Our Team

  • Sarah Lockridge-Steckel

    Chief Executive Officer

    Co-Founder

  • Mae Abdelrahman

    Chief of Staff

  • Anna Snickenberger

    Vice President of Young Adult Programs

    Founding Team Member

  • Justin Hash

    VP of Corporate Strategy & Recruiting

  • Gayla Burks

    Senior Project Manager

  • Alex Robinson

    Manager of Young Adult Programs

  • Adrian Smith

    Manager of Young Adult Coaching

  • Cadarius Buckingham

    Lead Coach

  • Kristen Brown

    Persistence Coach

  • Seria Ross

    Persistence Coach

  • Synthia Bell

    Career Coach

  • Brittany Byrd

    Instructor

  • Sydney Jones

    Recruitment Lead

  • Mellody Selph

    Admissions Lead

  • Lymonte' Thomas

    Program Operations Specialist

  • Mia Trapp

    Business Development Associate

  • Shyana Brown

    Recruitment & Admissions VISTA

  • Arianna Whitlow

    Recruitment & Admissions VISTA

  • Amaree Austin

    Advocacy and Organizing Specialist

  • Jodi Reynhout

    Finance Consultant

  • Tonya Holifield

    Full Charge Bookkeeper

  • Brennan Steele

    Mental Health Counselor

Interested in joining our team?

We are looking for passionate individuals who share our vision and values to join our team.

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Board of Directors

  • Brandon Arrindell

    Board Chair

    Senior Analyst and Principal, Southeastern Asset Management

  • Brandon Harris

    Board Treasurer

    Principal, Ridgeline

  • Kate Lareau

    Development Committee Chair

    Director of Grants and Compliance, Moore Tech

  • Raushanah Morgan

    Board Secretary

    Affiliate Broker, Myers CRE

  • Sarah Lockridge-Steckel

    CEO, The Collective Blueprint

  • Vonesha Mitchell

    Senior Advisor, The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation,

    John Hopkins University

  • Kandace Stewart

    Vice President, External Affairs & Business Operations, Memphis Grizzlies

  • Quin Taylor

    Office Coordinator, Shelby County Division of Community Services

  • Dominique Winfrey

    Deputy Director, Shelby County Office of Re-Entry