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Executive Team
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Marketting
Executive Steering Committee
ADVISORS
Leaders and Citizens of the Lower Ninth Ward Community.
New Orleans Mayor’s Office
Councilman Oliver Thomas – District E
Jeff Schwartz – Director of Economic Development City of New Orleans
Seth C. Knudsen – Chief of Strategy New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
New Orleans Sheriff’s Office
Erma Manocourt, MSW, PhD
Global Humanitarian Consultant
Retired UNICEF
Charles Wright
Veteran
Author/Trauma Advisor
Attorney Benjamin Johnson
Former DA Donaldsonville, LA
Attorney Nancy Lewellen
Business Owner
Michaela Hayes
Principal Consultant/Owner,
Hayes Impact Consulting
Dr. John Schell
PhD, MBA
EDUCATION TEAM – Creating a New Sustainable Education for Future Careers
Dr. Denise Strong
Former Administrator/Professor
University of New Orleans
Nonprofit Advisor
Gail Glapion
Former President of New Orleans School Board
Former Executive Director of YWCA
Dr. Carolyn Scott
San Francisco Commissioner
National Community Activist
Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt
Former Dean, Administrator/Professor
Author/Community Activist
Dr. Marcia Canton
Professor/Administrator – San Francisco University
Health Advisor/Author
Lorelei Kraft
Developer/Founder Tourist Village Minnesota
Retired Educator
Jewel Hudson
Former Administrator Stanford University & Business Owner
Dr. Monique Cook
Principal Martin Luther King High School
Community Activist
Rev. Joseph Recasner
Assistant Principal of Martin Luther King/MLK High School
New Orleans
Feleece Brightman
Student Social Worker – Martin Luther King/MLK High School
New Orleans
Rev. Willie Calhoun
Founder of Lower Ninth Ward Voter’s Coalition
Community Activist
Valeri Bocage
President/CEO
Developer
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REDUCING RECIDIVISM TEAM – Empowering Incarcerated to Become Resilient and Productive
Carrie Nikitin
Business Strategist
Global Community Strategist
Doris Mangrum
Award Winning Film Director
TV Talk Show Host/Author
National Recidivism Advisor
Debra Hammons
Chief of Corrections – New Orleans Sheriff’s Office
Community Humanitarian
Dr. Denise Strong
Former Administrator/Professor
University of New Orleans
Nonprofit Advisor
Gail Glapion
Former President of New Orleans School Board
Former Executive Director of YWCA
Vinessa Hudson Brown
Founder/Director – LIFEline
Incarceration Reentry Advisor
Coach Victor Hudson
Former NFL Trainer
Track and Golf Trainer
Rudy Corpus, Jr.
Founder & Executive Director of United Playas
Bryon Goodwin
Director Travis Hill School Operations and
Transitional Services
Shelacia Carney
Principal Travis Hill School
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TEAM
Addressing Physical Health and Well-being /Mental Health /Public Health Epidemic
Attorney Carletta Jackson Lane
Former President Mental Health San Francisco
Dr. Gloria Dinkins
Community and Humanitarian Activist
Dr. Najjiyya Arnold
Mental Health Specialist
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Dr. Wilma Watts
Medical Doctor/Natural Health