Chairman’s Greeting
2024 looks to be another exciting and successful year for Gamma Mu Educational Services, Inc. This will be our 13th year of continuing the mission and vision of the organization, which is to: “mentor and support the positive development of youth, primarily young men and boys in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area”. GMES, Inc. provides support to our like minded, Partner organizations in their facilitation of established programming, as well as in their development of new, innovative programs and initiatives. These programs are designed to empower youth with knowledge, skills and experiences needed to build confidence and foster personal accountability in both the classroom and the community. Our Board of Director members are accomplished, professional, African-American men who are enthusiastic about sharing their wisdom and expertise with our partner organizations and the youth they serve.
Planning for our major fundraiser, the annual GMES-Pathways To Excellence Golf Tournament is actively underway. The tournament will be held Saturday May 11, 2024, at the challenging Papago Golf course in Phoenix, Arizona. Please log in to https://birdease.com/Pathways2ExcellenceGolf2024 in order to peruse the tournament website, register a foursome or individual player and also hopefully become an event Sponsor. This will also be the second year presentation of the novel concept, “The 19th Hole Par-Tee”, which provides an onsite venue for food, beverages, fun, golf related games, contests and entertainment for non-golfers, while the actual players are out on the course. There is also a Donate Now button for those unable to participate in the tournament fundraising activities who wish to support this worthy cause.
On behalf of the GMES, Inc. Board of Directors, thank you for your interest and support. We appreciate you.
Sincerely,
Don Godbold, MD, MS, MBA
GMES, Inc. Chairman
Board of Directors
Don T. Godbold - Chairman
Don Godbold has been a practicing Emergency Medicine physician for the past 36 years. He presently is a part-time hospital administrator with Banner Health in Phoenix, Arizona; a part-time clinical Emergency Department Attending physician with Dignity Health and a part-time Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona Medical School, Phoenix. He has practiced clinical Emergency Medicine in a variety of settings during this time period, including academic and community hospitals, urban and rural settings. He also has held various healthcare administrative leadership positions over the past 21 years, including the position of Executive Vice-President of EmCare (now Envision HealthCare).
Don has lived for significant times in: Detroit, Mich; Denver, Colo; Chicago, Ill; Oakland, Calif; Merced, Calif and the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area since 2017. Each of these varied places of residence have impacted and influenced Don’s life journey.
Don is married to Effie Godbold and they have three children: Andrew, Nyla and Alexander.
Milton A. Coleman - Vice Chair
Milton Coleman is a retired executive with 35 years’ experience in Engineering Mgmt. and Process Risk Mgmt. Milt holds a M.S. from Univ. of Southern California. He is a published author in the Intel Technology Journal. Post retirement he earned a Certificate in Financial Planning from UCLA. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Milt resides in Chandler, AZ with his wife Adrienne. They are the proud parents of two adult sons; Jordan (Chicago., IL) and Andrew (Gilbert, AZ).
Donald 'Tony' Franklin II - Secretary
Tony is a General is a General Manager at the Intel Corporation within the Internet of Things Group. He is responsible for the profitability and growth of the Embedded Segments group that spans multiple vertical technology markets. He has more than 20 years of corporate entrepreneurial, business development and product management experience. He earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and MBA from the University of South Carolina. Tony and his wife Florence have one son, Donald III.
Roderick L. Wilson - Treasurer
Roderick L. Wilson is a proven leader in Business Transformation, Lean, Process Improvement and Design. He has a passion for identifying the obstacles that prevent organizations from meeting their goals and developing solutions that drive quantifiable results. Rod has over 20 years of business experience in the manufacturing, service and financial industries. He is also a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Rod is currently the Consulting Services Director at NTT Data Services leading consulting services activity for a Top 4 U.S. Bank focused on developing optimized future state processes and building value added business solutions that drive tangible business benefit. He earned his BS in Industrial Engineering from NC A&T State University and resides in the Phoenix area with his wife, Dr. Stacia Kyle Wilson.
Since moving to the Phoenix area in 2001, Rod has been very active in the community and lent his support to many organizations. He is currently on the board of directors for the Aggie Gentz Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to provide tuition and financial support to current students at North Carolina A&T State University. Rod has also served on the board of directors for the Goodwill of Central Arizona. He provides philanthropic support to United Way, Black Family Child Services and Tempe Union High School District.
Kelvin Kinsey
Kelvin Kinsey was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Alabama at age 10. He attended public elementary and high schools where he participated in sports and music activities. As a senior in high school, he won a regional oratorical contest which paid the costs of his books at Tuskegee University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Kelvin subsequently received a Master of Computer Science from Howard University in 1988, after joining AT&T Bell Laboratories in Naperville, Illinois.
Currently, Kelvin works for General Dynamics Mission Systems as a Systems Engineer and Deputy Program Manager for Engineering. He enjoys team building and mentoring, strategy and leadership, and delivering results under challenging conditions.
Kelvin has been married to Yvette B. Kinsey for 31 years and they have two children – Brianna and Brian. Kelvin volunteers to learn and to teach what he has learned to the next generation of Engineers, Doctors, Lawyers, and Entrepreneurs.
Ronald K. Thompson
Ron is a practicing Dentist and owner of East Valley Dental Care. In addition to his professional career, he also serves as coordinator of the GMES partner program, African American Men of Arizona State University (AAMASU) and is active in several dental organizations. A veteran of the US Army, Ron resides in the Phoenix area with his wife Dr. Antoinette Farmer-Thompson.
Tobin Daily
Tobin L. Daily is the Human Resources Manager for the City of Phoenix Police Department, which employs 4000 employees. Tobin is a seasoned and dedicated HR professional who has spent 23 years working in municipal government for the City of Phoenix in various HR roles. Tobin formerly spent more than 5 years as the Human Resources Manager for the City of Phoenix Fire Department, and prior to that handled HR responsibilities for the Aviation Department at Sky Harbor International Airport. Tobin holds a BS in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University, and an MBA from Arizona State University. He has also held professional HR certifications from the Human Resources Standard Institute and the Society for Human Resources Management. Outside of his professional duties, Tobin spent nearly a decade volunteering for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley, as mentor and facilitator for their annual Youth of Year (YOY) program which recognized the outstanding accomplishments of YOY candidates from each of the club locations in the Phoenix area. Tobin is a native Phoenician and currently resides in Glendale, AZ. He is the proud father of one daughter, Olivia.
Brian Johnson
Dr. Brian K. Johnson is CEO of BAJA Inc, based in Accra, Ghana with specialties in gold-mining, entertainment, education, agriculture and healthcare. Johnson also serves as Chairman of the Board for Sesi-Edem Gold Mining in Accra. A higher education professional with over 35 years of administrative experience, Johnson has served as a community college president in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He is CEO of Advance Higher Ed, a consulting firm in Tempe.