Board Members
Yvette McKinnie
CEO/Founder
"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Gandhi
Jessie Turner
CFO
"People lifting people, I am my brother's keeper"
LaAndrea Turner
Executive Director
"Make someone smile today and let them know that you send your love"
Leadership Team
Octavia Hill
Director of Operations/Youth Program Director
"Explore, Dream, Discover" - Mark Twain
LaAndrea Turner
Senior Program Director/Job Placement Coach
"Make someone smile today and let them know you send your love"
Rick Cazares
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles" - Christopher Reeve
Team Members
Ashley Johnson
Case Manager
"You are AMAZING"
Fabian Santoyo
Senior Mentor/Instructor
"Never give up, fall down 6 times, get up 7 and improve along the way."
Jorge Flores
Art Instructor/Mentor
"No matter where life takes me. Find me with a smile."
-Mac Miller
Daniel Castillo
Coding Instructor/Job Readiness Instructor/Mentor
"Technology is a strong source of data, but your ambitions are stronger."
Jennifer Martinez
STEM Instructor/Mentor
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou
Destiny Butler
Youth Worker/Mentor
"She remembered who she was and the game changed."
Brian Becerra
Coding Instructor/Mentor
"Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to
plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say 'No, you move.' ”
― Christopher Markus