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C O NG R AT U L AT I O NS
2013 Community Leadership Awards Finalists
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Bruce E. Fyfe
Homeless Emergency Project, Inc. (HEP)
ProVise Management Group, LLC | NFP Securities
Craig W. Henderson
Chicago International Charter School
C. W. Henderson & Associates, Inc. | UBS
Brian Keith Moon
Hale Center Emergency Medical Service
West Texas Investment Advisors / SCF Securities |
SCF Securities, Inc.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY IMPACT
Kenneth Larry Agee
Disaster Aid USA
True North Asset Management | Questar Capital
Bob Condon
Community Partners International
Foundation Investment Group |
Commonwealth Financial Network
Jessica Jones
Casa Para Nios Aleluya
Edward Jones
MENTORING EXCELLENCE
David L. Grey
Childrens Friend and Family Services
Grey Investments LLC | Fidelity Investments
Brett W. Hoge
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winston-Salem
BB&T Scott & Stringfellow | BB&T Securities
Jeffrey L. Rotsky
The Rotsky Foundation for Mentors
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
VOLUNTEER TEAM
Chris Kittrell
Mission of Hope
Rather & Kittrell Capital Management |
Fidelity Investments
Van Mason and Amy M. Treat
StoneRidge Foundation
StoneRidge Wealth Management | LPL Financial
John L. McKeever, III
The Committee to Beneft the Children
Financial Advisors of Delaware Valley | Princor
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Hatim Smouni
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute |
Merrill Lynch
Michael J. Swallow
The Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism
CBIZ Retirement Plan Services |
CBIZ Financial Solutions
Debra Brennan Tagg
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Brennan Financial Services | FSC Securities
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f we spend all of our time with affuent people, eventually that
becomes the defnition of the world for us, said Bruce Fyfe,
executive vice president of ProVise Management Group
in Clearwater, Florida.
Working at the Homeless Emergency Project has provided an
important balance for me, he said.
HEP, also based in Clearwater, provides emergency housing and food,
transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
Mr. Fyfe has served as chairman of HEPs board since 1992.
Over the years, he has taken the organization from two employees
and a budget of $100,000, to almost 60 employees with an operating
budget of $4.5 million, serving 400 clients per day. Mr. Fyfe raised
almost $1.5 million for HEP between January 2011 and April 2012.
Last October, he accomplished a personally signifcant project for
HEP: the opening of a 32-unit complex for homeless veterans of the
Afghan and Iraq wars. He and his wife raised $3.4 million for the
facility in honor of their son, an Iraq war veteran who died in 2009 from
the effects of severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
It was a passion for me before my son died, and its a double passion
now. I dont want others to lose their children in the same way I lost
my son, Mr. Fyfe said.
B R U C E E . F Y F E
Homel ess Emergency Proj ect , I nc. ( HEP)
ProVise Management Group, LLC | NFP Securities
Community
Service
Chi cago I nt ernat i onal Chart er School
C. W. Henderson & Associates, Inc. | UBS
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raig W. Henderson and a few colleagues were serving on the board
of a small scholarship foundation when the Civic Committee of The
Commercial Club of Chicago asked them to found a charter school.
We laughed. We were all businesspeople, with no education
experience, said Mr. Henderson, president and chief investment offcer
of C.W. Henderson & Associates, Inc. in Chicago.
The committee persisted it wanted businesspeople
and won them over.
Thus, in 1997, Mr. Henderson became one of the founders of the
Chicago International Charter School, a system now with 16 college
prep schools serving 9,200 underprivileged children. Its notable
achievements include a graduation rate of 88%, with 94% of those
accepted to college.
CICS success is due to its fexible operating model and its focus on
data-based accountability.
When we took this on, we decided as businesspeople, not educators
to hire school operators to run the different sites and we manage
the operators. This gives us fexibility to try different educational
approaches, Mr. Henderson said.
Accountability is having good, reliable and current data, he said.
We provide immediate feedback to parents, teachers and students to
show how much growth is being achieved, Mr. Henderson said.
It allows us to set higher growth goals for each child, he said.
Everyone wins when you have good data.
C R A I G W. H E ND E R S O N
Chi cago I nt ernat i onal Chart er School
C. W. Henderson & Associates, Inc. | UBS
Community
Service
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gainst all local expectations, newcomer Brian Keith
Moon rescued the Hale Center EMS Association.
In 2007, Mr. Moon, a fnancial advisor with Fresno, California-based
SCF Securities, Inc., moved to Hale Center, an isolated Texas town
about 200 miles northwest of Dallas with 2,200 people, only one
doctor (who is in his 90s) and the nearest hospital 20 minutes away.
The insolvent EMS, which had closed down three times in the
previous fve years, had 20-year-old equipment and Mr. Moon
was concerned about the safety of his family and his community.
With a businessmans perspective on how to solve a
problem, he volunteered to lead a fund-raising effort.
I came to the EMS with a 10-page business plan. It surprised
them. But I didnt want to go sell hot dogs, he said.
From my own experience, I knew businesses want promotion,
so I created a magazine and a billboard where I could sell ads.
My initial goal was $25,000 the locals were skeptical.
But between 2009 and 2011, Mr. Moon raised $85,000 from direct
fund-raising and $116,000 from federal grants. He takes his success
in stride.
Sometimes just being on a board isnt enough you need to get
involved, ask diffcult questions and get your hands dirty, he said.
B R I A N K E I T H MO O N
Hal e Cent er Emergency Medi cal Servi ce
West Texas Investment Advisors / SCF Securities | SCF Securities, Inc.
Community
Service
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urricanes Katrina and Rita changed the direction of Larry Agees
life. While Katrina brought some 30,000 displaced people to
his hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Rita devastated the
city a month later, damaging 75% of the structures, recalled Mr.
Agee, a fnancial advisor with True North Asset Management.
His military and advisor backgrounds kicked in as he helped in the
disaster response.
As fnancial advisors, we see problems and we fx them. We dont sit
around and watch, he said.
The experience had a powerful impact on his psyche. He
felt a calling to do more and began volunteering overseas
in disaster zones such as South Sudan and Pakistan.
I contacted my major clients about my increasing deployments
they all supported me, Mr. Agee said.
In 2010, he co-founded Disaster Aid USA to respond to
disasters domestically and internationally. The organization
aims to provide a more nimble disaster response than usual.
Often, disaster relief is either uncoordinated or over-coordinated
(analysis paralysis). Its a fne line. Our small teams can jump in
and quickly do a comprehensive assessment and then coordinate
with other agencies to get the necessary help, he explained.
He fnds the work exhilarating. Serving others in challenging
environments is what motivates me.
K E NNE T H L A R R Y A G E E
Di sast er Ai d USA
True North Asset Management | Questar Capital
Global Community
Impact
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ob Condon, president and chief executive of the Foundation Investment
Group in Berkeley, California, is dedicated to bringing sustainable
health care to the people of Myanmar.
If we dont help these people, theyre going to die, he said. This is my
way to give back to the planet.
Over the past 23 years, Mr. Condon has served as the administrative and
fund-raising backbone of Community Partners International, an organization
that supports community-based public health and clinical care in confict-
affected zones of Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma.
As a result of his teams longtime efforts, some 500,000
people in the region now receive medical care.
Mr. Condon refers to CPIs innovative development philosophy as venture
philanthropy, likening small, promising projects (such as local clinics)
to entrepreneurial startups. The organization combines this approach
with a unique focus on gathering and publishing public health data.
CPI fnds reputable local partners, gives them seed money and coaches them.
Our American doctors train local health workers in two signifcant ways
how to solve medical problems, such as malaria, and how to document and
publish their fndings. In turn, this results-based public health approach attracts
large philanthropies, such as the McArthur Foundation, Mr. Condon said.
Its all about leveraging, he said. If you team up with the
right partners, you can create something even larger.
B O B C O ND O N
Communi t y Part ners I nt ernat i onal
Foundation Investment Group | Commonwealth Financial Network
Global Community
Impact
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Global Community
Impact
J
essica Jones, a fnancial advisor with Edward Jones in The
Woodlands, Texas, expresses her deep faith through her
extraordinary charitable giving.
For the past nine years, Ms. Jones and her husband, Michael, have
donated full college funding to 250 college students in Guatemala
to the tune of $880,000.
She has even created a $5 million charitable trust to be gifted
posthumously.
Im overjoyed to give, she said.
In 2005, Ms. Jones visited the impoverished country with her church
group and was swept away by the work being done for homeless
children by the Build Your House on the Rock Ministries.
The orphanage has cared for more than 4,000 children since 1989.
According to the United Nations, Guatemala has more than
380,000 orphans.
Since then, she has visited Guatemala once or twice a
year. The children have become like family to her.
Living out her faith through giving imbues her practice.
Its awesome to share the joy of giving with my clients. My hope is to
inspire even one person to give to a cause they are passionate about.
The Jones life is built around giving.
We have been very intentional to live below our means in order to do
this, Ms. Jones said. Dont wait till you die do it now.
J E S S I C A J O NE S
Casa Para Ni os Al el uya
Edward Jones
Global Community
Impact
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avid L. Grey, owner of Grey Investments LLC in Beverly,
Massachusetts, never forgot what it was like to grow
up in a fnancially strapped single-parent household.
He worked 30 hours a week as a teenager to help support his family,
and watched his brother suffer from undiagnosed schizophrenia.
Mr. Greys diffcult experience made him acutely aware of the mental
health needs of children.
Six years ago, he signed up as a mentor for Childrens
Friend and Family Services in Salem, Massachusetts, which
provides childrens mental health services, youth mentoring,
teen parenting support and juvenile court services.
Mr. Greys involvement grew. As board chairman from 200709,
he modernized the organizations policies and procedures
and led a strategic planning process that allowed the agency
to double its revenue. Mr. Grey and his wife donated $10,000
to allow mentoring program participants to get involved in
activities such as driving lessons or computer classes.
However, the childrens needs run much deeper.
There are kids out there with post-traumatic stress disorder
that shocked me to learn, Mr. Grey said.
Even in the affuent northern suburbs of Boston?
Its not just in urban areas where kids grow up witnessing
violence and dealing with drugs, Mr. Grey said. We have
dozens of kids in this area waiting for mentors.
D AV I D L . G R E Y
Chi l drens Fri end and Fami l y Servi ces
Grey Investments LLC | Fidelity Investments
Mentoring
Excellence
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hen Brett and Wendy Hoge were newlyweds, they
started their family in an unusual way they signed
up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Winston-Salem for
a Little Brother, as part of a couples match.
Mr. Hoge is senior managing director with BB&T Scott & Stringfellow
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Since welcoming their frst Little 11 years ago, the Hoges have
mentored two more boys.
We incorporated them all into my family, Mr. Hoge said.
When our daughters were born, the boys automatically treated
them like little sisters.
He has served Big Brothers Big Sisters as a board member and
successful fund-raiser, bringing in about $115,000 since 2002.
Mr. Hoge, himself raised by a single mother, empathizes with the
needs of Littles and is concerned about how they may be viewed.
Sometimes, theres a perception that the kids have problems, he
said. They dont. Theres a comprehensive screening process for
Bigs and parents police background checks, personality tests,
interests, etc. And the Littles must have an actively involved parent.
The organizations biggest need is for professional minority
mentors, as 75% of the prospective Littles are African-
American and 20% are Hispanic, according to Mr. Hoge.
He has seen a positive ripple effect.
My two older boys are planning to mentor middle-school boys
themselves, he said.
B R E T T W. H O G E
Bi g Brot hers Bi g Si st ers of Wi nst on- Sal em
BB&T Scott & Stringfellow | BB&T Securities
Mentoring
Excellence
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s a college student, Jeffrey L. Rotsky mentored middle-school kids,
and his passion for the work has become an integral part of his life.
He and his wife, Gina, established the Rotsky Foundation for Mentors 22
years ago, when he was just 26.
The structured program begins in eighth grade, and mentors and protgs
are expected to participate for fve years. It is unique in that matches are
based on both personal and vocational interests.
Seeing is believing. When the kids see how we live every day watching
surgeries, learning about the stock market, meeting a judge it makes the
future tangible for them, said Mr. Rotsky, now a senior vice president for
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Cleveland.
There are 100 mentor/protg teams at a middle school in inner-city
Cleveland.
The program has continued to grow and succeed. More than 400 kids have
participated, with 80% staying in for the required fve years; 96% of those
continuing their education.
Another sign of success is the fact that many former protgs return to
become mentors themselves.
Mentoring becomes contagious. It grows on you, Mr. Rotsky said.
Its a feeling you never want to let go of.
J E F F R E Y L . R O T S K Y
The Rot sky Foundat i on f or Ment ors
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Mentoring
Excellence
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ts like stepping back in time. People live in run-down shacks with
no heat in the winter and no running water, said Chris Kittrell,
describing one of the impoverished areas of Tennessee served by
the Mission of Hope.
Mr. Kittrell, a partner, and his 14 colleagues at Rather & Kittrell Inc.
in Knoxville, Tennessee, have been volunteering for the charity
since 2000.
Twice a year back-to-school time and Christmastime the
team, their families and clients bring truckloads of supplies, clothing
and food to the children and families of Huntsville, Tennessee, 90
minutes north in the Appalachian mountains.
In addition to the deliveries, the Rather & Kittrell team works on
fund-raising throughout the year.
Clients have responded enthusiastically, Mr. Kittrell said.
Many times, we have been blown away by how much the clients want
to participate. Even with the Great Recession, people are becoming
much more aware and sensitive to charitable giving, he said.
The need hits close to home.
This work is something were proud of. Were all from this
immediate area, and we feel so fortunate ourselves, Mr. Kittrell said.
He recalls the responses of the Huntsville children.
For a moment, these kids can say, Someone cares about me.
C H R I S K I T T R E L L
Mi ssi on of Hope
Rather & Kittrell Capital Management | Fidelity Investments
Volunteer
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hen Amy Treats infant son Riley was diagnosed with a serious hearing
impairment, she was introduced to the very expensive world of audiology
products and programs.
For example, a mid-range hearing aid costs $2,500 and needs to be replaced
every four to seven years and typically is not covered by insurance.
Ms. Treat, a partner and chief operating offcer of StoneRidge Wealth
Management in Portland, Oregon, and her business partner, company president
Van Mason, were concerned.
We began to wonder about the low-income kids and the parents who dont have
the money for the same programs that have allowed Riley to fourish, she said.
To address this need in their community, they decided in 2007 to establish the
StoneRidge Foundation. Ms. Treat and Mr. Mason donated $30,000 to seed the
effort, and have raised $16,000 in donations.
Since then, the team has provided 69 low-income children with hearing aids, a
years worth of batteries (which cost $10 every two weeks), speech classes and
classroom microphones.
Hearing loss is more common than one might realize 15% of school-age
children have some type of hearing impairment, Ms. Treat said.
Early treatment is critical.
If a kid cant hear, they can be held back mentally, emotionally and
educationally, she said. They cant hear life.
V A N MA S O N & A MY T R E AT
St oneRi dge Foundat i on
StoneRidge Wealth Management | LPL Financial
Volunteer
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hen a child has cancer, its not only emotionally devastating
but often fnancially devastating as well, according to John L.
McKeever, III of Financial Advisors of Delaware Valley in Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania.
In 1980, he lost his 12-year-old son Johnny to a rare and aggressive
form of leukemia.
Understanding the toll the disease takes on patients, parents and
siblings, Mr. McKeever was determined to help other families, and
co-founded the Committee to Beneft the Children at St. Christophers
Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
Often one parent cant work a lot of time is taken off work to be with
the child. They lose jobs, he said.
Since inception, the CBC has raised more than $3 million, which
has gone toward direct fnancial assistance with essential expenses
such as meals, rent/mortgage, utility bills and funerals; parties for the
young patients and their siblings; and a special summer camp whose
counselors are all cancer survivors.
Mr. McKeevers philanthropic teammates include colleagues Mikki
Romano, Danielle Yoch, Meghan Houck and Jim Murray Jr. Four have
served on the charitys board.
The CBC brings a charitable focus down to the patient level, Mr.
McKeever said.
Theres lots of money going to research, but we need to help the
families survive this horrible experience, he said.
JOHN L. MCKEEVER, I I I
The Commi t t ee t o Benef i t t he Chi l dren
Financial Advisors of Delaware Valley | Princor
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H AT I M S MO U NI
Wi nt hrop P. Rockef el l er Cancer I nst i t ut e
Merrill Lynch
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hen Hatim Smouni takes on a project, he attacks it with
zeal. In 2008, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
asked the popular community altruist to start up its volunteer
network/outreach program.
Five years later, the ebullient Mr. Smouni, a vice president at Merrill
Lynch in Little Rock, Arkansas, built the program, called the Envoys,
into an energetic community of 1,000-plus boosters.
Envoy volunteers reach thousands, helping the institute with cancer
education, fundraising for research, public relations, and retention
and recruitment of doctors.
The group specifcally raises funds for the institutes Seeds of
Science program, which provides grants to small research projects,
allowing them to work toward eligibility for major grants. Under Mr.
Smounis leadership, they raised more than $1 million over the past
fve years.
The Envoys also welcome potential new doctors and provide a
support network for newcomers.
Mr. Smouni, who immigrated to the United States from Morocco 20
years ago, is usually active with at least three charities at a time.
What motivates him?
I have a double duty to do this. First, as a member of the
community, and secondly, I appreciate this country and I want to give
back, Mr. Smouni said.
My life is the true American dream, and I will never forget how lucky
Ive been here.
Volunteer
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MI C H A E L J . S WA L L O W
The Nort heast Ohi o Foundat i on f or Pat ri ot i sm
CBIZ Retirement Plan Services
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ichael J. Swallow, senior vice president at CBIZ
Retirement Plan Services in Cleveland, is leading
the way for the next generation of philanthropists.
Mr. Swallow and his team co-founded the Northeast Ohio Foundation
for Patriotism (NEOPAT) in 2011 to support local military personnel and
their families, and to create a bridge between military and nonmilitary
Ohioans.
Our generation wants to do great things. Theres a
pent-up demand for community, Mr. Swallow said.
You just have to make it exciting and easy.
NEOPATs 10 board members are all between 29 and 45.
The charity focuses its energy on four areas: health/morale/emergency
aid such as rent, utilities, home repairs and holiday gifts
remembrance/memorial projects, educational scholarships, and events
that promote patriotism.
NEOPATs mission has resonated powerfully with its supporters.
Fundraising and donor engagement exploded from the start.
For example, the charitys frst annual gala attracted 500 attendees and
netted $42,000 just two months after the organization was launched.
Last year, the net was $70,000, and it is $85,000 so far in 2013.
Since January 2011 with the help of some 40 corporations and 500
nonmilitary families NEOPAT has donated more than $250,000 to
serve the needs of about 3,000 military families.
This cause is unopposed, Mr. Swallow said.
Its tremendously powerful.
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ebra Brennan Tagg, managing partner of Brennan Financial
Services in Addison, Texas, is using a venture capital approach
to solve community problems.
She is co-chairman of the GroundFloor social-innovation fund for
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
Social innovation is addressing problems in a new way
convening people with different backgrounds and providing
funding and mentors to startup nonprofts that want to solve social
problems, Ms. Tagg said. We have defned gaps in education,
health and income in our region, and we are targeting those areas.
Since 2011, Ms. Tagg has helped raise $500,000 for the fund
through individuals, foundations and grants.
The frst two startups funded were a chef-run caf that provides
culinary job training with job placement for juvenile offenders,
and an initiative that provides vocational videos to high schools
demonstrating the importance of studying science, technology,
engineering and mathematics the so-called STEM subjects
deemed critical to the economy.
GroundFloor recently released its frst nationwide request for
proposals to bring to Dallas the most innovative business plans
with measurable outcomes. United Way hopes to fund fve to eight
of these entrepreneurial nonprofts.
Future RFPs are planned on a semiannual basis.
Were looking for innovative best practices to replicate or amplify,
Ms. Tagg said.
D E B R A B R E NNA N TA G G
Uni t ed Way of Met ropol i t an Dal l as
Brennan Financial Services | FSC Securities
Volunteer
of the Year