Keisha Waites

Towers High School

Class of 1991

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Keisha Waites - Class of 1991 - Towers High School

First Name	Keisha
Last Name	Waites
Graduation Year	Class of 1991
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	GA
Country	United States
Occupation	Emergency Management
Favorite School Memory	The last day of school
About Me	After graduating from high school, I headed south to study political science at Georgia Southern University. During my freshman year in college, I was chosen among a global pool of candidates to participate in the Walt Disney World International College Intern Program. Working for both the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Homeland Security (FEMA), I gained hands on experience critical to tackling issues like public safety and fiscal management that are major challenges for the City of Atlanta. In 2005, following the worst disaster in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) invited I to join a team of experts from around the country to form the Hurricane Katrina Long-Term Recovery Planning Team. I was directly involved in tough issues including economic development, transportation, and public safety. At FEMA, I serve as a Congressional Affairs Liaison responsible for working with Members of Congress and their staff in addressing congressional concerns following federally declared disasters. After college, I gained insider knowledge of mortgage lending laws and consumer finance while working for a major lending institution. My greatest accomplishments include assisting hundreds of homeowners with the American dream of homeownership. At the Small Business Administration, I facilitated loans to many small businesses to help them grow, create new jobs and nourish the economy. During her tenure with SBA, I formed relationships and gained professional expertise that provided me with a superior understanding of the needs of small and large business owners while b...(read more)