Meet Our Leadership
Guiding our vision and strategy, our leadership board comprises dedicated individuals committed to driving meaningful change and fostering sustainable growth.
Board of directors
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Dr. Julius Johnson
Founder and Chair of the Board
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Dr. Charles Simmons
Founder and - Vice President of the Board
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![Katie Mcmurray.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_48045fcc96df46899b2daa004b30522b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Katie%20Mcmurray.jpeg)
Katie Mcmurray
Secretary to the Board
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![Marc Pinheiro.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_8859cdb1e1cd49308918eeafaed164d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_512,h_682,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/Marc%20Pinheiro.jpg)
Marc Pinheiro
General Board Member
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Darnell Washington
General Board Member
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![Olu Olutola.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_8e49f3dec2d9498c8252ba8d6c37b142~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_200,h_200,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/Olu%20Olutola.png)
Olu Olutola
General Board Member
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![Jeff Tarver.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_2ab8c7f4cc4343edb9d7ef21370c56af~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1010,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Jeff%20Tarver.jpeg)
Jeff Tarver
General Board Member
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![RICHARD WALKER.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_6c2687f2f382426aabd0e8eadfb0de21~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1043,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/RICHARD%20WALKER.jpg)
Richard Walker
General Board Member
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![GREG HUNLEN.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_26eed038de604576bddafd22e7e2e0c8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1581,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/GREG%20HUNLEN.jpeg)
Greg Hunlen
General Board Member
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Advisory board
Yushuwa Nettles
Advisory Board Member
![Yushuwa Nettles.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_126916901b274d9c8c25a2211e054d33~mv2.png)
Jamal Mubdi-bey
Advisory Board Member
![Jamal Mubdi-bey.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_9cce251f08294dd59d690696a3ec3015~mv2.jpg)
Francois Ndengwe
Advisory Board Member
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Fred Arungah
Advisory Board Member
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Peter Sagwa Chabeda
Advisory Board Member
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Gary Barrett
Advisory Board Member
![Gary Barrett.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_077af3298acf44ac9f0d482c36761e91~mv2.jpeg)
John Chandler
Advisory Board Member
![John Chandler.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_b23d83aa9c134e399cb11f133ab071d1~mv2.jpeg)
Rashad Ibn Abdul-Azeem
Advisory Board Member
![Rashad Ibn Abdul-Azeem.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_45c4a2451cdf4256a749004fa94b6bf4~mv2.png)
Muhammad Abdur-Rahman Johnson
Position / Role
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Daniel Whitley
Position / Role
![DANIEL WHITLEY.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bba168_15f39cb774e5491b9a8f22b1b04468d6~mv2.jpg)
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