Executive Director

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Executive Director	Mr. Richard (Ricky) Jones Jr
E-mail	ricky@strive4you.org
Term Start	January 2020
Richard (Ricky)'s Experience: Mr. Jones is the co-founder of STRIVE4You and currently serves as the President of the organization. He has extensive professional experience in the nonprofit and business sectors. In fact he has over 17 years. This would include entrepreneurship, restaurant management, and nonprofit leadership. The majority of Ricky's experience is through his amazing work for the past 11 years providing adaptive sports and almost 5 years teaching self-defense to people with disabilities. Currently he works part time as a substitute teacher at the TN school for the Blind and is a accomplished motivation& keynote speaker.

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Christy Ray	BE REAL Program Director
Amy Wilson	SEED Program Director
Lucy Mallahan	ARISE Program Director

Staff

Full Time Staff	0
Part Time Staff	0
Volunteers	6
Contractors	2
Retention Rate	100%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	1
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	January 2020
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	Under Development
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?	Yes

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for...		Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director	N/A	N/A
Senior Management	N/A	N/A
Non-Management	No	N/A

External Assessments and Accreditations

Assessment/Accreditation	Year
Jack Chen,	2021