Bridge Builders COLLABORATE is a year-long leadership program for rising 7th-12th grade students. The program includes a one-week summer leadership conference and six trainings, electives and community actions during the school year.
Applications for the 2022-2023 program year open Nov. 5, 2021!
PLEASE NOTE: If BRIDGES is unable to hold in-person summer leadership conference sessions in 2021 due to COVID-19, sessions will be held virtually using Zoom. Click here to learn more about BRIDGES’ COVID-19 response.
Bridge Builders School Sponsors
If you have a specific question about the Bridge Builders COLLABORATE program, you can contact your school sponsor. Don’t see your school in the list below? That means BRIDGES is looking for our next sponsor there!
Please contact Bridge Builders Recruitment Coordinator Freddy Dickerson with suggestions.
| School | Sponsor Name |
|---|---|
| American Way Middle School | Gloria Anderson |
| Appling Middle School | Amy Pintchuck |
| Arlington High School | Melissa Owen / Shelley Pike |
| Arlington Middle School | Pamela Burt |
| Bartlett High School | Marcy Ross |
| Bellevue Middle School | Montanique Abbeyea |
| Bon Lin Middle School | Rachel Mogy / Pendora Sumlar |
| Booker T. Washington Middle & High School | Erica Stewart |
| Brighton High School | Mary Jackson / Dwana Sneed |
| Brighton Middle School | Laura Richardson |
| Carver College & Career Academy | Tracy Gorea |
| Center Hill High School | Danielle Brown |
| Central High School | Tranese Nelms |
| Chickasaw Middle School | Mary Alexander |
| Christ Methodist Day School | Dr. Bryan Williams / David Vaughn |
| Christ The King Lutheran School | Angie Acerra |
| Collierville High School | Lesley Coleman / Hallie Ross |
| Collierville Middle School | Matt Moskal / Anita Swindle / Ann Blake |
| Colonial Middle School | Tivian Bernard |
| Compass Community Schools – Binghampton (K-8) | Michelle Webster |
| Compass Community Schools Midtown (7-12) | Lolita Miller |
| Cordova High School | Natasha Seymour |
| Cordova Middle School | Natasha Medford |
| Crosstown High School | Ginger Spickler |
| Cummings K-8 Optional School | Maria Austin |
| Douglass High School | Beth Coules / Marilyn Gibbs-Jackson |
| Douglass K-8 Optional School | Marquis Healey |
| Freedom Preparatory Academy High School – Brownlee Campus | Marcos Villa |
| Germantown High School | Dr. Wendy Willingham |
| Germantown Middle School | Kristy Hammond |
| Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School | Ellen Hendry |
| Hamilton High School | Christina Cropper |
| Havenview Middle School | Teresa Tate |
| Hollis F. Price Middle College High School | Chaundra Boddie |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | Elyse Benton |
| Houston High School | Meredith Holden / Amanda Freeman |
| Houston Middle School | Carla Christian / Diana Lang |
| Hutchison School (Middle) | Katie Sentilles |
| Hutchison School (Upper) | LaTonya Faulkner |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (K-8) | Keara Segarra |
| John P. Freeman Optional School | Yolanda Anderson |
| Kate Bond Middle School | Maude Bryeans |
| Kingsbury High School | Deitrick Love / Alissa Burlison |
| Kingsbury Middle School | Alexandria Anderson |
| Lakeland Middle Preparatory School | Misty Manthe |
| Lausanne Collegiate School | Julie Cooper / Samantha Douglas |
| Margolin Hebrew Academy | Talya Tsuna |
| Maria Montessori School | Rachael Grant |
| Memphis Scholars Middle School | David Makita |
| Maxine Smith STEAM Academy | Dr. Dayccia McCondichie |
| Melrose High School | Kristopher Davis |
| Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School | Joyce Niter |
| Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering Middle & High School | Marquita Wakefield |
| Memphis East T-STEM High School | Erika Banks |
| Memphis Rise Academy Middle School | Gus Connelly |
| Memphis University School | Joe Abrahams / Pete Sanders |
| Middle College High School | Tamara Jones |
| Millington Central High School | Ashleigh Currie |
| Millington Middle School | Kaylin Greganti |
| Mitchell High School | Rodney Jackson |
| Mt. Pisgah Middle School | Angela Sanders |
| Munford High School | Angela Huffman / Dr. Courtney Fee |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | Katie Holt |
| Overton High School | Melanie McGuire |
| Pleasant View School | Jennifer Cartwright-Alejo |
| Presbyterian Day School | Ross Spain |
| Ridgeway High School | Dr. Amy Dorsey |
| Ridgeway Middle School | Patrice Carter |
| Soulsville Charter Middle & High School | Lauren McCain |
| St. Agnes Academy | Lauren Thomas |
| St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School | Kathy Boccia / Chris Burke / Rosa Tutor / Brittany Dedmon |
| St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School | Brittany Foster |
| St. George's Independent School (Middle) | Brittany Usiak |
| St. George's Independent School (Upper) | Heidi Rubin de la Borbolla |
| St. Mary's Episcopal School (Lower) | Andrea Stackpole |
| St. Mary's Episcopal School (Upper) | Sandra Pitts |
| The Coolnerds | Rachel Jones |
| University of Memphis Middle School | Ashley Boles |
| W.E.B. DuBois Charter School (Middle) | Carol Mott-Miller |
| West Collierville Middle School | Rachel Reich |
| West Memphis Jr. High School | Sarah Sabin / Lafair Hale / Brandy Sudbury |
| White Station High School | Tamala Brown-Malone |
| White Station Middle School | Latrice Johnson |
| Whitehaven High School | Traci Townsel |
| Woodland Presbyterian School | Angie Hackmeyer |
| Word of Faith Christian Academy | Alaninco Watkins |
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