| Erick Allen was born in Nashville, TN to Rev. Harry and Patricia Allen. As a child, Erick was
raised as a member of the St. Luke CME Church, and is a proud product of the public school
system. After graduating high school in 1994, Erick attended Volunteer State College in Gallatin,
TN, where he received his Associate's degree in Secondary Education. Erick went on to receive
a bachelor's degree in Human and Organizational Development from Belmont University, as
well as a Master's in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University.
In 2002, Erick decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia because he believed that Georgia as a state
placed a high value on public education, promoting small businesses, and supporting minority
entrepreneurship. Erick's wife Tameka, a dentist, and Erick believed that Georgia was the perfect
place for them to not only pursue their professional careers, but also build a family.
Since then, Erick has built and grown his own consulting firm, which focused on workforce
performance and development. As a result, Erick has worked side-by-side with small and
medium-sized companies and non-profits in order to help steer them through the recent
economic recession. Erick has also served in leadership with the Georgia Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, where he helped establish programs and
services designed to serve the most vulnerable citizens in our state. And it is because of these
experiences that Erick began to look more closely at the policies and missed opportunities that
have kept Georgia from not just recovering, but thriving once again. He currently works as a
talent management consultant for a global firm.
Erick lives in the Vinings area with his wife, Dr. Tameka Allen and daughter Elise. They attend
Word of Faith Worship Cathedral in Austell, GA |