, he was elected Vice Chair of the Gwinnett County Democratic Party.

Richard is a proud son of Mississippi and a product of the Civil Rights Era. His father served in World War II, graduated from college on the GI Bill, and worked as a Baptist minister. His mother was an angel; she gave birth to him, her fifth child of eleven, just five months before her husband earned degrees in English, psychology, and religion.

Richard is also a brother, nephew, cousin, grandchild, uncle, husband, father, and grandfather. These roles take precedence over all others, serving as his tutors in life and fueling his passion for genealogy, reading, and the study of history and religion.

He holds a degree in psychology and pursued economics in graduate school. Richard retired after a career as a technical staff member in telecommunications and information technology sales. He later earned a degree in library and information science and retired again from a second career as a public services librarian.

Since his last retirement in 2019, Richard has dedicated himself to volunteering with various organizations to safeguard the voting rights of all citizens, bringing him full circle from the struggles of the Civil Rights Era. Along with expressing gratitude to his parents, he honors two individuals: the late State Senator Henry J. Kirksey of Mississippi, a cartographer and demographer who successfully challenged the gerrymandering of legislative districts in Mississippi, and his first brother-in-law, Jimmie Travis, who was among the Youth NAACP and SNCC recruits that joined the legendary Bob Moses in the fight for voting rights in Mississippi.

He acknowledges those who have supported his journey and shaped his convictions. He believes every eligible U.S. citizen should be encouraged to register and vote for candidates aligned with their values and to recognize our shared commons and the public good.

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