The Georgia Power Luncheon hosted by the Paulding Chamber of Commerce will welcome Consulate General of Canada Louise Blais as the keynote speaker for the March 3rd meeting. Commissioner Louise Blais began her professional career at Interpol and the National Archives of Canada before joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1996.  She has served abroad as Counsellor at the Embassy in Washington and Tokyo and as Minister-Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy in Paris.  In Ottawa, she has held the position of Director of the Public Diplomacy Division and Executive Director of the Rotational Staff Division before being appointed Consul General of Canada in Atlanta.
Louise Blais has served on numerous boards including the Helen Hayes Awards, the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington and the Tokyo International Film Festival. She is also an alum of the Herbert Quandt Foundation’s Trans-Atlantic and World Young Leaders Forum (2001, 2002, and 2005).
Louise Blais holds a B.A. from McGill University.  She is married and has two sons.
The March luncheon is sponsored by Croft & Associates and will be at the Paulding County Senior/Community Center. A business expo begins at 11:00 AM and is followed by the program at noon.
Reservations are requested and can be made by contacting the Paulding Chamber at 770/445/6016 or by visiting www.pauldingchamber.org. The cost for the luncheon is Members Prepaid - $20, Members at the Door - $25, Non-members $25 prepaid and $30 at the Door. Sponsorship tables for 10 are $225 with program recognition. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. All no shows will be billed and walk-ins are not guaranteed a seat.