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WHO’S WHO

Partners In Purpose

LEADERS WHO HAVE MADE THE IN-CROWD PLEDGE AND INVITE YOUR PARTNERSHIP

A

  • Junaid Akter: Baitul Mukarram Mosque
  • Hon. Ronald V. Alvarez: Judge, Palm Beach County, 15th Judicial Circuit (Retired)
  • Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne: Founder, The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka
  • Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne: CEO, The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka
  • Kristen Azari: President, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (Palm Beach County)
  • James Azeltine: Activist, Software Engineer

B

  • Shakirius Baker: Parent’s Pride
  • Constance Baker Jackson: Girls Must Feel Empowered
  • Susan Berkowitz Schwartz: Founder, All Peoples Day
  • Bishop Shawn Boone: Pastor, National Church of God
  • Dr. Julia Botel: Chairperson, Riviera Beach City Council
  • Marcia Braff: Member, 100 Women Charitable Foundation
  • Karen Brill: Vice Chair, Palm Beach Board of Education
  • Pastor Tara Brown-Davis: Founder, Pastor, Righteous Chapel Church
  • Susan Bucher: Former Supervisor of Elections, Palm Beach County

C

  • Webster Casseus: Director, Public Relations, Juneteenth of Palm Beach County
  • Nancy Chanin: Chair, Member Services, League of Women Voters Palm Beach
  • Marybeth Coffer: President, Friends of The Riviera Beach Schools Inc.
  • Pastor Linda Collymore: Vice President, Palm Beach County Clergy Alliance
  • Rabbi Dr. Donald D. Crain: Temple Beth Shalom (Retired)

D

  • Ted Deutch: U.S. Congressman, Florida’s 22nd District
  • Sgt. Diehl: Supervisor of Community Services, Boynton Beach Police Department
  • Bonnie Dorfman: Activist, League of Women Voters Palm Beach; Voting Rights Coalition; Blue Wave Palm Beach County; Democratic Party
  • Bishop Dr. Phillip Dukes: Founder, Operation Restore, Inc.; Co-Founder, The In-Crowd

E

  • Kala Edme: Co-Founder, 4 Freedom 4 Justice

F

  • Charlene Farrington: Director, Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
  • Cheryl L. Fasano: Angel Wings
  • Patrick Ferguson, Esq.: Organizing Representative, The Sierra Club; Glades Communities of Western Palm Beach County
  • Steve Fradkin: Founder, President, Wizard Of Adz; Campaign Consultant
  • Lois Frankel: U.S. Congresswoman, Florida’s 20th District
  • William Freeman: Founder, People Of Purpose Reentry Program (POP)
  • Joan Friedenberg: Entertainer, Pink Slip
  • Alan Frumin: U.S. Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus (Retired)

G

  • Anne Gannon: Palm Beach County Comptroller
  • Christie Geltz: Community Outreach Manager, Guardian ad Litem Program (Palm Beach County)
  • Andrew Gillum: Former Mayor of Tallahassee, FL; President, Forward Florida Action
  • Felecia Goldstein: District Director, Office of U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings
  • Pamala Goodman: President, Ruth’s List
  • Prophet Bryce Graham: Youth Minister, Anointed House of Prayer Ministries; Activist
  • Steven Grant: Mayor, Boynton Beach
  • Timothy Greener: Co-Founder, Blue Wave Coalition (Palm Beach County)
  • Chief Michael Gregory: Chief of Police, Boynton Beach Police Department
  • Melissa Gusman: Grants Consultant, The Kannico Agency for Global Good

H

  • David Hall: President, Lake Worth Interfaith Network; Co-Coordinator, All People’s Day
  • Alcee Hastings: Former U.S. Congressman, Florida’s 20th District
  • Carey Haughwout: Public Defender, Palm Beach County, 15th Judicial Circuit
  • Alicia Haywood: Founder, Executive Director, iSpeakMediaFoundation
  • Kenesah Hemmings: COO, Juneteenth of Palm Beach County
  • Pastor Darrell Hepburn: Blue Heron Church of God
  • Carrie Howell: CEO, The Kannico Agency for Global Good

J

  • Oluwakayode “Kay” Jasan: Activist, Web Designer/Developer
  • Dan Jones: South Florida Coordinator, Poor Peoples Campaign
  • Pastor Kevin Jones: Tabernacle Baptist Church

K

  • Imon Karim: CEO, American Bangladesh Public Affairs Committee (ABPAC)
  • Pat Katisch: Grassroots Germantown, Wisconsin Leadership Team 
  • Joan Katz: President, Palm Beach County Democratic Party, Club/Caucus, President’s Council
  • Sukeenah Kelly: Co-Founder, Juneteenth of Palm Beach County

L

  • Ancy Lewis: Co-Founder, Haitian American Culture Collaborative; Radio Host
  • Wendi Lipsich: District Director, U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch, Florida’s 22nd District

M

  • Pam Maldonado: Chair, Member Services, League of Women Voters Palm Beach
  • Stephen Markow: Chief Creator and Optimizer, Optim Marketing Group
  • Christelle Martin: Chair, Outreach Committee, Palm Beach Indivisibles
    Ronald Matzner: President, Palm Beach Indivisibles
  • Mort Mazor: Columnist, The Sun Sentinel 
  • Brittany Mitchell: Co-Founder, Juneteenth of Palm Beach County
  • Felix Mosqueda: CEO, Felix Digital Consulting; Co-Founder, BrandCom

O

  • James Okina: Activist, Watson Institute at Lynn University
  • Chief Nate Osgood: Chief of Police, Riviera Beach Police Department
  • Allison Overstreet: Mentoring Outreach Coordinator, United Way

P

  • Maura Plante: Founder, CEO, Living Hungry
  • Tina Polsky: Florida State Senator, Florida House of Representatives, Senate District 29
  • Dr. Deandre Poole: Professor, Florida Atlantic University
  • DeBorah Posey-Blocker: District Director, Office of U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings
  • Ancel Pratt, III: Executive Director, Emgage
  • Linda Prior: Vice President, Outreach, League of Women Voters Palm Beach; President, Interfaith Cafe

R

  • Anjni Rabadia: Co-Owner, AUM Computers; Web Developer, The In-Crowd
  • Murji Rabadia: Co-Owner, AUM Computers
  • Bishop Charles Ricks: Senior Pastor, Calvary Community Church
  • Reverend Harris Riordan: Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
  • Terrie Rizzo: Chair, Palm Beach County Democratic Party
  • Linda Rosenthal: Board Member, Democratic Woman’s Club of Palm Beach County
  • Leigh Routman, MSW, ACSW: Director of Programs, Palm Beach County Food Bank

S

  • Robin Sambur: Vice President of Advocacy, National Council of Jewish Women (Palm Beach); Activist, League of Women Voters, Voter Rights Coalition
  • Virginia Savietto: Administrative Assistant, Office of Palm Beach County Commissioner Gregg Weiss
  • Mark Schneider: President, ACLU Palm Beach
  • Rabbi Barry Silver: Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor
  • Ann Marie Sorrell: Supervisor, Palm Beach County Soil & Water Conservation District, Seat 2
  • Kimberley Spire-Oh, Esq.: Advocate, Democratic Disability Caucus of Palm Beach County
  • Zachary Stauber: Founder, The Stem Stars, Educating & Mentoring
  • Joyce Sullivan: Chair, Outreach, League of Women Voters Palm Beach

T

  • Houston Tate: Director, Palm Beach County Office of Community Revitalization
  • Debra Tendrich: Founder, Eat Better Live Better
  • Pastor J.R. Thicklin: President, Palm Beach County Clergy Alliance
  • Ken Thomas: President, League of Women Voters Palm Beach
  • Genee Tinsley: Co-Founder, 4 Freedom 4 Justice
  • Joe Toste: Social Services, Genesis Community Health

U

  • Arlene Ustin: Vice President and Program Chair, National Organization for Women, Palm Beach County; Second Vice President, People of Purpose; League of Women Voters Palm Beach

W

  • Dr. Robert Watson: Professor, Lynn University; Author, Public Speaker; Co-Founder, The In-Crowd
  • Greg Weiss: Commissioner, Palm Beach County, District 2
  • Steve West: Founder, The In-Crowd; Founder, The Rational Majority; Founder of Friends of MAMA (FOM)
  • Angela Williams: President, Mothers Against Murderers (MAMA); Co-Founder, The In-Crowd
  • Artie Williams: Vice President, Mothers Against Murderers (MAMA)
  • Angela Wiltz: Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator, Big Brothers & Big Sisters (Palm Beach County, Martin County)

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Founding Partners


Steve West

Steve West, Founder of Friends of MAMA (FOM)
Steve West, Founder, has been involved in social justice causes since his youth. Mr. West integrated his career between entrepreneurial social justice volunteering and business. A leader in the Fair Housing Movement of the 1960s, he took on world hunger in the 1980s. At the same time he focused on third world development and has been involved with that since 1980. West’s unique experiences in social justice issues gives him a unique perspective for working in under-served communities.

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Angela Williams

Angela Williams, Founder, Mothers Against Murderers Association (MAMA)
Angela Williams founded Mothers Against Murderers Association (MAMA) in 2003 when her nephew, Torrey, was senselessly murdered. Angela has helped hundreds of mothers and their families to recover from the unspeakable tragedy of losing a child to gun violence. Angela is one of the most loved and respected people in Palm Beach County. Her work includes healing and helping bereaved mothers and family move forward with their lives. Her work on prevention promises to fulfill her dream of eliminating the need for MAMA’s existence.

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Professor, Dr. Robert Watson

Professor Dr. Robert Watson
Professor, Dr. Robert Watson is a true renaissance man. He teaches at Lynn University as the Director of American Studies. He is a natural leader, respected scholar, all star athlete, active musician, author of 40 published books, social justice activist, speaker, media analyst, commentator and legendary speaker. He has won numerous awards of all kinds. One noteworthy accomplishment was his instrumental role in bringing the Third Presidential Debate of 2012 to Lynn University. Watson and Steve West have been friends and have worked together on projects since they met in 2006. Together they founded The Rational Majority.

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Bishop Dr. Phillip Dukes

Bishop Dr. Phillip Dukes
Bishop Dr. Phillip Dukes is a man who has lived three distinct lives. He was brought up in a upright churchgoing family. He veered far from his upbringing in his teens and twenties becoming a major dealer and addict. In his early thirties he returned to his disciplined upbringing. Despite his body being ravaged by his desolate lifestyle, Dukes achieved his doctorate and became a Bishop in his church. Today Dr. Dukes is an activist against gun violence and mentors youngsters to avoid making the same mistakes that he did.

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