REACH, Incorporated is an international human relations firm organized and established  by its President, Elbert Ransom, Jr. D. Min., and incorporated in the year  of 2000.  REACH was established as an answer to a need for improved understanding between races and cultures across the American community.  It is staffed by a group of dedicated professionals who are committed to positive social change.


Elbert Ransom, Jr. brings 48 years of experience to the field of Human Rights and Interpersonal Relations. Beginning his work in the historic Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott as an aide to the late Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., Ransom served as a principal community and student organizer. The ensuing years were spent in Intergroup Relations with the American Friends Services Committee as director of equal housing opportunities and the National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials, facilitating multicultural and multiracial groups in recognizing human similarities across cultural and racial lines. He also worked at the National Urban Coalition as the Southeastern Regional Director for the establishment of local coalitions of persons representing all sectors of the community.

Ransom has lectured on America's message of peace around the world on behalf of the United States Information Agency in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Sydney, Australia, and several cities in Brazil. He served the Alexandria City Government as Special Assistant to the City Manager for Human Relations, charged with the responsibility of organizing diversity training for 2000 city employees.  Ransom has been extremely active in facilitating diversity training for the Alexandria Police Department as well as leading workshops for The Virginia Community Policing Institute   His advice and council are routinely sought for Police/Community Relations matters pertaining to diversity.

Depending upon specific subject matter, additional qualified personnel will be used as needed and appropriate.