Arlene Beckles' Biography
- State House (GA) - District 96, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (GA) - District 96
Full Name:
Arlene P. Beckles
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child: Nyasia
Birth Date:
08/03/1963
Birth Place:
Barbados
Home City:
Norcross, GA
Master of Jurisprudence, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Technology Risk Management, Florida State University, 2023-present
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Sciences and Management, City University of New York
Master's, Project Management, DeVry University
Post Graduate Program, Cybersecurity, University of Texas at Austin, 2022-2023
Doctor of Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, Northcentral University, 2011-2018
Professional Certificate, Agile Project Management/Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, 2009
Professional Certificate, Facilitation Techniques for Requirements Development, George Washington University, 2009
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 96, 2025-present
City Council Member, City of Norcross, Georgia, 2021-2024
Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 96, 2024
Member, Special Rules Committee
Member, State Properties Committee
Member, Special Rules Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present
Member, State Properties Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present
Member, Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present
Strategic Partner, CognitiveOps, 2019-present
Consultant, InfoSense Group, Limited Liability Company, 2018-present
Senior Project Manager, Conduent, 2021
Senior Project Manager, Genuent, 2019-2021
Project Manager, Aflac, 2019-2020
Senior Project Manager, Equifax, 2018-2019
Senior Project Manager, Strive Consulting, Limited Liability Company, 2018-2019
Project Manager/Quality Assurance Analyst, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 2003-2018
Owner, Octavia's Events, 2000-2009
Member/IRB, Cyberminds Research Institute, 2022-present
Member, State of Georgia, Cybersecurity Planning Committee, 2022-present
Founding Member, Transformative Emotional Intelligence (TEI) Foundation, 2019-present
Board Member/City Council Liaison, Norcross Public Arts Commission, 2021-2024
Board Member, DeKalb Police Alliance, 2019-2022
Vice Chair, Gwinnett County Transit Advisory Board, 2019-2022
Vice President/Outreach Chair, Norcross Arts Alliance, 2009-2012