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Our Team
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Ebony Jenkins
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Phyllis Mansfield
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Kanithra Mercer
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Nicole Nouri
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Courtney Phillips
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Board Chair and Co-Founder
View Bio →Carlo Franzblau earned his BA from Harvard College and his MBA from Harvard Business School. After working for various small and large companies including Paramount Pictures and the American Express Company, Carlo returned home to Tampa to join his family’s catalog business.
While working in the family business, Carlo started Electronic Learning Products, Inc. where he developed two award-winning software programs: TUNE into READING to help struggling readers, and SingingCoach to help aspiring singers. Carlo’s innovations in software technology are protected by three US patents. Since the first implementation of TUNE into READING in a Hillsborough county middle school in the fall of 2006, the program has been used in over 1,000 schools in the United States, The Bahamas, and Australia. More than 30,000 students have improved their reading comprehension level one full year after using the program for just 3 months.
Carlo and his wife Beth founded the nonprofit, Sing Out and READ, to provide the remarkable benefits of singing-to-read to the kids who need help the most.
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Director of Development
View Bio →Jay received his undergraduate degree from Jacksonville St. University in Alabama where he played both football and baseball on the collegiate level. He holds two M.A. degrees from Austin Peay State University (Education) and from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Theology). Prior to his career in the philanthropic arena Jay was a successful business owner/entrepreneur.
During his over 20 years working as an executive with non-profits both nationally and internationally he has obtained a wide breadth of knowledge. “Being intimately involved with management, fundraising, operations, marketing, and public relations has just assisted me to better appreciate the importance that non-profits hold in all of our communities. These experiences have only gone to sharpen my awareness and heighten my excitement for the work being done to help the underserved in our communities.”
Jay is married to the former Georgina Corson from Ocean City, New Jersey where she was an educator for over 30 years. They have five children (all female) and ten grandchildren. We love to travel, and Jean plays Mah Jong and I play golf.
“My passion for SOAR is very personal to me as I had a daughter who struggled with reading. I was instantly drawn to the mission of SOAR to close the reading gap.”
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Manager of Community Partnerships
View Bio →Phillip Clark is a native Tampanian and graduate of Hillsborough High School. He received his BS in Criminal Justice and Pre – Law from Florida A&M University. He has previously worked in College Admissions for over 10 years. He has also been actively involved in the community where has mentored many youth in the Tampa Bay Community. He is currently the President of Mango Youth Baseball and Softball. His passion is helping our youth. He is looking to make a huge impact with Sing Out and Read!
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Project Manager
View Bio →Lori has many years’ experience in English Language Education and IT. She has worked as a full-stack programmer and business analyst, and most recently as a data analyst at Sing Out and READ. Prior to this, she worked for 10 years as a lecturer and English language reading and writing department supervisor in universities in KSA. She holds an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language and a BA in English, and bootcamp certificates in Computer Programming and Data Analytics. She hopes to use her language learning background in combination with her data skills to improve Sing Out and READ’s process and procedures.
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FLiP Coach Manager
View Bio →I am a seasoned leader in Operations with the passion for making a difference in people's lives. With over 20 years of experience leading customer experience programs, I bring a unique combination of strategic vision, decisive leadership, and empathy to the table. Purpose-driven, passionate leader who prioritizes people and consistently strives for results. My strengths lie in business and leadership development, B2C support strategies, customer experience enhancement, call center optimization and process improvement. I have consistently demonstrated the ability to elevate team performances, nurture customer loyalty, and forge productive partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
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