Ledia King

Ledia King serves as a Compliance Specialist in Sugar Hill, Georgia. With three years in this role and roughly four years overall in her field, she manages public works projects for multiple departments including parks and facilities, transportation, roads and drainage, and sanitation. Her responsibilities encompass overseeing projects from the bidding process through construction completion, ensuring accurate paperwork, and coordinating with project managers. King progressed to her current position after starting as a field inspector, moving into clerical work, and then GIS and road tech roles. She earned a degree in finance and economics, achieved first place in a regional case competition for her nonprofit concept, and was named to the president's list. In addition to her professional work, King recently founded the Rise Credit nonprofit, which offers special purpose credit programs at standard rates to individuals who have been incarcerated or faced hardships such as homelessness and substance abuse. She intends to establish an LGBT youth homelessness shelter in Georgia featuring a 90-day program that transitions participants to subsidized housing while building job history and credit. King advises young women entering her industry to stand their ground, remain ready to learn, and assert themselves effectively in a field with few women.