BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

ANNA HENDERSON

Anna leads the company’s local operations with responsibility for sales and marketing.  She is the President

of HA Office 515, Inc., and serves as the company's Business Development Manager.  She has 20+ years of experience in the office furniture industry providing furniture, design, installation, move management, reconfigurations, and streamlining projects creating a one-stop-shop process for clients.

During the 80’s, while working for a major furniture manufacture, she was the first to create a position solely focused on the Federal/State government sector and coined the title "Government Sales Specialist” and successfully generated millions in revenue.  Although she was not recognized for the creation, that title gained national recognition and the flattery of imitation by many furniture manufactures.

HA Office is a Small Disadvantaged Minority Woman-Owned furniture distributor providing a full scope of professional services including space planning, IT, and furniture.

She was instrumental in providing furniture for projects such as, U. S. Department of Interiors, Renovation project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, received a Preservation Award from the Georgia Trust for work performed on Fort Valley Historical Huntington Hall Building, and was awarded the Clayton County School furniture contract for two (2) years.

In 2020, to address COVID19 and workers safety, the company now provides PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) that provides extra protection for the health and safety of workers that has the potential to block the transmission of contaminants.

While managing her business, she worked with DeKalb Legal Team in modifying DeKalb County’s (LSBE) Local Small Business Enterprise program, assisted in DeKalb County’s designated by the State of Georgia as “Entrepreneur Friendly” in 2007, recognized as "A Woman of Influence in Atlanta" by the ABL twice, and serves as Outreach Director for Overground RR.

She shares her 20+ years of business experience on Career Day with High School students and talk to start-ups on entrepreneurship. She is a graduate of numerous management programs, an Interior Design program, supervisory, educational, and professional training classes.

Committed to more than personal success, Anna is an advocate for the small business community.  As the first female president of the Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce (GBCC), an affiliate of NBCC the largest Black business organization in the world, she connected elected officials, federal administrators, small businesses and corporate entities from throughout the state of Georgia.