WHO WE ARE
Club Esteem is a community focused non-profit that believes every child deserved the opportunity to dream of and create a life beyond their current circumstances.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to inspire children in under-resourced communities to achieve academic and personal excellence through tutoring, mentoring, and enrichment programs. Together, with families, volunteers, and community partners, we are creating equity through education.
OUR VISION
Inspiring kids in our community to embrace and excel in education by providing individualized tutoring and mentorship, guiding them to becoming compassionate, college and career-ready leaders.
OUR VALUES
Community Matters
We are actively engaged in our local area. Many boys and girls join Club Esteem through referrals from current students. We are more than an after-school program: we are part of the fabric of our community.
Family Commitment
Achieving excellence isn’t just the task of our students, we also set expectations and require commitments from their families as well! We believe success is better together.
Excellence through Equity
Through access to diverse community leaders and programming, we believe students should dream beyond their current circumstances and have access to explore many interests.
A Safe Space
Students succeed where they feel safe. We provide a caring, structured environment where students feel comfortable connecting with leaders and each other.
Place of Pride
Club Esteem Alumni wear their involvement with our program with pride. We aim to be a place graduates come back to connect, share, and support.
OUR STAFF
Ellena Little
Executive Director
ellenalittle@clubesteem.org
Sherri Moody
Program Leader
Ariel Garcia – “Mr. A”
Program Leader
Martha Fay
Adminstrative Assistant
marthafay@clubesteem.org
Jordan Christian
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Letriona Bartell
Site Manager
Heather Walcott
Program Leader
David Stills
Support Services Coordinator / IT
Danika Warren
Development Coordinator and Grant Writer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Ryan Maultsby
President
Specialty Sales Representative, Janssen Inc.
ALEXANDER HOWELL
Vice President
Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney, L3Harris Corporation
Edward R. Davis III
Treasurer
Retired Vice President & Treasurer, Tupperware Brands Corporation
BOARD MEMBERS
Shanel Crusoe
Information Software Engineering Manager, Northrop Grumman
Mitch Evander
Chief Intellectual Property Council, L3Harris Corporation
Dr. Munevver Mine Subasi
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Systems Engineering; Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Florida Institute of Technology
Myles Wilkinson
Owner/President, Corporate Property Group, Inc.
Krista Soboh
Med, Educational Innovation, and Instructional Design Services. Masters in Education, Curriculum, and Instruction, Educational Technology, University of Florida
DIRECTOR EMERITUS
Kim Deffebach, PhD
President
Licensed Psychologist
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD
Valeta Cameron, Esq
Attorney, Brevard Legal Aid
Katherine Stewart
Vice President
Owner/Founder, D & K Consulting
John W. Nicklow, PHD
Treasurer
President Florida Institute of Technology
Kendra Thompson
CEO
The Honey Comb Florida and Thompson Production
Candidate for Melbourne City Council District 3
Tiffany Trudeau, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
OUR HISTORY

From 2004 to the present, Club Esteem’s programs have continued to expand. Club Esteem’s after-school and summer programs currently serve 175+ economically disadvantaged youth and their families five days per week at the Club Esteem Youth and Family Center and at several satellite locations.
Club Esteem will celebrate 30 years of changing the lives of economically disadvantaged youth in 2021!

Miss Gladys passed away in 2o24. She touched the hearts and lives of countless Club Esteem students, families, volunteers and staff members. Her unwavering belief in the potential of every young person will forever be our guiding light.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS

United Way
As a United Way Partner Agency, Club Esteem is eligible to receive designated gifts via payroll deduction to the United Way of Brevard or any other United Way in the US. Please contact your employer to designate your payroll deduction donation to benefit Club Esteem.

Community Foundation of Brevard
Create a legacy and change the lives of economically disadvantaged youth by including a gift to Club Esteem in your trust and estate plans. Gifts of cash, annuities, property, stocks, and other assets may be made directly to Club Esteem or may be made to the Club Esteem Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of Brevard. For more information, please contact Theresa Grimison, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Brevard at
theresaG@cfbrevard.org or (321) 752-5505.

National Society of Black Engineers
Club Esteem is proud to have established the first National Society of Black Engineers Junior Chapter Site in the US. Club Esteem’s NSBE Pre-College Initiative program helps students develop teamwork, leadership, and academic skills; educates and exposes students to STEM fields and experiences; and encourages students to attend college and pursue STEM degrees.

Department of Children
and Families Access Assistance
Club Esteem is a Department of Children and Families Access Assistance Partner Site and provides assistance to families applying for SNAP, Medicaid, cash assistance, and social security benefits.

Eastern Florida State College
Club Esteem partners with the Eastern Florida State College Service Learning program to provide business leadership opportunities to students wishing to earn college credits.

Florida Division of Vocational
Rehab Worksite and Career Source Brevard Work Based Training Site
Club Esteem serves as a Florida Division of Vocational Rehab Worksite and Career Source Brevard Work Based Training Site by providing on the job training opportunities to community members desiring to enter the workforce.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Club Esteem partners with the Kid’s Cafe Program of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida to ensure that economically disadvantaged children receive healthy after-school meals.

United States Department of Agriculture Federal Child Care Food Program
Club Esteem partners with the United States Department of Agriculture Federal Child Care Food Program to ensure that economically school aged children from economically disadvantaged families receive healthy meals during the summer.
Bank of America
Best Buy (Melbourne store)
Booker Heights Neighborhood Watch
Brevard County Schools
Brevard Rescue Mission
Career Source Brevard
Children’s Hunger Project
City of Melbourne Housing and Community Development
City of Melbourne Eco Division
Community of Hope
Dance Arts Centre
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Melbourne-Palm Bay Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Melbourne-Palm Bay Alumnae Chapter
Eastern Florida State College
Eckerd Connects
Evans Center
FAMU National Alumni Association
Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Florida Institute of Technology
Girl Scouts Citrus Council
Grambling Park Neighborhood Watch
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Habitat for Humanity of Brevard
Health First
Housing Authority of Brevard
Hurricane Sports Club
Jeremiah’s Supportive House
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Kappa Lambda Chi Military Fraternity
L3 Harris
Lipscomb Street Park Association
Melbourne PAL
Melbourne Police Department
National Council Negro Women
Neighbor Up Brevard
Northrop Grumman
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Palm Bay Elementary
Palm Bay Police Department
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Play Melbourne Parks and
Recreation and Golf (at Lipscomb Community Center)
PNC Bank
Powell Subdivision Neighborhood Watch
Rising Star Leadership
STEM/STEAM Development LLC
Sea Turtle Conservancy
Scouts of America
South Brevard Branch NAACP
Space Coast Chapter of the Children’s Home Society
Space Coast Realtors Association
Sprouts Farmers Market
St. Francis Reflections
Stone Magnet Middle School
Studio D
Take Stock in Children of Florida
The Dorcas Outreach Center for Kids (DOCK)
UF IFAS Extension
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority