• Individual Experience:

– Lela Klein: JD from Harvard Law School and BA from Cornell University

– amaha sellassie: Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sinclair Community College

– Rachel Meketon: Master’s in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and BA from Amherst College 

– Kenya Baker: Bachelors of Science in Organizational Management from Wilberforce University and a Master of Education from the University of Dayton

– Cherrelle Gardner: Master’s in Education at Wright State University and worked in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at local universities.

– Amani Lewis: Master’s in Accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University.

• Community-based participatory research leading to starting after-school program within public housing
• Coordination of get-out-the-vote campaigns
• Co-developed county equity strategy
• A founder of the Gem City Market Co-op
• Worked in economic development from multiple perspectives, with municipal agencies, non-profit organizations, labor unions, and social enterprises