Meet the Team

  • Brooke Wheeldon-Reece

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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  • Jena Travise

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

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  • Ashley Hunt

    DIRECTOR OF PARTNER ENGAGEMENT & SUCCESS

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  • Stephanie Fox

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC GROWTH & PARTNERSHIPS

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  • Nicole Wilson

    SPECIAL INITIATIVES MANAGER

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  • Chad Hudson

    OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

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  • Makayla Wheeldon

    MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR

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  • Shawn Adkins

    Executive Assistant

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SPARKING CHANGE INTERNS

  • Atiya

  • Elexa

  • Nowmi

  • Joey

  • Lila

  • Greyson

  • Siena

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Cally Catania Bekor, President

  • Bruce Mitchell, Treasurer

  • RON MCVETY

  • JAMES HIRD

Learn more about Our Programs

6,000+

More than 6,000 youth have received our SPARK Mentoring Program in a group setting or through one-on-one mentoring at no cost to students or their families.

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1,500+

Over 1,500 local, incarcerated Women, US military veterans, and Sex Trafficking Survivors have participated in our Insight to Wellbeing Program at no cost.

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20+

We have graduated 20+ young changemakers from our leadership program since 2021. These students acquire mental health education and necessary work experience.

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350+

The SPARK Initiative has trained 350+ schools and organizations in 40 US states and 36 countries, reaching over 200,000 young people worldwide.

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