Education: University of West Georgia, Bachelor; University of Phoenix, MBA, Columbia University, Yale School of Business and Doctorate of Letter Saint Augustine University.
Family: George met his wife Gloria at The University of West Georgia in 1983. They are both graduates from the UWG. They celebrated 33 years of marriage on March 2021. Gloria retired from Sprint in 2015 as a Licensed Certified Program Manager. She now runs a foundation, New Beginnings TRAP.
George and Gloria are the proud parents to two adult daughters. Greonna is a graduate of Spelman College, Mercer University and University of West Georgia. She earned her advanced degrees in Psychology & Counseling. She is employed as a school counselor at Pine Mountain Middle School in Cobb County. Gratia is a graduate from Kennesaw State University, where she played on the women’s basketball team. After graduating from KSU, she pursued a nursing degree at Emory University and is currently completing her MSN in nursing at Emory working toward her Nurse Practitioner Degree. She is employed as a Registered Nurse at Children Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite Hospital.
Career Summary: George Brooks retired as President of UPS Americas Region, George Brooks was responsible for all UPS package and cargo operations in Canada and more than 50 countries and territories, as well as the UPS Supply Chain Solutions operations throughout Latin America, Miami and the Caribbean. His responsibilities also included all US Exports.
George was recently featured in UPS’s Black Voices from Big Brown – the Untold Stories of African Americans at UPS which honors African American pioneers at UPS who made a tremendous impact on the international company. “These are success stories the world needs to hear; that even in the face of overwhelming odds, one person can, and does, make a difference”.
While attending UWG in 1983, George started as an unloader in the Pre-Load Operations with start time of 3am and rose through the ranks of becoming a Vice President in 1999. He was later promoted to a President in 2004. During his career he has ran huge portions of UPS including the Eastern half of the US while based in Manhattan, NY where he was responsible for over 180,000 employees and 20 Billion Dollars in revenue from 2012-2017. He was also responsible for key facets of the business including sales, marketing, finance, engineering, labor and human resources. He and his family moved and lived in many cities through out his career and have friends and strong relationships throughout the US and abroad.
George actively supports organizations such as, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way, the National Urban League and many other civic organizations. His memberships have included the University of West Georgia (UWG) Foundation Inc., The University System of Georgia Foundation, New Beginnings TRAP Foundation, University of Saint Augustine Board of Directors, The Executive Leadership Council, 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, The National Association of Guardsmen, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Boule and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Currently, George is the past chairman for the Latin American Association of Express Delivery Companies (CLADEC).
Among his many accolades is a Champion of Diversity and Inclusion Award from Medgar Evers College, the Man of the Year by the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. and he was recognized as a Beta Gamma Sigma Honoree in the Richards College of Business at UWG. George was also invited to participate in the Joint Civilian Orientation Course (JCOC), which is the oldest and most prestigious public liaison program in the Department of Defense.
George parents, George Brooks Sr and Dorothy Brooks was so extremely proud of George continued success. His in laws, Joe and Emma Burse knew that George was very special and an extremely loving husband and Father. They are still with us in our hearts. Standing in a long side George along with his wife and daughters are his lovely sisters Brenda Johnson, Linda Brooks and Shirley Rice. His wonderful sister-n-law loves and support George in the absence of his in-laws.
