With a passion for making a change in the community, I currently serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of ABCD, INC, a non-profit Community Development Corporation related to the Office of Community Developers of the United Methodist Church.I formerly represented the Midwest area on the Board of Directors of the National Congress on Community Economic Development and serve on the following boards or councils: a member of the Region/Advisory Council for Minority Business Assistance Centers; Community Treatment and Correction Center; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; The Stark County Minority Business Association-Vice President and United Way’s Family Impact Council; the City of Canton’s Entrepreneurship Initiative and former Chairperson of the Administrative Council of the James S. Thomas U.M.C.