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DeKalb state lawmaker completes Harvard program

By April Hunt
July 21, 2011

State Rep. Karla Drenner, D-Avondale Estates, has completed an executive government program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Drenner was among 55 participants nationwide in the Senior Executives in State & Local Government professional development program. The three-week program is designed to help veteran public officials meet the changing needs of their constituents and communities.

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