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SUMMARY:Cobb County Advisory Roundtable with Mayor Derek Norton\, City of Smyrna
DESCRIPTION:Join the Council for Quality Growth's Cobb County Advisory Roundtable on August 12\, 2026 at 12 PM.\n\n\n\nDerek Norton\n\nMayor \n\nCity of Smyrna\n\n \nDerek grew up in Cobb County and is a graduate of Sprayberry High School. After graduating from the University of Georgia\, Derek went to work as a congressional staffer in Washington\, D.C. as a legislative aide\, where he spent six years working to help Georgians in Cobb County and across the state. He has worked in the government relations space for over 20 years\, most recently as the Director of Government Relations for the Medical Association of Georgia\, where he represented Georgia physicians and patients. In 2021\, Derek formed and currently serves as the CEO of Topspin Strategies\, Inc.\, a governmental affairs firm representing multiple clients at the State Capitol.\n\nDerek was elected Mayor of the City of Smyrna in 2019. He previously served four years as the Ward 1 representative on the Smyrna City Council and was re-elected as Mayor at the end of 2023 for four more years. He has served on several local boards and committees in the City\, including the Board of Directors for Keep Smyrna Beautiful and the Smyrna Business Association\, the Executive Committee for the Smyrna Vision initiative\, the Board of Trustees for Smyrna First United Methodist Church\, the Board of Trustees for St. Benedict's Episcopal School\, and served three terms as president of his neighborhood homeowners association. He is also very involved in local Smyrna schools and sponsors various student groups and teams across the city annually.\n\nDerek and his wife Laura founded Support Smyrna\, a local non-profit that helps children\, families\, veterans\, seniors\, and others in need in the Smyrna community. Derek and Laura are members of Smyrna First United Methodist Church\, and they have two children\, Samantha and Jack.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join the Council for Quality Growth'\;s Cobb County Advisory Roundtable on August 12\, 2026 at 12 PM.
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Derek Norton
\nMayor \;
\nCity of Smyrna
\n \;\nDerek grew up in Cobb County and is a graduate of Sprayberry High School. After graduating from the University of Georgia\, Derek went to work as a congressional staffer in Washington\, D.C. as a legislative aide\, where he spent six years working to help Georgians in Cobb County and across the state. He has worked in the government relations space for over 20 years\, most recently as the Director of Government Relations for the Medical Association of Georgia\, where he represented Georgia physicians and patients. In 2021\, Derek formed and currently serves as the CEO of Topspin Strategies\, Inc.\, a governmental affairs firm representing multiple clients at the State Capitol.
\n\nDerek was elected Mayor of the City of Smyrna in 2019. He previously served four years as the Ward 1 representative on the Smyrna City Council and was re-elected as Mayor at the end of 2023 for four more years. He has served on several local boards and committees in the City\, including the Board of Directors for Keep Smyrna Beautiful and the Smyrna Business Association\, the Executive Committee for the Smyrna Vision initiative\, the Board of Trustees for Smyrna First United Methodist Church\, the Board of Trustees for St. Benedict'\;s Episcopal School\, and served three terms as president of his neighborhood homeowners association. \; He is also very involved in local Smyrna schools and sponsors various student groups and teams across the city annually.
\n\nDerek and his wife Laura founded Support Smyrna\, a local non-profit that helps children\, families\, veterans\, seniors\, and others in need in the Smyrna community. \; Derek and Laura are members of Smyrna First United Methodist Church\, and they have two children\, Samantha and Jack.
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LOCATION:Georgia Association of Water Professionals 1655 Enterprise Way Marietta\, GA 30067
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URL:https://members.councilforqualitygrowth.org/events/details/cobb-county-advisory-roundtable-with-mayor-derek-norton-city-of-smyrna-5976
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