There are 22 article(s) tagged New Memphis:
As a teacher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Crystal Harris adapts each student's lessons from their own school's programs, which means her job can look different for every patient.
CJ Harris gives away books, helps students grow plants and coaches peewee football. “When you step foot in a classroom to mold children, you don’t get to half-step with this,” he says.
A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards.
Currently in her 10th year as a Memphis educator, Alyssa Nucaro is a graduate of the New Memphis Embark program, one of five New Memphis honored this year with Educators of Excellence awards.
Stewart works closely with Grizzlies team President Jason Wexler and is a liaison for minority owners and community organizations. Her legal background has been of use as well.
Now in her 15th year in the classroom and her first working with special populations at Westhaven Elementary, DeLoach remains as passionate and committed to impacting her students as she was the year she began teaching.
'Memphis makes sure you don’t forget the history here, which is invaluable. Memphis is a special place, and the history holds what Memphis’ unique character is.'
Memphis is an ideal place to launch a career, says Keely Grady, whose internships include work at ALSAC, Le Bonheur and AutoZone.
Sebastiaan de Kok says living and working in Memphis has been a pleasant surprise. "People are so nice and welcoming. Not just nice, people can be nice anywhere and say their pleasantries. People genuinely want to help you out in Memphis."
The Student Leader program, which began in 2005, is in 90 Bank of America markets, but 2019 marks the inaugural year for the Memphis market.
Nancy Coffee is the new senior vice president of the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Chairman’s Circle, the chamber announced Friday.
New Memphis invited interns and their bosses to a luncheon in celebration of its Launch program, which focuses on providing businesses with resources to hire and retain young talent.
College students who attended a New Memphis Launch Session hosted by the Grizzlies learned there are also roles they can play in human resources, communications and IT to make the show go on.
“I was told that if I’d gone to business school I would have learned that pivoting in a business is a smart thing to do. If something isn’t working, discontinue it. ... So, technically I didn’t start and fail; I pivoted.”
Five emerging leaders from the biotech, arts, community organization, philanthropic and education sectors shared their perspectives and visions of how Memphis can evolve during New Memphis' "Celebrate What's Right: The Next Wave of Women" luncheon Tuesday.
While living in Memphis was not originally in the cards for Eustis Corrigan, the UBS financial adviser has come to love the Bluff City and all it offers.
The road to Worth Jones’ successful real estate career was not the easiest or the most direct. From institutional bond sales to a stint as a full-time dad, his path to his professional calling has been winding and often challenging.
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