Philip Walkley, Executive Director
Philip has been around SOS for a while, beginning in 1998 when he served with a college team and later in 2002 when he served on our SOS College Summer Staff as a team leader. After graduating from Ole Miss, marrying his beautiful bride Kelsea, serving in Mexico and working as a youth minister in Grenada, MS, for four years Philip has finally moved to Memphis. Originally from Jonesboro, AR, Philip and his wife Kelsea are now residents of Binghampton and have two beautiful children, Romey and Archer . Philip loves details, his wife, and singing in falsetto. Click here to contact Philip.

 

John Major, Construction Director
John joined the summer SOS staff as a Construction Manager for the 2004 summer. After an All-Star performance that summer, John was signed to a full-time contract in August of 2004 and has now moved up in ranks to Construction Director. His duties including Home Visits and selection of homeowners, staff construction training, and supervision of construction during our spring and summer camps and any other time SOS constructs something. When asked to describe John, one work team came up with “bubbly, kind, patient, and talented.” John loves talk radio, but not as much as he does his wife Arnetta and their three boys Jonathan, Justin, and Joshua. Click here to contact John.

 

Marlon "Big Dog" Brown, Assistant Construction Director/Homeowner Relations
Marlon joined the summer SOS staff as a Construction Manager for the 2004 summer. The former Mr. Millington (TN) High School and college basketball star brought his jump shot to stay at SOS in August 04. Marlon does many odd jobs around SOS, including, homeowner relations, exposing folks to the inner city, leading work groups, and much much more...seriously.  When asked to describe Marlon in one word, Jenny from Southwest Missouri State pleaded for hyphens and said “larger-than-life.” We definitely agree. Marlon spends his free time reading, using his teal pickup truck to deliver goods to the less fortunate and eating at Texas de Brazil. He recently married the love of his life, Jackie. Click here to contact Marlon.

 

Candace Todd, Program Director
Candace comes to us from Union University after spending three summers on staff at SOS. She participated in our Academy internship program from 2007-2009, serving at SOS as our office intern as well as the Program Director for SOS's new plant, SOS 114. After completing a two-year internship with us, she is now serving as our Program Director. “Candy,” as she’s known around the office is responsible for the recruiting and registration of all our Spring, Summer and Fall groups. In addition, she plans and coordinates all aspects of our camp experience. She is a die hard Memphis Tigers fan who loves speaking in Spanish and talking in accents. Click here to contact Candace

 

Laura Haltom, Financial Administrator
Laura comes to us after getting her Master’s Degree at Texas Christian University. She first came to SOS in the summer of 2005 to serve on our office staff, and then came back in the summer of 2006 to be a team leader. Laura is now serving as our Financial Administrator. She keeps everything running smoothly through her organization of all the financial aspects of SOS. Laura recently married her husband, Drew, who she met at SOS in 2006, and had to give up her famous last name “Montague.”  She enjoys wearing aprons, Sharpie pens, and horned frogs. Click here to contact Laura.

 

Drew Haltom, Camp Director
Drew first worked at SOS in the summer of 2006 as a team leader, after coming as a camper. He came back as a team leader in 2007 and then was the staff servant in 2008. Drew graduated from Delta State University with a degree in Marketing, and now joins our team full-time as our Camp Director. He is responsible for running both of our camps in Binghampton and Orange Mound. He now lives in Binghampton with his new bride, Laura. Drew loves making outlines, keeping a tidy desk, and taking pictures with various SOS tools. Click here to contact Drew.

 


Morgan Adams, Office Intern
Morgan joins the SOS staff this year as our Office Intern. She previously worked at SOS during the summer of 2008 on our High School Support Staff. Morgan recently graduated from White Station High School, and will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall of 2011. We are so glad to have Morgan here this year to help us with all of our office-related tasks including mass mailings, home visits, and answering the phones. Morgan enjoys playing volleyball and organizing binders. Click here to contact Morgan.

 

Brian Bowe, Construction Intern
Brian comes to us from the University of Missouri. He worked for us in the summer of 2010 as a Construction Manager, and then decided to participate in the SOS Academy as part of the class of 2011. Brian is joining our team as our Construction Intern and will help us with building maintenance and various construction-related tasks. He will also be working at the Urban Farm located in Binghampton. Brian loves abbreviations, mixing foods together, and giggling. Click here to contact Brian.