exeCutiVe direCtor Bios

antonio Harris an alumnus of lemoyne-owen College and a legend in the goodwill community dating back to his high school and college days, antonio currently serves as executive director for the porter goodwill Branch.

kendra Moore a graduate from the university of tennessee in knoxville with a political science degree, kendra has been a mentor and positive influence in the lives of the Memphis youth for the past seven years through the BgC. kendra now holds the executive director position at the ira samelson Jr. Branch.

Vinson sMitH a highly decorated retired senior naval officer who served his country for thirty-one years and eleven months, admiral smith earned his Bachelors’ degree from tennessee technological university and Masters’ degrees from salve regina university and the united states naval war College. He now serves our country in yet another role: mentoring the youth of Memphis as the executive director of the Bernal e. smith sr. Club.

tyronne drakeford tyronne is Virginia tech graduate and super Bowl xxix Champion with the san francisco 49ers. from the president of a non-profit youth football league in Virginia to being the executive director of the John dustin Buckman Branch, tyronne molds kids into caring and responsible members of their communities.

eVelyn young a graduate of the university of nebraska at omaha with a degree in elementary education and social work, evelyn has been involved with the BgC since her childhood. she opened a new Club in Bloomington, il before bringing her experience and passion to Memphis. evelyn is the executive director position at the oakhaven Branch where she strives to bring the support to the youth of Memphis that the Club gave her as a child.

gladys roBinson an honors graduate from lane College with a degree in Computers/Math, gladys has won awards such as program professional of the year in 2001, outstanding program awards for leadership and Community action, and several awards for program design. gladys is the Club director for the sycamore View Branch.