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A BOLD PATH TO A BIG FUTURE: ARTIS STEVENS' KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE BBBSA
NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Artis Stevens, President and CEO of BBBSA, delivers the keynote address at the
2023 BBBSA National Conference. In this inspiring talk, Stevens takes the stage
to share his expertise on mentorship, leadership, and the transformative impact
of the BBBSA program. #BoldBigFuture

 


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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA CELEBRATES EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERS AND
INSPIRING YOUTH THROUGH 2023 BIGS AND LITTLES OF THE YEAR

Honorees Recognized at 2023 Bigger Together Celebration in Anaheim, California
TAMPA, Fla., June 30, 2023 — Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the
preeminent one-to-one youth mentoring organization in the United States,
announced…

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Volunteers and Inspiring Youth Through 2023 Bigs and Littles of the Year


EXPRESS DREAM BIG PROJECT EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF
AMERICA INTO 2023, DRIVING NATIONAL IMPACT FOR CAREER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS

Since launching the partnership in 2021, Express has raised over $1.6 Million to
help fuel…

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Big Sisters of America into 2023, Driving National Impact for Career Mentorship
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MACY’S HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN RAISES $4.8 MILLION TO SUPPORT BIG BROTHERS
BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA

The inaugural fundraising and awareness campaign of the new multi-year
partnership connects the power of…

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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA FEATURED IN THE 2022 HOLIDAY IMPACT PRIZE 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the largest and most experienced youth
mentoring organization in the United States, for the second year in a row has
been selected as an honoree of the 2022 Holiday Impact Prize, presented by
two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof,
and supported by Focusing Philanthropy.


BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA RECEIVES $13.5 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE
OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America two grants totaling $13.5 million to
continue the national nonprofit’s evidence-based one-to-one mentoring program.


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TAMPA, FL (November 9, 2022) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the
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Rachaad White

Running Back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Born in Kansas City, MO as the youngest of four boys, Rachaad has always been
active. His mother, Rochelle, always emphasized respect for elders, honoring
your word, being true to yourself, and being thankful for what you have.
Rochelle enrolled all of her boys in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program,
seeking additional mentorship and positive male role models for her sons.
Naturally, Rachaad couldn’t wait to find his match after seeing the
opportunities his older brothers had. Rachaad played multiple sports growing up
but excelled most at basketball and football. At Center High School in Kansas
City, he went on to become All State in football and All Conference in
basketball. Surprisingly, he wasn’t recruited by any D1 schools so he committed
to a Division II school, Nebraska Kearney. Once there, his teammates saw what a
great player he was and suggested he transfer to a Junior College, which would
then lead him towards his goal of playing for a Power 5, Division 1 school. He
took their advice and transferred to Mt San Antonio College in Walnut,
California. At Mt Sac, he became a top Running Back in the nation before
committing to Arizona State. At Arizona State, his ascent continued, leading the
team in both rushing and receiving which caught the attention of all 32 NFL
teams. In April of 2022, his ultimate dream came true. He was selected as the
91st overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In his first year in the NFL, he
played alongside Tom Brady, took over the starting Running Back role,
contributed to the team’s playoff berth, and lead all rookie Running Backs in
receiving. Rachaad resides in the Tampa area, is a devoted father to a beautiful
daughter named Nevaeh, and loyal friend to many.

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John Waller

EVP, Talent Management & Business Development, IFA

Born in Iowa, John is the youngest of four. His parents joke that he grew up
with three moms – his actual mother and his two older sisters. His older brother
Dan was less interested when John entered the picture – but he came around
eventually. As the youngest, he was frequently around adults and developed an
appreciation for community, friendship, and communication. His family has always
valued integrity, humility, and loyalty. John spent every day of his childhood
playing sports and loved being outside with friends.The family moved to
Washington State during John’s fifth grade year where they stayed until John
graduated high school. He followed in his older siblings footsteps and attended
the University of Kansas for College. After initially considering Social Work,
he earned his degree in Communication Studies and Leadership. After graduating,
he moved to Kansas City and started his career in sales. While his sales career
started to take off, he still had this burning desire to do more – to tap into
his inner social worker and make a positive impact on a young person’s life. He
enrolled to become a Big with BBBS Kansas City. It’s one of the best decisions
he’ll ever make in his life. He and Rachaad became fast friends, spending
valuable time together every week. They’d play all the sports, go to the pool,
play at the park, eat stomach-stuffing meals, visit with his sister and her
kids, and engage in meaningful conversations about this complicated, beautiful
thing we call life. John continues to make his living in sales, now with a
professional sports agency called IFA, and also started a plant-based food
business with his wife Jessica. He resides in Minneapolis with Jessica, their
daughter Maeve, son Eli, and rescue pup Javier. He and Rachaad remain as close
as ever with John acting more formally as his Business Manager.

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Reette Thorns

Singer-Songwriter, 2023 American Idol Contestant

Reette Thorns grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, where she was a foster kid for most
of her early adolescence. She graduated from what is now, ‘Vel Phillips
Memorial’ where she was a star Track and Field athlete as well as a star
basketball player. She remained a top athlete in track and field three out of
four years on varsity in Wisconsin High school Athletics. She is a student at
Grand Valley State university competing in Track and Field and studies Theatre.
At her university, she has been recognized as Student-Athlete of the week for
having all A’s by midterms and remaining top 16 in the country for track and
field in NCCA D2. Reette recently participated in her first play, ‘Merry Wives
of Windsor,’ with the Theatre department at Grand Valley. Most recently, Reette
has given focus to acting, singing, and learning the guitar, and is preparing to
take on a music minor in the early fall.

Trying to break into the entertainment industry, she recently on the show
‘American Idol’ where she received an in-person audition and the Golden Ticket
to Hollywood. Since the show,she has been writing music, taking vocal lessons,
and practicing instruments as she begins to find herself as an artist.

Her focus right now is finishing her degree in Theatre and starting her work in
the music department. She plans to continue to write and produce music as well.
In her free time, she loves to listen to and write music, play the guitar, study
monologues for acting auditions and swim, a lot.

Big Brothers Big Sisters has been a part of her life for well over a decade and
it was the best decision her mother ever made for her. Her Big Sister,
Elizabeth, and the organization have changed her life in ways the world could
never imagine. The program gave her the opportunity to have opportunities, good
life choices attainable, and to find friendships, family, and love. Big Brothers
Big Sisters brought her a best friend, sister, mentor, confidant, laughter, and
my mom all in one.

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Bill Plaschke

Sports Columnist, Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke, an L.A. Times sports columnist since 1996, is a member of the
National Sports Media Hall of Fame and California Sports Hall of Fame. He has
been named national sports columnist of the year nine times by the Associated
Press, and twice by the Society of Professional Journalists and National
Headliner Awards. He is the author of six books, including a collection of his
columns entitled, “Plaschke: Good Sports, Spoil Sports, Foul Ball and Oddballs.”
Plaschke is also a panelist on the popular ESPN daily talk show, “Around the
Horn.” Plaschke has been named Man of the Year by the Los Angeles Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, and has received a Pursuit of Justice Award from the
California Women’s Law Center. Plaschke has appeared in a movie (“Ali”), a
dramatic HBO series (“Luck”) and, in a crowning cultural moment he still does
not quite understand, his name can be found in a rap song “Females Welcome” by
Asher Roth. In case you were wondering – and he was – “Plaschke” is rhymed with
“Great Gatsby.” Plaschke is from Louisville, Ky., graduated from Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville, and has three children – Tessa, Willie and MC
– and a granddaughter Daisy Ann.

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Nancy Lieberman

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer

Nancy is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, BIG3 Head Coach, 2018
Champion and Coach of the year. Two-time Olympian, silver-medalist (1976).

Her coaching career has included the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and the BIG3 and at
each step along the way she has broken barriers, elevated the profile of women
in the game, and helped develop the current and next generation of basketball
players. Under her leadership, the Team Power won the BIG3 championship in 2018,
making her the first female coach to win a title in a men’s pro league.

She helped the United States win medals at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
(silver medal), the 1979 World Championships in Seoul (gold medal), 1975 and
1979 Pan American Games in Mexico (gold medal) and Puerto Rico (silver medal),
and the gold medal in the 1979 Jones Cup in Taipei.

After winning consecutive AIAW National Championships and one WNIT Championship
at Old Dominion University, Nancy was a three-time All American and two-time
national player of the year in collegiate basketball for the Monarchs. She was
the first pick in first ever women’s pro league, the Women’s Basketball League
(WBL), for the Dallas Diamonds in 1980. In 1985, the Diamonds won the
championship in the WABA and Nancy was Player of the Year. She played for the
Los Angeles Lakers in the Summer Pro League in 1981 for Pat Riley in preparation
for her upcoming season with the Diamonds. In 1986 and 1987, Nancy joined the
USBL, becoming the first woman to play in a men’s proffessional league, 1986
with the Springfield Fame and 1987 with the Long Island Knights. The Lieberman
Award, presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, recognizes
the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball for their
floor leadership, playmaking and winning mentality.

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Peggy Lewis

Ph.D

Dr. Peggy Lewis retired from academia as the Executive Dean of the School of
Business and Graduate Studies and the School of Professional Studies at Trinity
Washington University. Dr. Lewis is now a facilitator of racial reconciliation.
She is a native Washingtonian and an alumna of Trinity. She received a Ph.D.
with distinction from Howard University. Her dissertation title: “Preaching,
Praying and Strategic Media Planning: From Montgomery to Selma, How the Civil
Rights Movement Forced Journalists to Do Their Job.” Prior to Trinity, she was
an Assistant Professor and Broadcast Sequence Coordinator in the Department of
Journalism at Howard University. Before coming to academia, she spent nearly 20
years as an award-winning broadcast journalist in Washington, New York, and
Miami before embarking on a career in public service which included working for
President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S.
Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, and Children’s Defense Fund Founder and
President, Marian Wright Edelman. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
The Washington D.C. Chapter of the Links, Inc., and a member of the National
Presbyterian Church where she serves as an Elder and Stephen Minister.

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Stephen Hill

Content Creator and Television Executive

At the intersection of Music and visual distribution is where you’ll find
Stephen Hill leaning on the street sign.

Most recently, Hill served as the EVP, Creative at the legendary Dick Clark
Productions. He was responsible for overseeing the creative directions of Dick
Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, The Golden Globes, The
Academy of Country Music Awards, The Billboard Awards, The American Music Awards
and The Streamys.

Hill is the former President of Programming for BET Networks, where he spent 18
years
developing and creating programs for the leading provider of entertainment for
the AfricanAmerican audience and consumers of Black culture globally.

Hill is best known for heading the team that developed and implemented the Award
winning tentpole shows on BET including the BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Girls
Rock!, BET Honors and the show with the largest African-American viewership
every year since its inception, The BET
Awards.

Also, under Hill’s leadership, the BET team built a noteworthy catalog of
quality and beloved programming including “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” “The New
Edition Story, ”College Hill” , and “Tales.”

During his tenure, he supervised the growth and popularity of the network’s
music shows and live events, creating not only unforgettable content and some of
the most talked about moments
in television, but iconic franchises including “106 & Park,” and “Rap City: The
Bassment.”

In addition to behind the desk duties, Hill occasionally showed up on front of
the camera; most notably as the host for the NAACP Image Award Winning “BET News
presents: An Aaliyah Reflection”, as the host for the BET Michael Jackson: Bad
25 special, and as the host for “BET’s Remembrance of Prince” in April 2016. In
2004, Prince sat down with Hill for a jovial, wideranging conversation (seen by
over 1.5 million people) that has been referred to on YouTube as
“Prince’s Best Interview” (PRINCE BEST INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE)

Prior to joining BET Networks in 1999, Stephen worked for four years at MTV in
New York City as Director of Music Programming. As Director, Hill was
responsible for selecting and programming all genres of videos for airplay,
working with talent and supervising the network’s
standards processes.

Hill got his start in music working with industry legend, Elroy Smith, who was
programming director at WILD-AM in Boston, MA. In 1993, Hill and his team took
WILD-AM to its highest ratings ever, beating six full-time FM stations in the
process. Hill has also done extensive work with ABC Radio Network’s Urban Gold
Format, launching their 24-hour format. Gaining many
accolades for his work with ABC Radio Networks, he also served as executive
producer for the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Hill credits much of his success to his childhood passion of announcing various
songs that he kept on a tape player. He began shaping his formal career at
Brown’s University’s radio station, WBRU-FM, in Providence, RI.

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Ryan Detert

Founder and CEO of Influential

As Founder and CEO of Influential, an AI social data and conversion company,
Ryan Detert has brought top influencers, brands, press, and financing to his
venture-backed company.

With over a decade of experience in the influencer and social media space,
Ryan’s mission to optimize and streamline branded content with a data-first
approach has shifted the industry and led to being recognized in AdAge’s annual
40 under 40 awards in 2021.

Through Influential, Ryan has built the largest influencer marketing company in
the world, by revenue, and developed invaluable partnerships with prestigious
technology and media companies, including Meta, TikTok, IBM Watson, Oracle Data
Cloud, IRI, and WME.

Ryan is passionate about doing well for others, and has forged philanthropic
efforts with organizations that include The United Nations, WHO, and CDC, as
well as U.S.-based non-profits, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and
Rock The Vote.

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