Our Leaders
The Springboard Foundations's Board of Directors is responsible for oversight and strategy in fulfilling Springboard's mission.
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2013 -2014 Directors |
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Corey Minturn, President |
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Scott Hunken, Vice President |
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Doug Mabie, Founder |
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Prudence R. Beidler |
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Richard H. Driehaus |
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Mark Ferguson |
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James J. Glasser |
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Past Presidents |
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1998 - 2003 Doug Mabie |
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2004 Keith Olson |
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2005 Mark Fuller |
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2006 Steve Kaiser |
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2007 Mark Ferguson |
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| 2008 Jack Keller | |
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2009 Mike Oschenhirt |
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| 2010 Tony Hoban | |
| 2011 Dave McGranahan | |
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2012 Colleen Gallagher |
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Presidents' Message to Members, Contributers and Friends
2009 Year-End Summary
2008 Year-End Summary
2007 Year-End Summary
2006 Year-End Summary
2005 Year-End Summary
2004 Year-End Summary
2003 Year-End Summary
2002 Year-End Summary
2001 Year-End Summary
Program Spotlight
The Young Men’s Educational Network (YMEN) is a dynamic youth leadership organization established in 1996 to address the academic and social needs that cripple the futures of many young men who grow up in the North Lawndale community on Chicago’s West Side. YMEN offers advanced academic classes, entrepreneurial training, career planning, mentoring, tutoring, and a wide variety of community service opportunities as it seeks to fulfill its mission: “to prepare young men in North Lawndale for leadership by helping them grow in their faith and character, develop a love of learning, and use their gifts to serve the broader community.” For the past 14 years, YMEN has provided effective alternatives to academic apathy and gang membership and is recognized as a grass-roots community organization that is producing indigenous leadership in the next generation of African-American young men.
Website: www.ymenchicago.com
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University concluded that two-thirds of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth results from unequal access to summer learning opportunities. (American Sociological Review, Vol. 72, April 2007)