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With a passion for education, advocacy, and social entrepreneurship, Ray Mills has focused his professional career on underserved communities. Ray owns and operates several businesses in Georgia, including Mills Media Group and The Mills Academy. The Mills Academy is an early education and daycare center in his hometown of College Park that provides a safe, peaceful, and nurturing learning environment for up to 150 children. Currently, he is working on plans to open a private, charter elementary school (grades one through five) serving students predominately from distressed and underserved communities with an emphasis on financial literacy.

In 2014, Ray co-founded Run for Justice, an advocacy organization designed to bring attention to the tragic death of Michael Brown. He and Co-Founder Londrelle Hall completed a 21-day, 614-mile running campaign from Atlanta to Ferguson, Missouri, to increase awareness of racial injustice and raise funds in support of Brown’s family. He is also the author of the book Let’s Start a Business, offering insight and experience to both young and older professionals alike.

Ray obtained a GED, pursued a college degree on an athletic scholarship at Florida International University, and later studied business administration at Kennesaw State University.