prograM direCtor Bios

sandy Currin after serving eight years in the united states armed forces (army), sandy has found a new calling as the program director for the porter goodwill Branch. Here, she hopes to “inspire at least one child a day, one day at a time.” paula guyton an alumna of lemoyne-owen College and Memphis native, paula has been a staff member of the BgC for over 10 years. in her time here, she was awarded professional staff of the year and was the going the extra Mile nominee and winner. paula currently serves as the senior program director for the Bernal e. smith sr. Club. ron nelson a Memphis native and graduate of lemoyne-owen College with a degree in political science, ron has served the BgC for almost eight years. He has managed to instill positive character and leadership skills for over 500 youth in this time. ron is now the program director for the ira samelson Jr. Branch. steVen daVis a 4-year lettering running back and graduate of delta state university with a degree in education, steven now brings his passion for sports and youth to Memphis, where he serves as the program director for the John dustin Buckman Branch. Here, he instills in youth the value of hard work on the road to success.

JereMy sMitH while attending the university of Memphis to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Health & sport science and minor in sociology, Jeremy volunteered his time as a mentor at the samelson Branch of BgCM. He soon became part of the part-time then full-time staff, serving as the program director for the sycamore View Branch. Jeremy’s goal is to continue to grow our membership and introduce some new programs. in the future he aspires to be a Club executive director and eventually a higher executive to make his daughter Julianna proud.