Spark Thomasville Mission
Educate.
Train.
Encourage.
Support.
Confident Entrepreneurs Who Make Their Dream a Reality
Our Vision
Spark Thomasville stands to serve our community by igniting the Spark Passion of potential entrepreneurs, not only to educate and train them, but also to provide leverage and encouragement for them to create legacies for their generation and generations to come.
Spark will endeavor to create the necessary support system to undergird these entrepreneurs, so they will have the ability to create jobs and build their community one business at a time.
Jasmine Calhoun
Current Spark Thomasville Cohort Participant
And Owner of the Diverse Pour
Spark Values & Guiding Principles
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Support “Underestimated” Entrepreneurs
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Collaboration and Community Engagement
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Education
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Coaching and Guidance
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Access to Resources and Affordable Capital
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Empowerment and Accountability
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Love our Neighbors
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Economic Viability
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Job Creation
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Legacy and Wealth Building
Congratulations to our 2022 Spark Award Winners (pictured left to right Spark Board Member Douglas Shierling,Rickela Reynolds, D.J.Cole and Spark President Nathaniel Abrams)
DeShay Williams
Executive Director
Spark Staff
WHO WE ARE
Meet the Spark Board of Directors
Owner, Abrams Mobile Document Destruction Services Inc.
Founding Member and President, Spark Thomasville
NATHANIEL H. ABRAMS, JR.
Owner, BFT Accounting and Tax Services / Registered Agent, Spark Thomasville
BRIANA D. BUTLER
Executive Director of Community Outreach Training Center/Founding Member, Spark Thomasville
SHARON D. EDWARDS
CEO Disciples of Jesus Ministries
DENNY BLAKE
Licensed Professional Counselor, Marria's Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, Services
District Governor at Rotary International
ANDRE H. MARRIA
CRA Officer, TNB Bank
MELVIN HUGANS
Vice President, Mondelez International, Retired Head Coach Consultant, Spark Thomasville
DOUG SHIERLING
LEE WAGNER
Chief Professional Officer, MNW Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Georgia
HARRY T. JONES
Business coach, entrepreneur, Owner Cultivating Impact
Business coach, entrepreneur, Owner Cultivating Impact
HARRY T. JONES
Southern Regional Technical College Director of Innovation
Willie Allen
Research Economist, USDA, Retired
Karen S. Hamrick
PRESS
Spark in the News