
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
Spark Thomasville Graduate
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, BFT Accounting and Tax Services / Registered Agent, Spark Thomasville
BRIANA D. BUTLER

SHARON D. EDWARDS
Executive Director of Community Outreach Training Center/Founding Member, Spark Thomasville

RICKELA REYNOLDS
Rickela Does Film, LLC

ANDRE H. MARRIA
Licensed Professional Counselor, Marria's Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, Services
District Governor at Rotary International

JAY FLOWERS
President / CEO at Core Performance, former Thomasville Mayor

KHA MCDONALD
Retired, City of Thomasville Human Resources and Community Relations

BRAD JACKSON
Lanigan & Associates, Southeast Asset Advisors

HARRY T. JONES
Business coach, entrepreneur, Owner, Cultivating Impact

HARRY T. JONES
Business coach, entrepreneur, Owner Cultivating Impact
Willie Allen
Southern Regional Technical College Director of Innovation

Research Economist, USDA, Retired
Karen S. Hamrick

PRESS
Spark in the News