Board of Directors

Nicole

Chair

Nicole
Cody

International Paper

Sam

CEO

Sam
O'Bryant

BRIDGES President & CEO

Kimmie

Vice-Chair

Kimmie
Vaulx

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

Kyle

Treasurer

Kyle
Hatler^

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Board Members

Jared
Jared
Boyd*

WYXR Radio

Melanie
Melanie
Burroughs-Cole

RS Lewis and Sons Funeral Home

Frankie
Frankie
Dakin*

Shelby County Government

Erica
Erica
Evans*

Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County

Kevin
Kevin
Fienup*

Dobbs Management Services

Caroline
Caroline
May

FedEx

Geoffrey
Geoffrey
Morris*+

Butler Snow LLP, Trustees

Dana
Dana
Pointer

Preserver Partners

Ollie
Ollie
Rencher

Grace-St. Luke’s Church

Pooja
Pooja
Shah

Reach Partners

Danish
Danish
Siddiqui

Hilton Worldwide

Edward
Edward
Stephens

State of Tennessee

Russ
Russ
Wigginton

National Civil Rights Museum

Amy
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