Eric Ballentine, Executive Director, STREETS Ministries
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Eric Ballentine, Executive Director, STREETS Ministries

Eric, having grown up in the South Memphis community, understands the struggles youth face daily.

Gary W. Lendermon
Marketing and Communications

Eric, having grown up in the South Memphis community, understands the struggles youth face daily. After pursuing a life of crime, drugs, gang affiliation, and violence, Eric made a life-changing decision and surrendered his life to God. Over the past 17 years, he has been on a mission to impact lives and be a positive change for inner-city communities. Eric has completed training through the Urban Youth Initiative and Soul for the City. He has previously worked as a case mentor at Juvenile Intervention and Faith-based Follow-up (JIFF) and served as program staff at Soul for the City. Looking to forward his efforts in inner-city outreach, he founded a community organization known as The Ark in the 38109 Riverview Kansas community. Now at Streets, Eric is working diligently to implement innovative programming and long-lasting community partnerships.

Gary W. Lendermon

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Gary W. Lendermon

Gary is responsible for Marketing and Communications for Duncan Williams Asset Management. In this role, he oversees all facets of the regional firm's internal and external communications and marketing efforts. Gary brings more than 30 years of experience in the marketing and communications field to Duncan Williams Asset Management. Previously, he served as a divisional president for Archer/Malmo, a Memphis, Tenn.-based AAAA advertising agency, the largest in the Mid-South region. His creative and strategic initiatives have won multiple ADDY® Awards, MarCom Awards, PRSA Awards, and an Emmy. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America. Gary serves on the Director Advisory Council of The Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC), a past member of the Memphis Botanic Garden Board and the Indie Memphis Board. He graduated from the New Memphis Institute's Leadership Development Intensive (LDI) Program and served on the Greater Memphis Chamber's Board of Advisors. Gary earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Memphis and has his master’s in strategic public relations from George Washington University. He previously held the series 7 and 63 General Securities licenses. Gary is also a professor at Christian Brothers University, where he teaches MBA students Corporate Social and Legal Responsibility.

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