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Graduates - 2009  Print this page
John Broughman
Firehouse 15

2009 Graduate
Entered September 2008
AmeriCorps Service Assignment--Firehouse 15

jbroughman@boazandruth.com

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June Burrell
Fire House 15

2009 Graduate
Entered February 2009
jburrell@boazandruth.com
 
Linda Harris
Sales

2009 Graduate
Entered September 2008
lharris@boazandruth.com
Antone Harris
Searching for Job--Grounds Maintenance Crew

2009 Graduate
Entered June 2008
aharris@boazandruth.com

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Luther Jewell
Parable Restoration

2009 Graduate
Entered September 2008
Former Construction Team Member

ljewell@boazandruth.com

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Alicia Jones
Sales Clerk- 3030 Harvest Store

2009 Graduate
Entered May 2008
ajones@boazandruth.com

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Alton Mitchell
Cathedral Construction (Americorps)

2009 Graduate
Entered September 2008
AmeriCorps member 08-09; 09-10
Grew up in Highland Park

amitchell@boazandruth.com

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Lafonda Taylor
Cathedral Construction

2009 Graduate
Entered February 2009
ltaylor@boazandruth.com
 
Roger Whitney
Construction

2009 Graduate
Entered September 2008
rwhitney@boazandruth.com

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Graduates - 2008
Charles Alexander
2008 Graduate
Graduate 2008
Entered February 2008
Cathedral Construction

calexander@boazandruth.com
Debra Covington
Graduate 2008 Harvest Stores Team

2008 Graduate
Novice
Entered September 2007
Harvest Stores:
SalesCustomer Service
left as post graduate

dcovington@boazandruth.com
 
Tommy Cox
Graduate 2008

2008 Graduate
Senior Apprentice
Entered May 2007
Maintenance:
Fire House Mini Mall Restoration Team

tcox@boazandruth.com
Victor Evans
Graduate 2008

2008 Graduate
Entered February 2008
Building Maintenance

vevans@boazandruth.com
 
Rochan Johnson
Graduate-Sunny Days Team Leader

2008 Graduate
Entered February 2008
Harvest Stores:
Sales Clerk/Customer Service

rjohnson@boazandruth.com

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Kenneth Jones
Graduate 2008

2008 Graduate
Entered February 2008
Construction:
Building Restoration

kjones@boazandruth.com
 
Crawley Patterson
Barber

2008 Graduate
Seeker
Entered February 2008
Cathedral Construction

cpatterson@boazandruth.com

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Wendell Randolph
Graduate 2008--Mountain Movers Team

2008 Graduate
Entered February 2008
Mountain Movers

wrandolph@boazandruth.com

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Larry Riddick
2008 Graduate --Former Connecting Team Member

2008 Graduate
Apprentice
Entered September 2007
Ambassador of the Month, November 2007
Food Service: Diamond Cafe
Donna Scaturro
Graduate 2008--Harvest Store Team Leader

2008 Graduate
Entered January 2008
Peer Partner
Harvest Stores:
Sales Attendant, Customer Service

dscaturro@boazandruth.com

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Michael Waddy
Graduate 2008

2008 Graduate
Job at WalMart in Computer Sales
Entered August 2007
Administration/IT Support

mwaddy@boazandruth.com
Shaun Walters
2008 Graduate

2008 Graduate
Senior Apprentice
Entered June 2007
Food Service:
Diamond Cafe Diamond Catering

swalters@boazandruth.com

Graduates - 2007
Leonard Bullock
2007 Graduate
Senior Apprentice
Connecting Team
Construction job 2007

lbullock@boazandruth.com
Jeanette Cain
Sales

2007 Graduate
Graduate Leader/Senior Apprentice
Entered September 2006
AmeriCorps member

jcain@boazandruth.com
 
Dwight Claxton
IT

2007 Graduate
Graduate Leader/Sr. Apprentice
Entered January 2007
July 2007 Ambassador of the Month
Toastmasters: Vice President of Education

dclaxton@boazandruth.com
Roxanne Davis
DPW

2007 Graduate
Graduate Leader/Senior Apprentice
Entered October 2006
AmeriCorps Member

rdavis@boazandruth.com
 
Kevin Hopkins
Driver Team Leader, Mountain Movers

2007 Graduate
Post Graduate
Senior Apprentice
Entered April 2006
AmeriCorps
Norman Mayo
Apprentice

2007 Graduate
Graduate Leader
Entered January 2007
Graduated December 2007
Food Service/Diamond Cafe/Diamond Catering

nmayo@boazandruth.com
 
Melvin Scarborough
Cathedral Construction

2007 Graduate
Entered February 2007
Fire House 15 Restoration Team

mscarborough@boazandruth.com
Charles Thomas
2007 Graduate
Apprentice
Entered June 2006
Graduated December 2007
Cathedral Apprentices
Giles House Team
Toastmasters
Firehouse Restoration Team
 
Norman Thomas
Cathedral Construction

2007 Graduate
Entered February 2007
Fire House 15 Restoration Team

nthomas@boazandruth.com

Graduates - 2006
Darlene Bell
Full Time Job--Firehouse 15

2006 Graduate
Senior Apprentice
AmeriCorps member
Toastmaster Secretary
Catering Rep.
Sales Rep.
Virginia Union Food Services -2006-8
Firehouse 15 Food Services 2008
Phillip Morris Food Services--2008


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Geraldine Coley
Full Time Job--Firehouse 15

2006 Graduate
Post Graduate Leader
AmeriCorps
Toastmasters:Past Vice President of Membership/Competent Communicator

gwilliams@boazandruth.com

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Carlton Dickerson
Part time Job--Firehouse 15

2006 Graduate
Post Graduate Leader
May-June 2006 - First Ambassador of the Month
AmeriCorps Member
Toastmasters:Sergeant of Arms


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John McNeally
2006 Graduate

2006 Graduate
Apprentice
AmeriCorps Member
Diamond Cafe Manager
Catering
Big Lots Job 2007
 
Beatrice Robinson
Receptionist & Lead Facilitator, Beyond Dialogue

2006 Graduate
Post Graduate-Leader
AmeriCorps Member 2005-06; 06-07
Toastmasters: Past President

brobinson@boazandruth.com

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Charles Satchell
2006 Graduate

2006 Graduate
AmeriCorps member 2006-7
Connecting Across Richmond (CAR) Events
Beyond Dialogue Facilitator
Church Partnership Initiative
Boaz & Ruth Drama Department
Director Evolutionary Change 2007
 
Shane Simms
2006 Graduate

2006 Graduate
Attending J. Sargeant Reynolds 2006
Website & Database Entry
AmeriCorps Member
Incarcerated Summer 2007

ssimms@boazandruth.com
Alan Webb
2006 Graduate

2006 Graduate
Post Graduate--Leader
Beyond Dialogue Facilitator
AmeriCorps Member 2005-06; 06-07
Toastmasters: Treasurer, Vice President of Education
Dymetech Computer Business 2007
Capital One contract with Temp Service

awebb@boazandruth.com
 
Latasha Williams
2006 Graduate

2006 Graduate
Post Graduate --Leader
Apprentice
AmeriCorps Member
Administration
Job in Health Service Industry/ Taking classes for health service certificate-- 2007

lwilliams@boazandruth.com

Graduates - 2005
Theodore Alexander
Connecting Team

2005 Graduate
Post Graduate Master
House leader
Leadership Metro Richmond
Certified Time and Space in the Workplace Facilitator

talexander@boazandruth.com
Calvin Carter
Manager, Cathedral Construction

2005 Graduate
Became B&R Staff fall 2008
Senior Apprentice
BELIEF Program
AmeriCorps Member - 2005-06 & 2006-07
Giles House Team Leader

ccarter@boazandruth.com
 
Kelvin Coley
Full Time Job--Mountain Movers

2005 Graduate
Post Graduate Master
BELIEF Program
AmeriCorps Member-Employed 12 months Full time by the Closet Factory. Kelvin returned to B&R as AmeriCorps member 2007-8 Mountain Movers

kcoley@boazandruth.com

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Ruth Cosby
Sales Director--Boaz & Ruth @ OAR

2005 Graduate
Post Graduate (Staff--2008)
AmeriCorps Member 2005-2006

rcosby@boazandruth.com
 
Morris Lewis
2005 Graduate
Graduate-- Spring 2005
"The Seed Took Root after I left."
Full time at U. s. Post Office
Writes poetry and maintains contact with B&R.
Jeff Merkel
2005 Graduate
Graduate--Fall 2005
BELIEF Program
Cathedral Apprentice--Assistant Project Director
Toastmasters:Sergeant of Arms
2005 Reopened his former construction business. Has contractors license

JeffMerkel12@verizon.net
 
Edbert Smith
Graduate--Fall 2005

2005 Graduate
Post Graduate--Master
B&R@OAR Apprentice
AmeriCorps Member--2005-2006
Diamond Catering
Toastmasters VicePresident of public relations
Cook Virginia Union 2007

esmith@boazandruth.com
Linda Weiss
2005 Graduate
Graduate--Fall 2005
Refinishing
Inventory Control
2007 Married
hired to open an antique shop and refinishing business

lweiss@boazandruth.com

Graduates - 2004
Veronica Kerns
Boaz & Ruth Staff -- DPW Coordinator

2004 Graduate
Entered 2002 (First Class) Graduated Spring 2004 Now is B&R staff
AmeriCorps Assistant Report Specialist
EBay Sales at Boaz & Ruth
National Governor's Association Prisoner Reentry Academy: Financial Obligations, Financial & Community Resources, & Housing Subcommittee on Reentry.

veronica@boazandruth.com
Tivell Murray
2004 Graduate
Graduate-Spring 2004
Completed Class in HVAC at Richmond Technical Center
Moved to South Carolina
Keeps in touch when in Richmond
Appreciates B&R training
 
Gregory Reavis
2004 Graduate
Graduate Spring 2004
House of Lighting--Inventory, Receiving, Delivery
Reincarcerated Summer 2006
Clarence F. Taylor
Board Member

2004 Graduate
Boaz & Ruth Graduate--Spring 2004
City of Richmond
Parks & Recreation