Grand Hank Productions Incorporated © 2003
Company Profile
P.O. Box 23488, Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone: (215) 724-5260  Fax: (215) 724-9260   Email:
GrandHank@aol.com

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Company History
Grand Hank Productions, Incorporated (GHPI) was founded in 1990 by Tyraine Ragsdale, with the Educational Rap Lecture presentation as its first ambitious project.  Since its inception, GHPI has developed a multitude of educational programs, products, and services which currently includes:

  • The Science of Philadelphia Television Series
  • The Science Lab of Grand Hank Television Series
  • The Science Lab of Grand Hank Live Science Demo Tour
  • The Science Lab of Grand Hank Video Series
  • The Science of Grand Hank Video Series & Lab Book of Experiments
  • Professional Development Workshops for Teachers
  • The Educational Rap Lecture National Tour
  • The Educational Rap Lecture Video Series & Workbook
  • The Education of a Nation Audio Series
  • The Power of Self-Help Seminar Series
  • The Test Mastery Seminar Series
  • The Eight Parts of Speech Seminar Series


Audience Reached
Since our inception, GHPI's programs, products, and services have reached more than an estimated 3.5 Million people across:

  Connecticut        California        Georgia        New York                

  Virginia        Delaware        Indiana        North Carolina                 

   Florida        District of Columbia         Michigan        

   Pennsylvania        New Jersey        Ohio        Texas


Corporate Sponsorship
Our programs have been sponsored by corporate entities such as:

  • Ameritech
  • Bell Atlantic
  • Brookhaven National Laboratories
  • DuPont-Merck Pharmaceutical
  • Franklin Institute Science Museum
  • Jansen Research Foundation
  • Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
  • Merck Pharmaceutical
  • Misericordia Hospital
  • N.J. Association for Biomedical Research
  • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • Philadelphia Housing Authority
  • Research America
  • R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
  • U.S. Atlantic Olympic Committee
  • A host of Elementary and Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities
  • Sunoco Welcome America
  • Philadelphia Phillies Organization
  • Philadelphia 76ers Organization
  • Philadelphia Tribune Newspaper
  • Penn's Landing Corporation
  • Barrington Consultants Incorporated
  • Power 99 FM Radio
  • Philly 103.9 FM Radio
  • Philadelphia School District


Affiliated Organizations
Over the years, we have developed partnerships and affiliations with the following organizations:

  • New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
  • National  Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)
  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
  • International Association of  African American Music (IAAAM)
  • National Association of Black Women (NABW)
  • United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  • National Association of Black School Educators (NABSE)
  • National Education Association (NEA)
  • Communities In Schools of Philadelphia (CIS)
  • National School & Community Corps
  • Pennsylvania Science Teacher Association
  • Pennsylvania Secondary Science Teachers Association
  • Black Data Processors Association (BDPA)