MEET THE TEAM

Board

Members

Chet Kibble Sr.

Director

Chet Kibble Sr. has been in the Environmental field over 35 years and graduated with honors from the EPA's inaugural Environmental Justice Academy. Chet is a Certified Training Manager for State approved lead training programs and has also taught environmental classes at three colleges in Memphis, TN.

Chet holds Current State Licenses as Lead Project Designer, Asbestos Monitor, and is certified to analyze lead in drinking water. He’s also a contractor licensed in lead, asbestos, plumbing, HVAC, Utility and general construction.

Along with being a Master Home Environmentalist Chet is Owner of "Environmental Technical Services" a Lead and RRP Certified firm. He’s also the Founder of Inform the People, a grassroots community organization. Click Here for Full Bio

Joyce Ann Henderson

Chair

Joyce Henderson is Microsoft Office Certified, trained in Multi Media Graphic Arts Technology, Business Technology Accounting, and Property & Casualty Insurance . She also has Lead Base Paint Inspector training.

She is a Community Scientist who’s research lead to the discovery of Shelby County Tennessee suburban areas using a pharmaceutical grade fluoride while the city of Memphis is using Liquid Fluorosilicic Acid (also known as hydrofluorosilicic acid) as fluoride. She is the Founder of Clean Water Matters Memphis, a Facebook group she started in 2015 to educate the community about the hazards of using hydrofluorosilicic acid as Fluoride.

Joyce is convinced more people should become “Community Scientists” and seek out unfavorable environmental conditions that affects both the mental and physical conditions of people in our communities.

Melanie Scott

Co-Chair

Melanie Scott is the Chief Officer of Finance & Operations for the Memphis & Shelby County Lead Safe Collaborative's Community Outreach Nutrition Services. Melanie's background in project management and funding along with her deep concern for environmental safety led her to the collaborative when she accepted the position of Project Coordinator for the Memphis & Shelby County Master Home Environmentalist group. During her time as project coordinator, she also began training to assist with assessments as a Master Home Environmentalist

A native of Winstonville, MS, Melanie enjoys spending time with family, traveling and helping those in need. She aspires to complete LeadSmart training performing soil and water lead analysis' to become an asset to all branches of the collaborative.

Hunt Henion

Communications Coordinator

Hunt Henion has been in the environmental field and with the Memphis & Shelby County Lead Safe Collaborative Inc. four years. Hunt is a Lead Abatement Supervisor and is certified to analyze lead in drinking water. As an entrepreneur and published writer, he's well suited to be Communications Coordinator.

Maxine Thomas-Marsh

Community Coordinator

Maxine Thomas, is an Educator with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis TN. She’s a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu National Honorary Society. Maxine is best known for being the Co-founder and Coordinator of the Dr. Martin Luther King National Holiday Parade. She is also a National Staff Member and Coordinator Community Forum of the Commission on religion and Racism (CORR). Maxine is the Advertising Manager for the “African-American Voice Journal” a Memphis grassroots community newsletter. She also served on the Election Commission. As a civil rights worker Maxine raised her fist in many nonviolent protests for the fair treatment of African-Americans. Click here for full Bio

Key contributor

Minister Suhkara Yahweh

August 19, 1938 - March 25, 2023

Education: Manassas High school; Lemoyne-Owen College

Career – Civil Rights, April 4, 1968, Political and Social Engineer-40 years

Special training/Certifications: Community Emergency Response Team, Lead training as lead supervisor and inspector. Community scientist level 5.

Created organizations to educate the community on various environmental hazards that existed in our community. He was also a key member in forming the Memphis and Shelby County lead Safe collaborative.

He has a long history of working with many civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King Jr., Dick Gregory, Stokley Carmichael just to mention a few, along with participating in many marches such as the one in Arkansas where he was attacked and later received a letter of recognition from Arkansas leadership.

He was a strong leader in addressing on going environmental concerns experienced by our communities.

Sweet Willie Wine took a stand in the Arkansas Delta Click Here

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