Our Supporting Cast
REACH Memphis could not be a success if it were not for the help of our donors, parents, board members, staff, and volunteers throughout the city that helped us recruit in the midst of a pandemic . We celebrate you!
To Our Donors
To Our Parents
During this pandemic, we often hear the need to pause, to take a moment and step back from the concerns of the present environment. We at REACH Memphis take this moment to pay special tribute to our parents. YOU have taken on whatever role you needed to in order to ensure that your child continued to grow academically and emotionally during these times of stress and chaos. We thank you for being sure that REACH Memphis remained a viable part of your child’s life. Whether it was by telephone, zoom, group chat, or other use of technology, YOU made it possible for your child to continue to prepare for college and for life’s journey moving forward. We count YOU as a supporter, friend and role model of our values - Responsibility, Excellence, Accountability, Community, Honor. To each of YOU, thank you for believing in us and for celebrating with us.
Recognizing our Excelsior Donors and welcoming those who reached out in support during these unusual times
Excelsior Donors
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Adams
AutoZone
Baptist Memorial Health Care
John D. Buckman Trust
Butler Snow Foundation
Dawn Campbell
Cheryl and David Delbrocco
Robert Fogelman and Family
Lisa Frieson
Gerber Taylor
Germany Ballintyn Education Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Graber
Patricia Hooks Gray
Memphis Grizzlies Foundation
Julia Hurwitz
International Paper Foundation
Jay Uiberall Foundation
Sylvia Goldsmith Marks Fund and Carol and Bert Barnett
Warren Milnor
Lane Moten
Mitchell Moskovitz
Nucor Steel Memphis
Amit Parikh
Gadson William Perry
Margaret Ryan
Liinda and Ronny Sklar
Jill Shanker
Jennifer Sneed
The Brinkley Foundation
The Day Foundation
Molly and Jason Wexler
Darryl Williams
Tributes
In Honor of Robert and Kathleen Hagan
Lisa Webb
In Honor of Barbara Watts and Diana Farr
David Moinester
In Honor of Bitsy Kasselberg
Lucy Davidson
In Honor of Jed Dreifus
Nancy and Louis Brenner
Margaret Ryan
In Honor of Marica Franklin
Lane Moten
In Honor of Ray George
Elizabeth and John Aaron
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen
Leslie and Melville Alridge III
Carol and John Bachmann
Rhonda and Nic Ballintyn
Carol and Bert Barnett
Robert Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bryant
Judith and Carl Carlson
The Chase Family
Barry and Susan Chase
Kay and Thomas Clark
Kay and Joe Clark
Stephanie Cobbs
Ashley and Mac Coffield
Margaret and Bill Craddock
Kim Deneka
Carol Franklin
Lisa Freison
Linda and James Garner
Ingrid Gentry
Keith George
John Good
Maureen and Dave Grinnell
Sid Hodges
Beth Hollahan
William Howard
Barbara and William Johnson
Cheryl and Don Johnson
Barbara and Meryl Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lake
Dannette Laurie
Mr. and Mrs. James Liles, Sr.
Cash McCracken
Rodgers Menzies
Patricia Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. David Moinester
Lane Moten
Suzanne Nappier
Mr. and Mrs. E C Oliver, Jr.
Margaret Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schadt, Jr.
Peggy Seessel
Paul Sparks
Bob Tessler
Ina Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Royce Vickery
Lisa Webb
Nancy Willis
In Honor of Jane Walters
The Jetti Bowen Family
Jack and Terry Brown
James and Joy Coleman
Carol Johnson Dean
John Garner
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibbons
Raymond Glotzbach
Shannon James
David Lam
Eva Lang
Mr. and Mrs. Mark LeMay
Kim McQueen
Betty Milam
Tammi Miyahara
Christopher Nemec
Barbara and Keith Price
Margaret Ryan
Linda and Ronny Sklar
Ric Smoothe
Ann Tivers
Terri Wade
Nancy Walker
Allison Wannamaker
Martin Weiss
The Ray George Leadership Legacy Fund
Honoring the Life and Dedication of Ray George
December 1, 1947 – March 28, 2020
Ray George believed. He believed in our mission, he believed in the abilities of our staff and other
mentors, and he believed in the value of every student he worked with. We will miss him…his smile, is
enthusiasm, his dedication.
Thanks to the generosity of Rhonda Germany Ballintyn and Nic Ballintyn, the Ray George Leadership
Legacy Fund has been established. One of the more significant gifts received by REACH Memphis, this
fund will continue Ray’s legacy and ensure that future REACH Memphis students learn from his
enthusiasm and commitment to self.
To Our Board of Directors and Staff
Board of Directors
Ashley Adams
Andrew Bailey
Dawn Campbell
Warren Milnor
Ken Moody
Mitchell Moskovitz, Vice Chair
Lane Moten, Secretary
Amit Parikh, Treasurer
Gadson William Perry, Chair
Jill Shanker
Jennifer Sneed
Candace Tate
Edward Vaughn
Lisa Webb
Darryl Williams
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Honorary Board Member
Jed Dreifus
Staff
Margaret Ryan, Executive Director
Dr. Lauran James, Director of Mentor and Volunteer Services
Pamela Jackson, Director of Admissions & Summer Placements
Candace Haggans, College Readiness Counselor
Bitsy Kasselberg, College Readiness Counselor
Constance Smith, Administrative Assistant
Kelian Ortiz, Intern
Jalen Bogard, Summer Intern
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Thanks to Keith Price for being a special participant in operations at REACH Memphis.
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Thank you to all of those volunteers who gave up their time to help with recruitment. We are so thankful for all of you.
Katrina Arije
Melissa Berretta
Cory Newson Broughton
Magan Collins
Joyce Davis
Chiara Grady
Doris Jones
Carol Kilgore
Sherri Lee
Gadson William Perry
Deonna Pirtle
Torri Rayford
Rochelle Robinson
Jennifer Sneed
Jalonda Thompson
Lisa Tynes
Marcus Watson
Glynis Williams