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Bringing healing from the past, honor to the present, and hope for the future is not a solo act. It starts with us – a group of individuals who are unwilling to believe that things can’t change. We bring our talents, skills and hearts together with the hope that you, too, will join the team to create a movement of unity. Together, R4R, participants like you, local advisors, and local non-profits can turn the tide. Together we can become difference makers.

R4R Executive Team

  • Jennifer Barnes –
  • Preston Butts –
  • Karin Conlee –
  • Randy Odom –
  • Darius Wise –
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Jennifer Barnes –
Jennifer is a social entrepreneur, minister, and advisor whose work has not only been recognized by Forbes Women, but she has also been the recipient of The King Center’s Dream Forward Award. Her work has focused primarily on whole community development and healing. Working with organizations such as The King Center, One Billion Rising, and Heifer International, she brings education, awareness, and collective strategy around solving various social and economic challenges. Jennifer and her husband live in Atlanta, GA.
Preston Butts –
Preston Butts Jr. is the founder and CEO of MEM10 Consulting, and is a native Memphian with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Lyon College. An entrepreneur at heart, he has been involved in numerous ventures nationwide and continues to seek fresh new opportunities to help others succeed. Preston is committed to giving back to the community. He serves as a mentor to young adults and currently sits on the boards of Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) and The Liquid Legacy, as well as supporting various causes and charities within his home city. Preston is married to Jacqueline, they have two children, and they live in Memphis, TN.
Karin Conlee –
Karin is a speaker and author who gained a passion for servant leadership and unity during her tenure as the Director of Women’s Ministry at Highpoint Church in Memphis, TN – a thriving community that she and her husband founded together and led for 18 years. Her 9-week study, Miss Perfect: Discovering God’s Purpose without the Pressure, has impacted thousands of women across the country as she shares not only the hope, but also the tools, for every woman to replace pressure with peace. Karin has been married to her best friend, Chris Conlee, for 25 years and is the mother of two amazing college students. A magna cum laude graduate of Rhodes College with a degree in Business Administration, Karin is excited to return to her business background as Chief Executive Officer of Race for Reconciliation.
Randy Odom –
Randy currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Memphis Athletic Ministries (MAM) – a sports ministry in Memphis, TN, serving young people between the ages of 8 and 18 through sports and after-school mentoring programs. Each year, MAM serves almost 7,000 youth in Shelby County. Upon graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1997, Randy began his lifelong career working with young people. Before MAM, Randy worked at Eikon Ministries, The Lighthouse Foundation, and Kids Across America.He has worked for over 30 years in the non-profit space and is passionate about creating an ethos where high character, passion, skill, and knowledge all align to create change and build leaders. Randy joined MAM in 2005 as a neighborhood director; he became the Chief Operations Officer in 2012; and he became President and CEO in 2015. Randy was awarded the Jr NBA Coach of the Year in 2017, and MAM was recognized nationally as one of six finalists for Jr NBA Program of the Year in 2018.
Darius Wise –
Darius serves as one of the Lead Pastors at Denver United Church, CO. Over the past 19 years, both as a Sr. Executive Pastor at New Birth in Lithonia, GA, and now in his role at Denver United, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to pastor, lead, equip, and grow diverse leadership teams. Not only is Darius a sought-out communicator, speaking at churches and conferences around the country, but he also carries a passion to create diverse spaces that foster Christ-centered unity across cultural, age, and ethnic lines. He received his bachelor’s degree from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA, and pursued theological studies at Denver Seminary. Darius now lives in Aurora, CO, with his wife, Chajay, and their four children.
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