Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be here at the Gabriel Center as the new fundraising and social media administrator. I hold a bachelor’s degree in political science and am currently completing my master’s in public administration, both from the University of West Georgia. I began working at the Gabriel Center at the end of last year. The more time I spend working here, the more passionate I become about spreading the concept of servant-leadership. Working in this unique environment has been an experience unlike any other business where I have worked; because of my coworkers’ method of leadership, I work in a setting where I always feel heard and encouraged. Can you imagine a world where leaders guide with consideration, understanding, and compassion instead of simply handing down directives, and they actually listen to your needs?

Servant-leadership skills permeate every relationship we have. When we learn to listen with our whole selves and not just our ears, we become better friends, employees, and family members. We’re excited to teach these life skills to all groups and ages. Servant-leadership skills can increase workplace or organizational morale in these hard times. In my experience with hierarchical businesses, I was rarely involved in any decision-making processes and when I did give my feedback, it didn’t seem to matter. At the Gabriel Center, I’m very involved in the planning and implementation of projects and my thoughts are always appreciated and taken into consideration.

If servant-leadership is something you would like to embrace in your work, family, friendships, and organizations, I can help find funding to support your training! We at the Gabriel Center are interested in partnering with nonprofits, universities, churches, schools, businesses, and other community outreach groups/programs to teach the principles of servant-leadership. I would love to see servant-leaders emerge out of all communities where currently few have the opportunity to grow.  If you’re involved with a group or organization that would like to receive our training, let us know and I can research funding opportunities for them.  You can e-mail your ideas and questions to me at amanda.harris@gabrielcenter.org or contact me by phone at 678-213-2750.