Meet Our Team

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    Ngozi Okaro

    FOUNDER & CEO

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    Lesley Enston

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

  • Christie Saint-Vil

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

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    Delia Alleyne

    TRAINING INSTITUTE MANAGER

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    Pat Kozu

    CHIEF OF STAFF

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    Veronica Jones

    ENTREPRENEURSHIP COACH

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    Doris Monsac

    OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE

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    Danielle Healy

    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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    Parron Edwards-Stimola

    SUCCESS MANAGER

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    Denise Contreras

    COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

Board of Directors

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    Dana Davis: Board Co-Chair

  • A woman smiling, wearing a pink blazer over a white top, with short curly hair, sitting against a dark gray background.

    Melody Rollins: Board Co-Chair

  • Raymond Ampil

  • Latrice Cole

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    Dana L. Cox

  • Rasheeda Frazier

  • Anthony Galente

Advisors

Alfonso Wyatt

Ammar Belal

Andrea Rogers

Anthony Galante

Arva Rice

Cameron Russell

Cathy Gilliard

Celine DeCarlo

Dennis Derryck

Dominique Drakeford

Guylene Grace

Heidi Bruce

Katherine Parr

Laura Wolf Powers

Leslie Frank

Mark Reed

Marsha Modeste

Meeta Anand

Michelle PryceScreen

Shawaun Johnson

Starita Ansari

Stephen Burrows

Tessa Maffucci

Tabitha St. James