HOME ABOUT HEALING THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT ARTREACH IMPACT TEAM CONTACT DONATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS View fullsize Melissa Walker | PRESIDENT, CEO | The ArtReach Foundation View fullsize Juliet L. King, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC View fullsize Kate McElligott | DIRECTOR View fullsize Dixie Noonan | DIRECTOR View fullsize Brooks M.W. Ensminger | DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Martha Henson | martha@artreachfoundation.org Martha became the Executive Director of The ArtReach Foundation in January 2014. Prior to ArtReach, she spent nearly two decades managing and implementing national Fortune 500 and regional businesses marketing plans. At 24 she launched, KNOW/Atlanta Magazine as co-founder and publisher, it was the first national relocation publication targeting newcomers to the growing city, and at that time an untapped niche. She went on to work with the Trousdell Agency, a premier National marketing firm where she worked with accounts such as Stephen Fuller Design | Architectural Firm, Kimberly Clark, Georgia Pacific, Bank of America, Long Aldridge & Norman, Coca-Cola, and CNN. She managed and produced corporate collateral materials, annual reports, and advertising campaigns as well facilitating the branding of businesses with award winning identity programs. Following this she worked as marketing director of the Atlanta residential home designer, Stephen Fuller, where she worked to elevate the Stephen Fuller brand as the leading national home plan designer and gaining recognition as an iconic leader in custom residential design nationally. After an eight-year ‘stay at home mom’ position, she rejoined the work force with Atlanta based SPANX Inc., in-house marketing and public relations team, where she contributed to the marketing and public relations department to promote SPANX consumer products. While Martha found firming women’s butts a very rewarding challenge, her true inspiration was the launch of the Sara Blakely Foundation, Giving Women a Leg-Up, with Sara Blakely, Richard Branson and the Virgin Unite team. Martha says, “Empowering women through entrepreneurship while working with the Virgin Unite team was an exhilarating, exciting and rewarding experience.” Martha became so influenced by the work with the Sara Blakely Foundation/Leg-Up that she shifted her career focus to humanitarian work and became community relations director with Atlanta nonprofit Create Your Dreams, who provide opportunities, resources and hope for youth living in poverty in order to reach their potential. This exposure was a natural segue to her current role with The ArtReach Foundation. Her understanding of education and needs for underserved youth enables her to facilitate the important work of implementing the ArtReach programs through the use of therapeutic arts activities for the growth and development of children faced with trauma from war, violence or natural disaster. ArtReach Executive Director, Martha Henson in Haiti 2014 | Ideal example of the spontaneity that is derived from an ArtReach program. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Melissa Walker | President, CEO Brooks M.W. Ensminger | Director Juliet L. King, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC | Director Kate McElligott | Director Dixie Noonan | Director FOUNDER Susan M. Anderson ________________________________ International Advisors & Ambassadors ________________________________ HRH Princess Rajwa Bint Ali Majed Yaghi Faris Nimry, Ph.D Ken Dutter Omar Lattouf, M.D. Mohannad Malas Rima Houssami, M.D. Salaam Semaan, M.D., Ph.D Meisa Haytaneh Ma’ani Haifa Najjar Khalid Khreis, Ph.D Sirene Khurma Lina Arafat Samar Dodin Rosemary Bdeir Rabia’s Daou Taghreeed Fakhouri FORMER DIRECTORS | ADVISORS Lucinda W. Bunnen | Director/Emeritus Jessica Knight Douglas Shean Phelps, M.D., MPH, FAAFP Elaine Dalton Korn Susan Underwood Michael Grady, M.D. Elizabeth Dennis Brian Green Christopher Morley, M.P.H. Melissa Walker, MA, A.T.R. Erik Fisher, Ph.D Linden Longino Scott Brady Michele Urban Terri Whitesel Christiane O’Hara, Ph.D Calvert Johnson, Ph.D William Stanhope Bing Zeng, GSU Cynthia Pols, McKesson Gary Lucas George Wieder, Lt.Col. USAF (Ret) Debbara Dingmann, Ph.D Karimah Dillard, R.D.T., Clinical Faculty Stacey Cohen, MA, LPC William (Bill) Howerton, Maj. USA (Ret) John San Miguel Clydette Clayton John Burson, M.D. Buford (Buff) Blount, III, Maj. Gen. USA (Ret) James (Jim) Stapleton, Col. USA (Ret) Hugo Patrocinio, Sgt.USMC (Ret) Raymond (Ray) Scurfield, DSW, USA (Ret) LTC Joseph Wood, M.D., Ph.D USA Francine Jennings, Ed.D Erin Mason, Ph.D Sally Bailey, M.S.W., R.D.T. Sejdefa Dozic Jim Proeller, The Weather Channel Barbara Bazemore, USAF (Ret) PAINTING - DRAWING - WRITING - DANCING - DRAMA - MUSIC - MOVEMENT The ArtReach Foundation® | PHONE: 404-850-1012 | EMAIL: info@artreachfoundation.org MAILING ADDRESS: 2202 18th Street NW | Suite 135 | Washington, D.C. 20009-1813 TO MAKE A DONATION The ArtReach Foundation®, a domestic and international not for profit organization, was incorporated on August 30, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia. On June 10, 2003, The ArtReach Foundation® was registered at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the Service Mark #2,723,503. The organization received a 501(c)(3) entitlement of its ability to receive tax-exempt contributions, and was classified as a public charity under the code section170 (b) (1) (A) (VI) of the Internal Revenue Department of the Treasury. EIN 58-2497358 was assigned.