Thanks to new grant funding received earlier this summer, Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate is opening the 2010-11 school year with two new full-time staff members and three new temporary staff members.
Elementary and middle school advisor Sofia Pitts and academic support specialist Sue Roseman have joined the staff full-time. They are joined by Americorps members Brandy Barnett, who will coordinate high school tutorials, and Nicole Dunavent, who will coordinate middle school tutorials.
Also joining the mentor program is Ryan Chaffee, a social work intern, who will be working with the Youth Leadership Institute.