Selmore Foundation is committed to maintaining the Legacy of The Selmore Family. 

 Governed by a Board of Directors and led by the Executive Director,  the Foundation

 is a global consultancy and a leading advisor on business strategies. 

We have a team of Principals that will sit down with each client to indentify highest value opportunities, 

while addressing the most critical challenges .

Globally we partner with  Corporate Clients, Small Business  as well as academia.

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Joyce Be Lynda Russaw- Executive Director & CEO

Joyce, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University spent 30 years in Human Resource Management at General Motors Corporation.   She is certified in  Needs Analysis,  Design, Develop and presentation of training seminars, a certified T-3 Train the Trainer, certified in presenting Franklin Covey Time Systems and Zenger-Miller Frontline Leadership programs.    In the HR arena Joyce traveled extensively recruiting Engineering students and new hires as a certified on campus college recruiter working closely with varied colleges such as University of Albuquerque, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MIT, Atlanta University Center, Northwestern and Georgia Institute of Technology while providing HR support to open new Dealerships across the country.

Having completed over 5,000 training hours from Cardean, and General Motors University and over 7,000 required training hours at Saturn University, she also completed MBA focused course work at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

 An active member of the DNC she serves on several US Congressional Committees, a Committee Member of The Explorers of the National Boy Scouts, Dallas, Texas.  After retiring from General Motors she worked as liaison to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, worked on the Advance Team for Senators John Kerry and John Edwards during his bid for the Presidency, and worked tirelessly on the Obama team for the now President of the United States. Joyce worked as a political strategist on Lead teams for two U.S. Presidents and two U. S. Senators.

Currently she is a member of  Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, an Honorary Tuskegee Airman, Founder and Leader of Professionals Striving to make a difference,  and a member of Flipper AME.

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Ernest Caldwell Browne, Jr. 

 Joyce was mentored by her husband Ernest Browne, Jr.  Ernest delighted in being A Tuskegee Airman.   He graduated from Wayne State and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Executive Program.  A public servant,  Ernest was a member of the Masonic Brotherhood and attained the highest level, a member of the League of Cities, Whitney Young scholarship selection committee, a Scout  Master sitting on several scouting Committees, President of the Lansing Chamber of Commerce and served two terms as a City Councilman. He ended his political career after an unsuccessful run for Mayor of Detroit.

 Ernest went on to serve as Vice President of Michigan National Banks,  which enabled him to serve on many corporate Boards including Trustee at Sparrow Hospital, Credit Unions of Michigan.  Ernest  and Joyce both served as members of the Brentwood Historical Society in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Ernest transitioned in 2006

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Mission

To become the leading provider of programs and processes that promote EXCELLENCE

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Feel free to contact or write to us at:

Post Office Box 91262

East Point, Georgia 30364

Phone 770. 892.2576

Fax 770. 892.2493