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Our Leadership:
Louella Connor
In 1998, Louella Connor, affectionately know as “Grandma”, became president of the Board of Directors for Learn To Grow, Inc. Being deeply religious, Grandma promised to help the organization become a world-class community based organization, using nationally proven prevention models, strategies, programs, and business operations to demonstrate our mission “to empower youth through positive youth development, and strengthen families and communities.” Under her guidance, evidenced based programs related to high risk youths, adults, families, and communities are being implemented and evaluated for success. Grandma says “the organization’s goal must be to generate self-empowerment, community mobilization, and long lasting results within the target communities--thereby attaining the ultimate goal of effective planned social change.” |
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Grandma is also the Public Relations Director for Noah’s Ark Animals and Abused Children’s Home. She helped to establish the Butts County Humane Society, and served as mayor of Flovilla, GA. She is a past president of the Henry County Optimist Club, and received the 11 Alive Community Service Award for outstanding community service in 2001. Grandma currently serves on the board of a local food bank. She can also be found at the Learn To Grow facility mentoring youth and counseling families.
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Vincent Vandiegriff
Vincent Vandiegriff is the founder of Learn To Grow, Inc. He is a Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist trained by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention & Behavioral Development Section. He is the Executive Director and Program Director of Learn To Grow, Inc. and Chairman of the H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education, Awareness, and Research on Tobacco) Coalition, Inc. He has attended Georgia School of Addiction Studies and has been nominated for the Excellence In Prevention Award two years in a row. He has attended the “Service To Science Academy” sponsored by SAMHSA/CSAP for the Southeast (Georgia) area. His responsibilities and duties include organizing and participating
in town hall meetings, teach-ins, lunch and learns, seminars, workshops and conferences to update and exchange pertinent information. |
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| He provides technical assistance to other community based organizations as well as other entities with similar interest in designing, implementing, and evaluation of intervention and outreach strategies. He has direct involvement with communities by conducting health fairs, demonstrations, and workshops. He researches and delivers program services based on needs assessment as he is Certified Trainer of Trainers of several Research Based Prevention Curriculums. He researches possible funding sources, develops and writes proposals. He develops programs, and evaluates other organizations programs for effectiveness. He hires and trains staff. All staff members are trained to facilitate research based curriculums geared to reduce or prevent alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among youth and adults. He implements programs, supervises staff, monitors payroll, ensures that programs are fiscally sound, ensures compliance with state and federal audit requirements, prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports, oversees day to day operations, interacts with contractors, develops cooperative relationships with other community organizations and agencies, and gives direction to organization. He is also a youth leadership and advocacy facilitator |
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