admin + program team
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Di'Anna Saffold
Founder/Executive Director
IRL: Real World Learning Facilitator
Vivian Bluett
Visual Arts Educator/Coordinator
Taylor Gatson
Health + Wellness Educator
Cameron Brigham
Real World Learning (IRL)
Photography Instructor
Tyrell Drummer
Real World Learning (IRL)
Photography Instructor
Tahirah Hinds
Real World Learning (IRL)
Natural Hair Care Instructor
Michelle Johnson
Real World Learning (IRL)
College + Career Facilitator
executive board of directors
Lai Smith
Chairman
Years of Service: 5
Current Term: 2024-2026
Michelle Johnson
Member
Years of Service: 1
Current Term: 2024-2026
Kenton Morgan
Treasurer
Years of Service: 6 (Founding Member)
Current Term: 2024-2026
Ashley Daniels
Secretary
Years of Service: 5
Current Term: 2024-2026
Jerry McNeal, Sr
Member
Years of Service: 1
Current Term: 2024-2026
Tara Carroll
Member
Years of Service: 1
Current Term: 2024-2026
Taylor Manning
Member
Years of Service: 1
Current Term: 2024-2026
youth advisory board
Brooke Lee
President ('24-'25)
Years of Service: 5 (Founding Member)
11th Grade- Lincoln College Prep
Brandon Locke
Member ('24-'25)
Inducted September 2025
10th Grade - University Academy
Kyra Brown
Youth Advisory Board Alumni
Years of Service: 5 (Founding Member)
Senior - Alabama A&M University
Kezia Stevenson
Youth Advisory Board Alumni
Years of Service: 5 (Founding Member)
Senior - Prairie View A&M University
Zuri Primos
Youth Advisory Board Alumni
Years of Service: 5 (Founding Member)
Junior- Dillard University
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Amaya Morgan
Youth Advisory Board Alumni
Years of Service: 5 (Founding Member)
Junior - University of Missouri at Columbia
Reggie Locke, Jr
Youth Advisory Board Alumni
Years of Service: 5 (Founding Member)
Sophomore - Harris Stowe State University