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Spark Thomasville Mission

Educate.

Train.

Encourage.

Support.

Confident Entrepreneurs Who Make Their Dream a Reality

Our Vision

Minority business owner Jasmine Calhaun poses in front of a display of her products.

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

  • Support “Underestimated” Entrepreneurs

  • Collaboration and Community Engagement

  • Education 

  • Coaching and Guidance

  • Access to Resources and Affordable Capital 

  • Empowerment and Accountability

  • Love our Neighbors

  • Economic Viability

  • Job Creation

  • Legacy and Wealth Building

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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)

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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

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SHARON D. EDWARDS

Executive Director of Community Outreach Training Center/Founding Member, Spark Thomasville

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RICKELA REYNOLDS

Rickela Does Film, LLC

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ANDRE H. MARRIA

Licensed Professional Counselor, Marria's Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, Services 

District Governor at Rotary International 

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JAY FLOWERS

President / CEO at Core Performance, former Thomasville Mayor

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KHA MCDONALD

Retired, City of Thomasville Human Resources and Community Relations

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BRAD JACKSON

Lanigan & Associates, Southeast Asset Advisors

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HARRY T. JONES

Business coach, entrepreneur, Owner, Cultivating Impact

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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

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Spark Newsletters

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Spring 2025

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