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Board Members

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Dynasty Taylor

Dynasty Taylor

Founder/CEO/ President

Dynasty is responsible for the vision, strategy, and local fundraising efforts for Dynasty’s United Youth Association as it expands throughout South Los Angeles.

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Treasurer

Working with the board of directors and other senior executives of the organization, the Treasurer is responsible for overseeing the management of the financial affairs of the organization.

Equiana Brown

Equiana Brown

Secretary

Equiana Brown is the executive board Secretary for Dynasty’s United Youth Association, the role encompasses maintaining meeting records, agendas, minutes and distributing communication. Equiana is responsible for attending meetings to keep detailed records of all board actions.

Lakeshia Gill

Lakeshia Gill

Outreach Partnership Chair

Lakeshia is responsible for identifying economic development partnerships to increase and improve staff sustainability and infrastructure.

Lauren Colley

Lauren Colley

Fundraising Chair

Lauren is responsible for soliciting sponsors, advertising, selling tickets, covering the logistics of the event and, most importantly, generating profits.

Desmond Petway

Desmond Petway

Outreach Chair

Desmond Petway is the Outreach Chair for Dynasty United Youth Association. Desmond is responsible for keeping new and existing volunteers informed about the organization and volunteer opportunities as well as recruiting and training new volunteers.

Outreach Committee

Jeannie Hoffman

Jeannie Hoffman

Partnerships

Jeannie Hoffman works alongside the partnership team to assist with identifying strength-based organizations that have similar missions as DUYA. 

Sachiko Kambe

Sachiko Kambe

Youth & Branding Representative

Sachiko is responsible for the overall image of DUYA, and adapting a brand strategy for our target market.

Advisory Board

Sheldon Johnson

Sheldon Johnson

Accomplished leader with a passion for achieving results by building effective teams and strong team members: earned recognition for cross-functional team leadership.

Dr. Alicia Montgomery

Dr. Alicia Montgomery

Local leader dedicated to education and focused on making a difference for students.

Rowland Peprah Ampima

Rowland Peprah Ampima

Experienced finance professional and a seasoned healthcare staffing entrepreneur.