Eric is a fifth-generation Atlanta native raised in Clayton County who graduated from Morehouse College and earned his master’s in international business at Georgia State University. After college, Bell served his country as a United States Naval Aviation Officer where he took a sworn oath of service to the citizens of America. After an honorable discharge, he organized multiple school supply drives, community clean-ups, toiletry drives, voter registration drives, and mentoring programs. Moreover, he has organized multiple voting and civil rights demonstrations across the Southeast, He also serves on numerous non-profit boards. Currently, he is the Government Affairs Coordinator at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He participated in programs offered by the Clayton, Fayette, South Fulton, Atlanta, and Airport Chambers of Commerce, the Regional Leadership Institute sponsored by the Atlanta Regional Commission, and the New Leaders Council. Eric is an activist and creative who enjoys community organizing and event curation.