Leadership

Sam
Sam
O'Bryant

President & CEO

Mario
Mario
Hendrix*^

Chief Program Officer

Tosca
Tosca
Nance-Jones

Chief Administrative Officer

Stephanie
Stephanie
Hale

Vice President of Human Resources

Kenyetta
Kenyetta
Thompson^

Director of Operations

Staff & Service Members

Amanda
Amanda
Abney

Accounting and Grants Manager

Balqiss
Balqiss
Al-attiyat

Development Coordinator

Ala'a
Ala'a
Alattiyat

YJAC Coordinator

Tamar
Tamar
Anderson

Program Coordinator

Brandon
Brandon
Bland

Manager of Experiential Programming

Arielle
Arielle
Brown

Bridge Builders Program Manager

Mahal
Mahal
Burr*

Senior Director of the Youth Action Center

Caitlin
Caitlin
Caswell

Director of Evaluation

Ebony
Ebony
Cooper

Training Manager

Reggie
Reggie
Eskridge

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Jon
Jon
Grizzle^

Director of Team BRIDGES

Mary
Mary
Harris*

Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator

Dianne
Dianne
Higgenbottom

Office Assistant

Jasmine
Jasmine
Hill*

Curriculum Coordinator

Faye
Faye
Huff*

YAC Project Coordinator

Amanda
Amanda
Jemison*

Salesforce Manager

Elzee
Elzee
Martin

Security Officer

Cleavon
Cleavon
Meabon IV

Director of Communications

Tonya
Tonya
Reece^

Director of Program Outreach and AmeriCorps Compliance

Kamaria
Kamaria
Robinson

Recruitment Manager

Leshundra
Leshundra
Robinson

Director of Development

Meridith
Meridith
Rucker*

Senior Director of Bridge Builders

Eritrea
Eritrea
Temesghen*

Learning & Facilitation Manager

* 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

2,044

Total youth
participated

30

Schools and youth-serving organizations

49

Zip Codes
Represented

4 of 5

students said
their leadership skills improved