TO SUCCEED - Key Persons
Cassandra's professional experience as a manager includes more than twenty years of service at Southern Connecticut State University where she currently serves as the Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Undergraduate Admissions. As a member of the enrollment management team, Cassandra oversees the department budget and superv
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- COACH
- Program Manager & YOUniquely Me! Girls Empowerment Facilitator
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- Executive Director of the HILLS Program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.
Dr. Cassandra Veney is Executive Director of the HILLS Program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She previously served as Professor and Chair of the Department of International Relations at the United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. She joined USIU in 2016. Prior to joining USIU, she was Professor of Political Science at Quinnipiac University. Professor Veney has a Ph.D in Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her areas of research and scholarship include: forced migration in Eastern Africa, US-Africa Relations, and US immigration and refugee policies toward African and African descended people. During her tenure at Quinnipiac University, Dr. Veney met the CEO & Founder and was quite impressed with her journey to impact the lives of today's youths and families. Given her work with first year students at Quinnipiac University, Dr. Veney became interested in assisting to further the mission of the organization in hopes of helping them to achieve their desired outcomes. She is married to Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, former Vice President of Academic Affairs at Quinnipiac University.
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- Chairman of the Board
- Founder of K. Gaskins Consulting
Founder of K. Gaskins Consulting, Kim received her MBA from American International College. Kim started working with small business owners in 2010. She has helped business owners manage the challenges of starting, maintaining or growing their businesses. Her unique approach allows her to design customized interactive programs for her clients which produce productivity, prosperity and a clear road-map to embracing their business' place in God's story. After receiving her Bachelors in Elementary Education from Penn State University, she taught in Elementary Schools in North Carolina, New York and Connecticut. While she enjoyed teaching and shaping young minds, she knew there was more for her to do. After leaving the classroom, she began a career in Corporate America. Here she was able to put her love of learning to work in a variety of businesses. She worked at streamlining operations, negotiating and managing multi-million dollar contracts and obtaining invaluable skills she uses with her clients today.
Michael Jodon always wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. He began his collegiate career at Southern Connecticut State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. He combined his studies with his experience in agriculture and athletics to assist yo
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- Tennis Instructor & Program Assistant
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- CEo
- Founder
- Member of the Board
- Owner
- CEO of D.E.S.T.I.N.E.D.
Owner of B.O.S.S. Enterprises, LLC and CEO of D.E.S.T.I.N.E.D. to Succeed, Inc., Yvonne was born and raised in the Hill section of New Haven, CT. She spent many years working in youth development and academia at the university level. Yvonne has worked and gained a wealth of knowledge at a federally funded job training program for at-risk
Jacqueline Evans, native of Jamaica West Indies, and mother of three beautiful daughters began her career path in Human Services in 1990 after graduatng from Southern Connecticut State University. While her original pathway was to be a registered nurse, she quickly saw that she was not cut out for handling the gory clinicals in the hospi