Today on The Change Maker: Hodges Usry. Hodges is a filmmaker whose interest in film began as an awkward 5th grader, making parodies of the TV show COPS. In high school, he interned for the camera department on HBO's THE WIRE and while in college, Hodges was the recipient of the Young Arts Award for Cinematic Arts. An award that was given by the legendary Martin Scorsese. He graduated from The Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Film & TV. In 2013, he received an offer to go on tour with country singer songwriter, Corey Smith for a month. He has worked with Lady A as a video creative director for several years and currently resides in Nashville. His work has been featured on The Today Show, Gizmodo, Popular Mechanics, Digg, GMA, People Magazine, VICE, and The Tonight Show.
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The Change Maker
The Change Maker is hosted by Deke Copenhaver. When Deke took over as mayor of his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, the city’s politics were broken and riven along racial lines. No group trusted any other group, so nothing got done.
From 2005 through 2014 Deke was a catalyst in helping to transform Augusta, attracting businesses to spur economic development, implementing social programs that impacted the lives of Augustans on a daily basis. He focused effort on communities that had been neglected for years.
No serving as the Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, Deke remains committed to being a Change Maker while helping others realize their potential to impact their communities for the better. For his work, he’s been recognized on multiple occasions by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians.
Deke currently authors a monthly column on leadership published by the Georgia Municipal Association. Deke earned a BA in Political Science from Augusta College and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
A passionate athlete, Deke has completed five Ironman 70.3s and several half marathons. He and his wife, Malisa, reside in Augusta with their dogs Sarah Bet, Buddy, and Johnny.