Who is Chris Henshaw?
I have lived in the wonderful Northwoods neighborhood in south-east Doraville for the past fourteen years. I live here with my wife, Kimberly, our 8-year old son, Griffin ‘Fin’ Solo, and our 2 year old dog, Lego.
I’m a small business owner, a travel buff and a movie lover, as well as one of your District 2 council members for the past six years. When I’m not working on my business and city council items, I love to camp with my son (with cub scouts), coach his little league baseball team, bake treats for family and friends, and create custom ice cream flavors. (Who doesn’t love ice cream?)
More about me…
- Born and raised in northern New Jersey
- Long-time Boy Scout, earning the rank of Eagle Scout
- Moved to Atlanta in 1996 to attend Georgia Tech
- Earned my Bachelors of Science in Architecture (2000) at Georgia Tech, spending one year at Le Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Paris La Villette
- Earned my Masters of Architecture (2002) at Georgia Tech
- Moved to Doraville in 2011
- Practicing architect, owning a design studio based in Doraville
- Member of the 2025-2026 Leadership DeKalb Cohort (Current Year)
- Serving as your Doraville City Council, District 2 representative since 2019
- Serve on the city’s Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA)
- Serve on the council’s annual budget committee
- Chaired the city’s 150th anniversary committee