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For Aubrey Daniel, a teacher resident of Project Inspire, her first year has been full of challenge

and reward. Aubrey is backed by a mentor, a network of coaches, and a cohort of residents, as she

works in one of our city’s most challenged schools. Project Inspire reduces teacher turnover to

allow students to succeed while providing invaluable experience for its residents.

Aubrey strives to maintain a steady environment for her students which began with emulating

her mentor, Lora Aycock. Aubrey knew that from day one, Lora’s first priority was to create a safe

space; an environment that honors consistency.

Like many of the residents, Aubrey reserves a portion of the day for restorative practices, allowing

her students to decompress, talk with one another, and meet one another’s needs. She says, “My goal

is that they would feel equipped not only in academics, but as human beings as well.”

Aubrey also realizes one of the biggest ways to affect change is open communication with her

students and their families. She hopes to build a rapport with each of the parents, and not just when

a student is in trouble. She works to show parents that they have a counterpart; someone dedicated to

their son or daughter’s success.

Aubrey remarks, “The most rewarding moment is the turning point for a student that realizes they

can succeed; that they have the ability to overcome stereotypes, and can choose the kind of person

they want to be.”

Inspiring Students with a New Perspective

An innovative teacher residency,

Project Inspire provides a talent

pipeline for professionals and

career changers into teaching in

Hamilton County. Project Inspire

combines a master’s degree with

classroom experience, one-on-one

mentorship and unwavering support.

In 14 months, residents have the

qualification and confidence to

embark on a teaching career in the

urban classrooms of Chattanooga.

P R O J E C T I N S P I R E

S T E P - U P

Kentrell Evans, a senior at Brainerd High School, is well on his way after a paid internship with

Chattem through STEP-UP Chattanooga. Kentrell worked in departments ranging from Microbiology

to Quality Assurance to Product Development, leading him to pursue a degree in chemistry.

Kentrell had always been intrigued by chemistry, but wasn’t sure what kind of jobs could benefit

from his skill set. During his internship, he interacted with staff from a variety of departments, as

he was ever present in the lab.

Through this experience, Kentrell notes that he was able to defy expectations while refining his

skills. “No one tells you that basketball and chemistry go together. I’m on track to play at Lee

University, so I could have been doing that, but I wanted to spend my summer focused on chemistry.”

He was also moved by an immense sense that his peers and managers at Chattem were looking

out for him. Even now, they stay in touch and many Chattem colleagues regularly attend his

games. In asking them what advice they’d give a senior, Kentrell found one consistent theme:

“Don’t be afraid of the unknown.”

After considering his options, Kentrell has decided to pursue a chemistry degree and will begin

at Lee University in the fall. In addition to being in the top 10% of his class at Brainerd High, he is

receiving an athletic scholarship to play basketball. He’s been motivated after his internship to

take every opportunity to grow his professionalism, as he looks to interact with people of

various backgrounds.

A Sharpened Sense of Purpose

STEP-UP Chattanooga places

Hamilton County 10th, 11th, and

12th graders in paid internships

with Chattanooga companies and

public agencies, providing work

readiness training, on-the-job

experience, professional mentors,

advanced career opportunities and

ongoing support.

VW e L a b s

Throughout her eight years as a librarian, three of those at Red Bank Elementary, Cristol Kapp has

been at the forefront of the maker space movement in Chattanooga. Kapp participated in the first

Teacherprenuer incubator in 2014.

Cristol is thrilled at the plan to expand maker spaces into other Hamilton County schools through

VW eLabs, knowing the positive effects for students at the elementary and middle school age. Maker

spaces create freedom by offering unique materials like Legos, robotics, and 3D printing—meaning

students have unlimited options to adapt and think critically.

Early on, students learn to improve in communication as they share ideas. They negotiate with one

another and find creative solutions, developing soft skills in small groups of 5 or 6. Not only that, but

students are encouraged with no fear, to fail and start again.

In one of Cristol’s recent maker spaces, a team of students in 4th- 8th grade was tasked with creating

a new design for STEM-focused playground equipment. For three months, the students chose to

miss recess three days a week to complete their masterpiece. From start to finish, they conducted the

research, ideated, then presented their proposal to a playground equipment company in Chattanooga.

“It’s no small thing that VW has chosen to invest in our local economy by equipping the next

generation of problem solvers in our workforce. The most magical part of this is that the kids get

to participate in the entrepreneurial spirit that Chattanooga holds so close.”

The first VW eLabs are set to open in 2017.

Entrepreneurs Start Young

A $1 million partnership between

Volkswagen Group of America of

Chattanooga, the State of Tennessee,

HCDE, and PEF. VW eLabs will give

students access to digital fabrication

technologies, including automated

manufacturing equipment, 3D printers,

robotics, programmable microcomputers,

and renewable energy.

1,233,139

451,872

1,724,843

61,980

269,824

288,177

$ 3,741,658

$ 11,687,637

1,022,724

(500,00)

$ 12,210,361

(511,845)

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$ 11,698,516

ExpensesLeading & Learning

College & Career

STEM Innovation Hub

Chattanooga 2.0

Communications & Development

Management & Finance Expenses

Total Expenses

Revenue and SupportGrants and contributions

Earnings on investments

Fee for service

Other

Total Revenue and Support

3,008,986

(457,378)

22,583

1,380,531

$ 3,954,722

Financial Summary July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Long Term Endowment: Endowment Account Balance

June 30, 2014

Net Gain on Investments

Transfers for Operations

Endowment Account Balance

June 30, 2015

Net Gain on Investments

Transfers for Operations

Endowment Account Balance

June 30, 2016

Development & Operations

College & Career Success

STEM Innovation

Leading & Learning

Passport Scholars

Camp College

College & Career Advisors

Teacherpreneur

iPLC

STEP-UP Chattanooga

Project Inspire Teacher Residency

1:1 Technology Initiative

STEM Innovation Hub

Chattanooga 2.0

Management & Finance

Leadership Pipeline

Leadership Fellows

Principal Leadership Academy

Communications & Development

Fund for Teachers Fellowships

Leonore Annenberg School Fund for Children

Annual Fund

Anonymous (11)

Bill and Ann Aiken

Jeannine Alday

Amelia and Owen Allen

Allstate Matching Funds

Maria Anderson

Suzy Anthony

T. Maxfield and Sara Bahner

In memory of Dr. Nick Nichols

Dr. Sam and Dana Banks

Michael Barto

John W. Beard

Rowena Belcher

George H. Brandon

Fletcher Bright

Judy and David Britain

Charlie and Lisa Brock

Frank Kruesi Brock

Paul, Susu, and Casey Brock

Valerie Brown

Ty Campbell

Lakesha Carson

Marilyn and Morton Center

Dan and Melinda Challener

Skye Challener

In honor of Carmen Veller

Chitra Chandrasekaran

Amy and Jon Cohen

Herb Cohn

In honor of Alan Lebovitz

Linda and Pete Cooper

Sydney and Nicola Crisp

Nini and Elliott Davenport

Lloyd and Barbara Davis

Gary Davis

Karen Day

Art and Sally Dickerson

Roger and Pam Dickson

Laura Dowd

Tom Dubose

Investors

Larry K. Duncan

Andrea Edmondson

Wally and Shannon Edmondson

Natasha Ellis

Dana and Ron Feldman

Anetta Ferguson

Castwell Fider

First Tennessee Foundation

Calah Frazier

James M. Gallagher, Jr.

John and Judy Germ

Carol Goldfarb

In honor of Candy Kruesi

Greg and Kay Goodgame

Leslie and Philip Graitcer

Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Greer

Tom and Marion Griscom

Dorothy Lee Grisham

Chris and Elizabeth Hankins

Jane Harbaugh

Joyce Hardaway

Ron Harr

Erin Harrell

Shane and Kate Harwood

Ellen and Ken Hays

Jesse and Fannie Hewlett

Jim and Elaine Hill

Stephanie Hinton

Terri and Craig Holley

Ruth S. Holmberg

Jessica Hubbuch

Phil Iannarone

Lisa Iglesias

Sandra Jerardi

Jamelie Johns

Nancy Jolley

In honor of Ruth S. Holmberg

Peggy P. Jones

Wendy Jung

Andra B. Jurist

PEF is grateful for support from the community. We are especially thankful to Hamilton County Department of Education, our partner in every initiative.

Reuben Justice

Ismahen Kangles

Thomas and Marjorie Kinser

John K. and Elizabeth W. Knorr Charitable Foundation

Candy Kruesi

Gary Kuehn

Andy LaFevor

Carol Langston

In honor of Allyson S. DeYoung

Alison and Alan Lebovitz

Howard Levine

Stacy Lightfoot

Cartter Lupton

Emily Martin

Joni Martin

Allen and Alice McCallie

In honor of Jack Murrah

Torie McCoy

Toni and Jack McGauley

Jack McKee

Francie McKenzie

In memory of Dr. Nicholas R. Nichols, III

Geoff Millener

Kincaid and Allison Mills

Jennifer and Jay Mills

Sharon Mills

Mr. and Mrs. Olan Mills, II

Yolanda Mitchell

L. Thomas and Kristina M. Montague

Robbie Moore

In honor of Finn Edmondson

Sarah and Jay Morgan

Ryan Murphy

Jack Murrah

Janice Neal

Ruth and Fred Obear

Emily and Johnny O’Donnell

In honor of Molly Ahlquist

Jeff Paulson

Faye Pharr

Susan Pleva

Helen Pregulman

In honor of Ruth Holmberg

Mary C. Quick

Stracee Robinson

Scott Rosenow

Patricia Russell

Henry and Rachel Schulson

Robert and Pris Siskin

Sandy Skorput

Alice L. Smith

Jim and Marian Steffner

Larry Stone

Michael Stone

Emily and John Straussberger

Sissy and Lex Tarumianz

In memory of Randall Pierce

Michael Taylor

Marie D. Thatcher

The Honorable and Mrs. W. Neil Thomas, III

Tom and Nancy Tolar

Jean Trohanis

Unum Matching Gifts Program

Unum

In honor of Tom Kinser’s retirement

Edna Varner

Charlotte and John Vlasis

Michael and Amy Walden

Kirk and Patsi Walker

Jackie Walsh

The Honorable Bo Watson

The Rev. Ann G. Weeks

Barry Parker and Flossie Weill

Sue Anne Wells

Ruth and Johnny White

Greg Wilkey

Ann and John Woody

College and Career

Anonymous

Benwood Foundation

In support of STEP-UP Chattanooga

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust

In support of Camp College

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation

In support of STEP-UP Chattanooga

Anne and George Bright

Hacker and Kitty Caldwell

In support of Passport Scholars

Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick Caldwell, Jr.


Nick Caplenor


Chegg


Jeff Cronan


GEAR UP

In support of Youth Summit

Buck and Tonya Gentry

In memory of Madge and Sam Reynolds

Becky Gladney


Robin Howe


National Association for

College Admission Counseling


Edward and Kathy O’Brien


Sewanee: The University of the South


George and Leigh Skonberg


Southeast Tennessee Health Consortium

In support of Boys Leadership Summit

Southern Association for

College Admission Counseling


Amelia Tritico

Tennessee College Access and Success Network

UBS


UBS Matching Gifts Program


Weldon F. Osborne Foundation, Inc.

Lilian L. Colby Foundation


Teacher Learning Expeditions

Fund for Teachers

Elementary School Support

Leonore Annenberg School Fund for Children. A project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Leadership Pipeline

Anonymous

In support of Leadership Fellows

Benwood Foundation

Regina Brock


CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Joseph H. Davenport, III

Bill and Susan Kennedy

McKenzie Foundation

SunTrust Foundation

Warburg Pincus Foundation


In memory of Ruth S. Holmberg

Mona Allday

Corinne Allen

Ellen Bublick

The Challener Family

Harriet Chipley

Linda Collins

Bill and Sandy Cushman

Shannon M. Edmondson

Walter E. Hussman, Jr.

Vanda Ingham

Nancy Jolley

Ismahen Kangles

Candy Kruesi

M.J. and Howard Levine

Anita S. Levine

Toni Massaro

Ruth and Fred Obear

Emily O’Donnell

Helen S. Pregulman

Steve and Suzanne Prigohzy

Judy Schwartz


V.P. Serodino

Pris and Robert Siskin

William P. Sudderth

Pat Wilcox

WRCB-TV

We strive for complete accuracy in our investor list.

For any errors, please accept our sincere apology.

Project Inspire Teacher Residency

AmeriCorps - Volunteer Tennessee

National Center for Teacher Residencies

National Science Foundation

Tennessee Technological University

Tucker Foundation

Policy Fellows

Benwood Foundation

Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

STEM Hub

Anonymous

In support of STEM Teaching Fellows

Battelle - Tennessee STEM Innovation Network

Benwood Foundation

In support of 1:1 Technology Initiative

Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga

In support of iPLC

Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund

In support of DevDev and 4K Streaming Project

National Science Foundation

Unum

In support of STEM Teaching Fellows

Teacherpreneur Incubator

Causeway

Footprint Foundation

Frances Griffith

In support of Claire Stockman

Trudy Hicks

In support of Sarah Clardy

Smart Furniture

Torch

Board Members

Domina Coleman Alford

Community Volunteer

Kitty Caldwell

Community Volunteer

Mary Jo Clark

Vice President, Tennessee PTA

Executive Board, Hamilton County Council of PTAs

Michael Cranford

President

Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga, Inc.

Ron Harr

Community Volunteer

Lisa Iglesias

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Unum Group

Candy Kruesi

Community Volunteer

Alan L. Lebovitz

Senior Vice President-Asset Management

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

Sammy Lowdermilk

Program Coordinator

Tech Goes Home Chattanooga

Robert H. Siskin

President

R. H. Siskin and Associates

Dr. Sue Anne Wells

Owner

Mustang Leadership Partners, LLC

Board of DirectorsPEF is guided by a volunteer board of directors who represent the corporate, higher education, foundation and civic communities of Chattanooga.

Officers and Executive Committee

Jim HillChairCommunity Volunteer

John F. Germ

Vice Chair

President/CEO, Campbell & Associates, Inc.

Roger Dickson

Secretary

Partner, Miller & Martin

H. Grant Law, Jr.

Treasurer

Community Volunteer

Dr. Jane W. Harbaugh

Associate Provost for Undergraduate &

Special Programs (retired)

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Ellen Hays

Community Volunteer

Dr. Fannie Hewlett

Provost & VP for Academic Affairs (retired),

Chattanooga State Community College

In Memoriam Ruth S. Holmberg, Immediate Past Chair

1921 - 2017

StaffDan D. Challener

President

Joni Martin

Executive Assistant to the President

Senior Leadership Team

Bill Kennedy

Vice President, Leading & Learning

Director, Principal Leadership Academy

Stacy Lightfoot

Vice President, College & Career

Emily O’Donnell

Vice President, External Relations

Chitra Chandrasekaran

Coordinator, Leading & Learning

Castwell Fider

Coordinator, Project Inspire Talent & Communications

Julie Goss

Finance Assistant

Geoff Millener

Programs Manager, Innovation and Technology

Janice Neal

Youth Services Manager, College & Career Success

Mark Neal

Director, Project Inspire

Jeff Rector

Manager, STEP-UP Business Partnerships

Stracee Robinson

STEP-UP Program Associate

Kate Skonberg

STEM Program Associate

Larry Stone

Director of Finance and Operations

Michael Stone

STEM Director of Innovative Learning

Scottie Goodman Summerlin

Communications Consultant

Edna Varner

Senior Advisor, Leading & Learning

Keith White

Director of Research and Effectiveness

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