Leadership

Dana Wilson
Dana Wilson

President & CEO

Mario Hendrix*^
Mario Hendrix*^

Vice President of Programs

Tosca Nance-Jones
Tosca Nance-Jones

Vice President of Community Engagement

Charlene Honeycutt
Charlene Honeycutt

Vice President of Development and Communications

Gina Christian
Gina Christian

CFO

Stephanie Hale
Stephanie Hale

Human Resources Director

Board of Directors Executive Commitee

Nicole Cody

Chair

Nicole Cody

Ritter Communications

Kimmie Vaulx

Vice-Chair

Kimmie Vaulx

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.

Kyle Hatler^

Treasurer

Kyle Hatler^

Bank of America Merrill

Susan Christian

Secretary

Susan Christian

Ritter Communications

Danish Siddiqui

At-large

Danish Siddiqui

Hilton Worldwide

Trustees

Mackaria Estes*^+
Mackaria Estes*^+

US Navy

Erica Evans*
Erica Evans*

Shelby County Schools

Kevin Fienup*
Kevin Fienup*

Dobbs Management Services

Geoffrey Morris*
Geoffrey Morris*

Butler Snow LLP, Trustees

Ollie Rencher
Ollie Rencher

Grace-St. Luke’s Church

Michael Shipman
Michael Shipman

Coming soon

Russ Wigginton
Russ Wigginton

National Civil Rights Museum

Dana Wilson
Dana Wilson

BRIDGES President & CEO

Amy Wright
Amy Wright

Macro Solutions

Staff & Service Members

Abbey Geater
Abbey Geater

Youth Action Center Specialist

Amanda Jemison
Amanda Jemison

Salesforce Manager

Balqiss Alattiyat
Balqiss Alattiyat

Development Coordinator

Brandon Bland
Brandon Bland

Director of Experiential Programming

Caitlin Caswell
Caitlin Caswell

Evaluation Manager

Caitlin Lloyd
Caitlin Lloyd

Collaborate Manager

Cleavon Meabon IV
Cleavon Meabon IV

Director of Communications

Corey Wadlington
Corey Wadlington

AmeriCorps Service Member

Corinne McClure
Corinne McClure

Youth Engagement Coordinator

DeShaun Rice
DeShaun Rice

Bridge Builders Collaborate Specialist

Dianne Higgenbottom
Dianne Higgenbottom

Office Assistant

Ebony Cooper
Ebony Cooper

Training Manager

Elzee Martin
Elzee Martin

Security Officer

Eritrea Temesghen
Eritrea Temesghen

Learning & Facilitation Manager

Faith Huff
Faith Huff

AmeriCorps Team Lead

Jasmine Hill
Jasmine Hill

Program Coordinator

Jon Grizzle^
Jon Grizzle^

Director of Team BRIDGES

Kenyetta Thompson
Kenyetta Thompson

Director of Operations

 Krystion Pegues
Krystion Pegues

AmeriCorps Service Member

Mahal Burr*
Mahal Burr*

Youth Action Center Director

Mary Harris
Mary Harris

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

Meridith Rucker*
Meridith Rucker*

Director of Program Development

Susanne Landau
Susanne Landau

Development Grant Writer

Tamar Anderson
Tamar Anderson

AmeriCorps Team Lead

Tonya Reece
Tonya Reece

Director of Program Outreach and AmeriCorps Compliance

Victoria Robinson
Victoria Robinson

AmeriCorps Service Member

* Bridge Builders Alumni | ^ Bridge Builders Parent

Every student counts.

Young people are born with creativity and passion to lead. BRIDGES has worked with thousands of students to unlock that potential and activate new generations of leaders across Memphis.

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*Data from 2022-2023

8,100

Total youth
participated

160

Schools and youth-serving organizations

75

Zip Codes

96%

of students said
their leadership skills improved