Board of Directors

Chair

Nicole

Cody

International Paper

CEO

Sam

O'Bryant

BRIDGES President & CEO

Vice-Chair

Kimmie

Vaulx

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

Treasurer

Kyle

Hatler^

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Board Members

Jared

Boyd*

WYXR Radio

Melanie

Burroughs-Cole

RS Lewis and Sons Funeral Home

Frankie

Dakin*

Shelby County Government

Erica

Evans*

Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County

Kevin

Fienup*

Dobbs Management Services

Caroline

May

FedEx

Geoffrey

Morris*+

Butler Snow LLP, Trustees

Dana

Pointer

Preserver Partners

Ollie

Rencher

Grace-St. Luke’s Church

Pooja

Shah

Reach Partners

Danish

Siddiqui

Hilton Worldwide

Edward

Stephens

State of Tennessee

Russ

Wigginton

National Civil Rights Museum

Amy

Wright

Macro Solutions

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*Data from 2023 - 2025

6,387

Total participants

92

Schools and organizations served

49

Zip Codes
Represented

4 of 5

students said
their leadership skills improved