Brandy Harris (34) is the Chief Executive Officer for Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield in Springfield, Missouri. Harris began her professional career in 2008 as a high school teacher at her Alma Mater-Hillcrest High School in Springfield. Harris has been involved in the Boys & Girls Clubs movement since 2011. She started in Lawrence, Kansas, serving in a number of roles, both on the front-line and leadership level. Then, she moved back to Springfield and assumed a role as Program Director in 2013 at the Henderson Unit. She was then chosen as the Unit Director of the new Sertoma Unit. In 2017, while still running the Sertoma Unit, she was promoted to the Director of Programs for the organization after pitching the idea to Club leadership. She received her B.A. in Speech Communication from Drury University in 2008, and her Masters in Early Childhood Education and Family Development from Missouri State University in 2015.
Recent Involvement:
- The Mayor's Commission for Children, Member
- Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Policy Committee, Member
- Cox Health Young Professionals Council, Member
- Prosper Springfield Equity & Prosperity Commission, Member
- Queen City Sertoma, Member
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America Progrom Steering Committee, Member
Recent Recognition:
- 2021 Virginia Fry Rising Star Award, Awarded by Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
- 2020 Top Local Executive, Awarded by Springfield Business Journal
- 2020 Organization of the Year, Awarded by Southwest Missouri Non-Profit Excellence Awards
- 2020 CEO of the Year Nominee, Awarded by Southwest Missouri Non-Profit Excellence Awards
- 2020 The 417-Land Heroes Of 2020, Awarded by 417 Magazine
- 2019 Recipient of 40 Under 40: Awarded by Springfield Business Journal
- 2019 District Alumni Achievement Award, Awarded by the National Speech & Debate Association
- 2018 Best Overall Program Honor Award, Awarded by Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- 2018 Best Character & Leadership Program Honor Award, Awarded by Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- 2018 Emerging Leader of the Year-Inaugural Recipient, Awarded by SWMO Non-Profit Excellence Awards
- 2018 10 For the Next 10: Rising Leaders Who Are Moving SWMO Into the Next Decade, Awarded by Biz 417
- 2017 John Alesch Outstanding Program Staff-Inaugural Recipient, Awarded by Boys & Girls Clubs of America