Leadership Memphis’ President & CEO Dr. Bobby White (EC2014).
Doctor Bobby White Named President and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – October 7, 2024 – The Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis Board of Directors named Dr. Bobby White as their new President and CEO today. Dr. White is a native Memphian, long-time educator and founder of Frayser Community Schools, a Leadership Memphis Changemaker award recipient, and a 2014 Leadership Memphis Executive Program graduate.
Dr. White will accept the position from Interim President and CEO, Shirley Ford on Monday, October 7, 2024. Ford began her tenure as Interim President and CEO when past President and CEO, Reggie Crenshaw, announced his departure to pursue other opportunities in June of this year.
“Over the last few months, we embarked on a search to find our next CEO for Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis, and I am proud to announce today that our search is over. The executive search committee and the board of Directors have approved Dr. Bobby White as the next President and CEO of Leadership Memphis. We are extremely thankful to Shirley Ford, who served as Interim President and CEO for the past three months. We know Dr. White will continue to build upon the great work Ms. Ford started during her tenure as well as the Leadership Memphis legacy built over the last 46 years to lead the organization to reach its fullest potential,” said Dr. Shunji Brown-Woods, Search Committee Chair, Leadership Memphis.
As a tireless champion for his hometown of Memphis, his immediate community of Frayser, the development of young people, the improvement of the educational system, the betterment of Memphis, and his dedication to effective and inspirational leadership Dr. White brings more than 20 years of leadership and community-uplifting work experience to Leadership Memphis.
Dr. White served as the Assistant Director for the Tennessee Charter School Resource Center then began his tenure with Memphis City Schools where he served for 12 years as a Teacher, Coach, Assistant Principal and Principal while working in the schools with the most need for leadership in the city. Following his time at Memphis City Schools, Dr. White completed the Tennessee Charter Incubator and founded Frayser Community Schools, a Charter Management Organization designed with the intent of positively transforming schools with the support of the community to build Family Centered Schools (FCS) in Frayser and Memphis Communities as a whole.
Dr. White has a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Freed Hardeman University, a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an Urban Focus from the University of Memphis, and a Bachelor of Arts in History/Political Science from LeMoyne-Owen College.
“I am honored to have been chosen to serve Leadership Memphis, a leadership organization that has contributed untold influence and positive impact through inspiring and engaging leaders in Memphis and the Mid-South, said Dr. Bobby White, President and CEO of Leadership Memphis and Volunteer Memphis. “As a Leadership Memphis Executive Program graduate, I have experienced how Leadership Memphis inspires and engages leaders to make a positive impact on our community, and I look forward to building upon our strengths to continue to serve the Memphis community and the leaders we are fortunate to have living and working here.”
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Leadership Memphis’ President & CEO Dr. Bobby White (EC2014).
About Leadership Memphis:
Leadership Memphis is a non-profit, community leadership development organization. Its mission is to prepare and mobilize leaders to work together for the good of the whole community. Originally founded in 1979 as The Memphis Institute of Public Responsibility, Leadership Memphis has graduated more than 4,100 leaders from its programs. For more information, please visit LeadershipMemphis.org.
About Volunteer Memphis:
Volunteer Memphis builds capacity for effective volunteering and connecting people with opportunities to serve throughout Memphis and Shelby County. The organization helps individuals, families, corporate teams, and community groups strengthen Memphis and the Mid-South through service at more than 300 nonprofit organizations and schools. Our volunteers are at work every day of the year, tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving our Memphis and Shelby County environment, and more. Volunteer Memphis is an affiliate of the Hands-On Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 counties and an action Initiative of Leadership Memphis. For more information, please visit VolunteerMemphis.org.
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