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EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. — NELSON “MADIBA” MANDELA

LaShelle Franklin is an accomplished attorney with business operational and legal experience. She is a proud graduate of Howard University. Throughout her career, she has worked in both the government and private industry in Maryland and D.C. Her career started in the D.C. Superior Court as a Law Clerk for the Presiding Judge of Family Court. In her role, she wrote briefs and drafted legal opinions for an array of cases spanning from divorce and child custody to juvenile and abuse cases.

Dwight Franklin is the President and CEO of Professional Management Consulting Services (PMCS), which provides professional consulting solutions in management, IT, Health IT and staffing services. Since 2006 PMCS has provided national award winning services to commercial clients, state, local and federal governments. Mr. Franklin received his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University.

Keisha L. Mack, PhD is co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of The MECCA Group, LLC. Founded in 2006, The MECCA Group is a private psychological and rehabilitative services practice and consulting firm whose focus is on providing high quality mental and rehabilitative health services to underserved populations in the DC Metropolitan area.

Charlotte Y. Reid is the Chief Visionary Officer at Reid | Rodell, an internationally reputed event design firm based in Washington, DC. She is an interior designer and planner who, until merging with partner Anthony Rodell in 2016, ran her own residential and commercial design firm, Charlotte Reid Design & Events for over a decade.

Thomas (Tom) J. Dawson III, is the founder and CEO of TD&P Consulting, Inc., an applied health policy consulting firm focused on litigation support, mediation consulting, medical cost analysis, and expert witness services. In the last 25 years, Mr. Dawson has worked in areas of healthcare policy, regulatory, and legislative analysis.

Geena Young is the Principal and CEO of Centric Business Solutions, LLC, a woman owned consulting firm located in Prince George’s County Maryland. The company specializes in IT, accounting, business and CFO consulting services. The company’s client list includes small to mid-sized businesses in the private and public sector …

Eden Brown-Gaines is a native Washingtonian. She is the principle attorney at a boutique law firm in D.C., which serves clients who contract with federal, state and local government. The firm also handles select civil rights issues in federal courts throughout the country. Ms. Brown Gaines holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and …

Kensei H. Phillips is a nonprofit management professional with more than 15 years of progressive leadership and experience in nonprofits, foundations and national associations committed to social change.

LaKeshia Grant-Shephard holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Morgan State University. She is also a Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA) from Carnegie Mellon University, IBM and the Open Group. Also, Mrs. Grant-Shephard is the Chief Executive Officer of her company, Virtual Enterprise Architects (VEA).

Kimberly A. Loder-Albritton is a federal employee with over 30 years of federal service. Mrs. Loder-Albritton currently serves as the Chief, equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance and complaints for the Department of the Army where she is responsible for managing EEO compliance and adjudicating of civilian EEO complaints.

Brian Terry is an Executive Consumer Products leader that has built multiple high-performing teams and is known for thought leadership on social impact, transparency, and sales. His background includes numerous high-growth successes in National & Regional Sales, Amazon Marketplaces, E-tail, and Professional Channels.

Antionette Marbray is Vice President for Legal Affairs, State and Federal Relations & Strategic Planning at Stevenson University. She serves as the general counsel and chief government relations officer for the campus and is a member of the President’s Cabinet. Ms. Marbray also provides leadership in the development, implementation, and tracking of the university’s strategic plan and annual strategic initiatives.

Fredric Walls is a Managing Director and Team Lead in the Washington, DC office of J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Fred leads a group of professionals and specialists who offer comprehensive and sophisticated wealth management strategies that help clients pursue their meaningful goals.

Lauren‘s experience in the fields of policy and advocacy has allotted her a career that spans across the areas of political strategy, policy implementation and civic engagement. Throughout the continuation of Lauren’s career, she has made strides in leadership in democracy policy, environmental policy, and economic policy; being one of few Black women to have worked statewide and nationally in multiple policy areas of expertise.

Clarence “Clay” Goldsborough, Jr. is currently a Partner at First Financial Group, Inc. (FFG). Since 2012, he has won numerous awards and industry recognition as he has grown First Financial Group into one of the premier financial planning firms in the mid-Atlantic region.

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The Williams-Franklin Foundation (WFF) seeks corporate sponsors to partner with us to provide financial support, internships and other in-kind donations. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, your generous donations will help us provide scholarships to amazing young people and increase our programming to assist them while they’re in college. Interested sponsors are invited to review our Corporate Sponsorship Packet. This will provide you with additional detail regarding the WFF, with the hopes that you will support our mission and uplift the lives of countless young people.

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