2018 ANNUAL

GALA

2018 ANNUAL

GALA

WHO WE ARE

DIFFVELOPMENT IS A 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

DIFFVELOPMENT IS COMMITTED TO ITS MISSION OF RE-EMPOWERING

PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT ONE STUDENT AT A TIME.

WHY WE EXIST

WE BELIEVE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED

FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE FROM A BLACK PERSPECTIVE. 

HOW WE PREPARE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS

WE EDUCATE BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT ISSUES THAT

COMMONLY IMPACT BLACK GRADUATES AND EXPOSE THEM

TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A VIABLE CAREER OPTION.

THROUGH THE 10-WEEK CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM,

STUDENTS DEVELOP A BUSINESS CONCEPT WITH THE SUPPORT OF

AN ASSIGNED ENTREPRENEUR ADVISOR, GAIN PRACTICAL

ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH A CONSULTING

PRACTICUM AT AN ASSIGNED SMALL BUSINESS, AND COMPETE TO

WIN UP TO $5,000 IN STARTUP FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CREATION

OF THEIR VERY OWN BUSINESS. WEEKLY DIFFVELOPMENT CLASS

INSTRUCTION AND GUEST ENTREPRENEUR LECTURES PROVIDE

STUDENTS WITH CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL AND

ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION.

(1) TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BLACK GRADUATE UNDEREMPLOYMENT,

THE VIABILITY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A CAREER OPTION, AND THE

IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND GIVING BACK TO

SOCIETY. (2) TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL

AND ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING MATERIALS AND SUPPORT. (3) TO

FOSTER PRE-GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY.   

OVERALL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES   

THE ALTERNATIVE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM (ACS) OFFERS

STUDENTS AN ON-CAMPUS WORKSHOP THAT CHALLENGES THEM

TO EXAMINE THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS IN RELATION TO

THE WEALTH-BUILDING PROCESS AND TO EXPLORE

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A VIABLE CAREER OPTION. WITH THE

SUPPORT OF FUNDING, ACS WILL EVENTUALLY OFFER STUDENTS

ACCESS TO A RIGOROUS ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER AND A

STUDENT-CENTERED STARTUP FUNDING COMPETITION.

LEARN MORE AT WWW.DIFFVELOPMENT.ORG

HONORING THE ESSENCE OF BLACK COLLECTIVITY: PHILANTHROPIC ENTREPRENEURS OF AFRICAN

DESCENT—PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

4:00 PM

COCKTAIL HOUR 

SILENT AUCTION BY BLK MKT VINTAGE 

PERFORMANCES BY RASHONDA REEVES + NOEL POINTER FOUNDATION

6:00 PM

MUSIC BY DJ CLEIN

DINNER BY THE FORK GOES ON THE LEFT

AWARDS CEREMONY HOSTED BY JENNIFER ZABASAJJA

7:00 PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MONIQUE GREENWOOD

PERFORMANCE BY J READ

2018 ANNUAL GALA

OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR

JENNIFER HAS WORKED AS A MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST WITHIN SEVERAL

NEWSROOMS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. SHE GOT HER START IN HER

SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE WORKING AS A GRAPHICS COORDINATOR

FOR THE WEEKEND TODAY SHOW. AFTER HER TIME WITH THE WEEKEND

AND WEEKDAY EDITIONS OF TODAY, SHE BECAME A PART OF THE TEAM

THAT HELPED LAUNCH CBSN—CBS NEWS’ 24/7 STREAMING NEWS

CHANNEL. JENNIFER PRODUCED FOR CBSN, WHILE ALSO SPENDING TIME

REPORTING AND WRITING FOR CBSNEWS.COM. JENNIFER IS NOW PART OF

THE INAUGURAL TEAM WORKING ON BLOOMBERG’S TWITTER NEWS

NETWORK, TICTOC.

HOSTJENNIFER ZABASAJJA

MONIQUE GREENWOOD IS A TRAILBLAZING JOURNALIST AND VISIONARY

BUSINESS OWNER. THE MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATE OF HOWARD

UNIVERSITY SPENT TWO ICONIC DECADES IN MAGAZINE PUBLISHING,

CULMINATING WITH THE TOP EDITORIAL SPOT AT ESSENCE MAGAZINE,

WHERE SHE SERVED FROM 1996 TO 2001. SHE LAUNCHED THE AWARD-

WINNING AKWAABA BED AND BREAKFAST INNS IN 1995 AND HAS GROWN

HER HOSPITALITY ENTERPRISE INTO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS

WITH FOUR LOCATIONS IN FOUR CITIES, ALL LISTED AMONG THE TOP

LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS ON TRIPADVISOR. THE NATIVE

WASHINGTONIAN’S PURCHASE OF A CITY BLOCK IN BEDFORD-

STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN, TO CREATE A “MAIN STREET IN URBAN

AMERICA”—WITH RETAIL STORES ALL OWNED AND OPERATED BY LOCAL

RESIDENTS OF COLOR—IS A TESTAMENT TO HER COMMITMENT TO

BUILDING THRIVING MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.

MONIQUE SERVES ON MANY CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL BOARDS AND IS

A TWO-TIME WINNER OF NEW YORK CITY’S SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

AWARD. IN 2016, SHE WAS APPOINTED INAUGURAL JOHN H. JOHNSON

ENDOWED CHAIR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. MOST

RECENTLY, SHE ATTRACTED THE ATTENTION OF THE OPRAH WINFREY

NETWORK AND BECAME THE CENTER OF CHECKED INN, AN OWN REALITY

SERIES THAT EXPLORES HOW SHE HAS GROWN AKWAABA BED &

BREAKFAST INNS INTO THE MOST SUCCESSFUL B&B BUSINESS ON THE

EAST COAST AND HOW SHE PLANS TO BUILD A LEGACY.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERMONIQUE GREENWOOD

TAMARA NATALIE MADDEN WAS A JAMAICAN-BORN, SELF-TAUGHT FINE ARTIST. SHE WAS WELL-KNOWN FOR HER ARTISTIC FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY AND HER ABILITY TO DYNAMICALLY TRANSFORM EVERYDAY PEOPLE INTO NOBILITY IN HER WORK. SHE ONCE WROTE: “EACH PIECE OF ART IS AN ALLEGORY THAT REPRESENTS THE SOUL AND SPIRIT OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THEIR REGAL STATE EMBODIES ALL THAT IS OFTEN HIDDEN AND OVERLOOKED. MY WORK IS NOT ABOUT EGOISM; IT IS ABOUT EMPOWERMENT OF THE SPIRIT AND RECOGNITION OF THE BEAUTY WITHIN. THE GOLDEN HEADPIECES WORN BY ALL OF THE SUBJECTS IN MY PAINTINGS REPRESENT MYSTICAL CROWNS, HALOS, ARMOR AND WEAPONRY FOR THE SPIRITUAL WARRIORS. THE BIRDS IN MY PAINTINGS ARE SYMBOLIC OF MY PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH ILLNESS AND A REPRESENTATION OF MY SURVIVAL AND FREEDOM FROM IT.”

TAMARA HELD NUMEROUS SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS NATIONWIDE AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE JAMAICAN GLEANER, HEART & SOUL MAGAZINE, UPSCALE MAGAZINE AND HUFFPOST. IN 2014, THE GRIO NAMED HER ONE OF 40 BLACK ARTISTS TO WATCH. MANY OF HER PIECES ARE IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES, SUCH AS THE MARGARET CUNINGGIM WOMEN’S CENTER, AND THE WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES DEPARTMENT AND THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY IN TENNESSEE. HER WORK IS ALSO FEATURED IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF ALVERNO COLLEGE IN WISCONSIN, THE MOTHER KATHRYN DANIELS COMMUNITY CENTER IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, THE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN DETROIT, AND MANY COLLECTIONS OF NOTE WORLDWIDE. SOME OF HER INDIVIDUAL COLLECTORS INCLUDE ACTRESS CCH POUNDER, AND ARTIST AND PHILANTHROPIST DANNY SIMMONS. SHE WAS A RECIPIENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL GRANT FROM THE PUFFIN FOUNDATION FOR HER PROJECT, "NEVER FORGOTTEN," WHICH FOCUSED ON COMBATING POVERTY WORLDWIDE. TAMARA DIED AT HER HOME IN SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2017, AS A RESULT OF OVARIAN CANCER. SHE WAS 42 YEARS OLD. 

PHILANTHROPY: TAMARA WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT ELEVATING THE WAY THAT SOCIETY PERCEIVES ORDINARY PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. THROUGH PAINTINGS THAT MAKE EVERYDAY BLACK PEOPLE LOOK LIKE ROYALTY, TAMARA’S WORK ACTIVELY LIVES ON TO PROMOTE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELFARE OF THOSE WITHIN THE DIASPORA WHO ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED. WE HAVE USED TAMARA'S ART ON THE COVER OF THIS SOUVENIR JOURNAL TO HONOR THE IMPORTANCE OF HER WORK.

POSTHUMOUS HONOREETAMARA NATALIE MADDEN

EMEKA ONUGHA IS A SERIAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPER AND

ENTERPRISER. HE HAS A NICHE FOR CREATING DYNAMIC, HEALTHY FOOD

SPACES THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. HIS JOURNEY

WITHIN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY BEGAN IN 2001 WHEN HE OPENED

WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF FOUR LOCATIONS OF HEALTH LOVE &

SOUL JUICE BAR & GRILL (HLS). AFTER OVER A DECADE OF FOSTERING

HEALTHY EATING WITHIN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ESSEX

COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, EMEKA SOLD HLS TO PURSUE OTHER RESTAURANT

CONCEPTS AND BUSINESS ENDEAVORS.

SINCE THEN HE HAS ACTED AS THE CHIEF DREAM DIRECTOR AT THE

FUTURE PROJECT AND DEVELOPED AND SOLD UNIQUE FARM-TO-TABLE

RESTAURANT CONCEPTS. EMEKA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON OPENING A

NEW RESTAURANT IN MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY THAT COMBINES THE

BEST OF THE DIASPORA, MEMORABLE SERVICE DELIVERY AND GENUINE

FARM-TO-TABLE PRODUCE, ALL UNDER ONE ROOF. HE IS ALSO

DEVELOPING A NONPROFIT CONCEPT THAT FOCUSES ON REIGNITING

BLACK OWNERSHIP WITHIN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY. WHEN EMEKA IS NOT

BUILDING OR INVESTING IN A NEW BUSINESS, HE SPENDS HIS TIME

RESEARCHING TRADITIONAL DIASPORIC COOKING METHODS,

CONCEPTUALIZING NEW APPROACHES TO SERVICE DELIVERY AND

DESIGNING CAPTIVATING COMMUNAL EATING SPACES.

PHILANTHROPY: EMEKA DONATES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HIS TIME

TO BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE IN NEED OF

ENTREPRENEURIAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT. 

INSPIRATIONAL HONOREE

EMEKA ONUGHA

LADUN THOMPSON AND RAASHAUN CASEY, BETTER KNOWN AS DJ ENVY,

ARE CO-OWNERS OF BODY OF GOD CLOTHING, A FAITH-BASED

CLOTHING LINE. THE UPLIFTING CLOTHING LINE INCLUDES POSITIVE

MESSAGING ON ITS SHIRTS AND HATS, INCLUDING PHRASES SUCH AS:

“MY GOD VS. MY ENEMIES,” “WE THE BLESSED,” AND “BLESSED UP.”

LADUN IS AN ACTOR AND ENTREPRENEUR. AS AN ACTOR, HE HAS PLAYED

IN A NUMBER OF THEATRICAL ROLES, INCLUDING ASAGHAI IN A RAISIN IN

THE SUN, GRANT WIGGINS IN A LESSON BEFORE DYING, LEVEE IN MA

RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM AND PFC PETERSON IN A SOLDIER'S STORY. HE

HAS ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF TELEVISION AND FILM APPEARANCES,

INCLUDING ON HBO’S INSECURE, DISCOVERY ID SHOWS AND AMERICAN

GANGSTER.

DJ ENVY IS ONE OF THE THREE HOSTS OF THE SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW

THE BREAKFAST CLUB, ALONGSIDE ANGELA YEE AND CHARLAMAGNE THA

GOD. ENVY'S RADIO CAREER BEGAN AT HOT 97 WHERE HE FIRST MIXED

AND HOSTED A NUMBER OF SHOWS INCLUDING, TAKIN' IT TO THE

STREETS WITH ANGIE MARTINEZ, THE MORNING SHOW WITH MISS JONES,

THE PEOPLE'S MIX AND THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE HIT LIST. IN ADDITION TO

APPEARING IN MUSIC VIDEOS AND TELEVISION SHOWS, HE FEATURED IN

BLOOD OF A CHAMPION, RECENTLY RELEASED A RECORD ENTITLED "STILL

A FAN," AND HOSTS A PODCAST WITH HIS WIFE, GIA CASEY, CALLED THE

CASEY CREW.

PHILANTHROPY: LADUN AND DJ ENVY DONATE FOOD, SHIRTS AND BOOK

BAGS TO THOSE IN NEED.

BRAND HONOREES

LADUN THOMPSON & DJ ENVY

TIFFANY “THE BUDGETNISTA” ALICHE IS QUICKLY BECOMING AMERICA'S

FAVORITE PERSONAL FINANCIAL EDUCATOR. THE BUDGETNISTA IS THE

FOUNDER OF THE LIVE RICHER CHALLENGE AND THE DREAM CATCHERS, A

COMMUNITY OF OVER 500,000 WOMEN WORLDWIDE THAT WORK

TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES THROUGH FINANCIAL EDUCATION.

TIFFANY IS THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ONE WEEK BUDGET AND LIVE

RICHER CHALLENGE. SHE AND HER FINANCIAL ADVICE HAVE BEEN

FEATURED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THE TODAY SHOW, PBS, TIME,

THE NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS, ESSENCE MAGAZINE, FORBES, FOX

BUSINESS, MSNBC AND CBS MONEYWATCH. SHE ALSO BLOGS ABOUT

PERSONAL FINANCE FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST.

PHILANTHROPY: TIFFANY DONATES HER BOOKS TO CLASSROOMS UPON

REQUEST AND CONTRIBUTES TREMENDOUSLY TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL

ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. SHE

SUPPORTS UNITED WAY, GIRL SCOUTS AND SUPPORTING OUR SISTERS

INTERNATIONAL TO NAME A FEW. 

EDUCATOR HONOREETIFFANY ALICHE

ICONOCLASTIC SOMMELIER, ANDRÉ HUESTON MACK IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN

TO BE NAMED BEST YOUNG SOMMELIER IN AMERICA BY CHAINE DES ROTISSEURS. HE

WAS A SOMMELIER AT THOMAS KELLER'S RENOWNED FRENCH LAUNDRY BEFORE

OPENING CHEF KELLER'S THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED PER SE. AS ONE OF THE TOP

PROFESSIONALS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY, HE HAS WORKED WITH THE LIKES OF AMAZON,

CADILLAC, EBAY, NATIONAL RENTAL CAR AND MICROSOFT. HE HAS ALSO APPEARED ON

ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S "THE TASTE" AND NBC'S “UNCORKED.”

IN 2007, HE FOUNDED MAISON NOIR WINES WHICH INCORPORATES HIS TRADEMARK

ATTITUDE AND PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON WINE SUBCULTURE. MACK PRODUCES 40,000

CASES OF MAISON NOIR WINES ANNUALLY. HIS WINE CAN BE FOUND IN THE BEST

RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL STORES IN 45 STATES AND 11 COUNTRIES.  

AS A SELF-TAUGHT GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MACK DESIGNS MAISON NOIR WINES’ LABELS

AND T-SHIRT LINE. HE ALSO DESIGNS FOR OUTSIDE CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, HE

AUTHORED AND ILLUSTRATED SMALL THYME COOKS, THE WORLD'S FIRST CULINARY

COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK. CURRENTLY WITH ABRAMS BOOKS, MACK IS WRITING A

MEMOIR WITH A FOCUS ON THE WINES THAT HAVE FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN HIS LIFE.

PHILANTHROPY: ANDRÉ DONATES BOTH HIS WINE AND TIME TO A LITANY OF CAUSES,

INCLUDING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, CAPITAL PREPARATORY HARLEM SCHOOL, NO

KID HUNGRY AND MANY HBCUS. THE PROFITS FROM HIS CULINARY COOKING BOOK,

SMALL THYME COOKS, GO TO THE CHARLIE TROTTER’S CULINARY EDUCATION

FOUNDATION. ANDRÉ IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PASSING ON HIS EXPERIENCES THROUGH

MENTORSHIP AND PAYING IT FORWARD.

CREATIVE HONOREEANDRÉ HUESTON MACK

GHANAIAN AMERICAN

SMITH COLLEGE '19

CLASSICAL STUDIES & COMPUTER SCIENCE

BUSINESS CONCEPT: THE BLACK MEDUSA, A CLASSICAL WRITING AND

ARTS PLATFORM THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF BLACK CREATIVES.

BEST CONSULTING REPORT

STEPHANIE DINSAE 2017 CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP FUNDING WINNER: $1500

BEST BUSINESS CONCEPT

MARLON BERNARDEZ

AFRO-HONDURAN AMERICAN

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE '18

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTING

BUSINESS CONCEPT: GRAPEVINE, A PHILANTHROPIC APP THAT

CONNECTS BLACK BUSINESSES TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

2017 CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP FUNDING WINNER: $1500

KENYAN

CARTHAGE COLLEGE '18

COMPUTER SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

BUSINESS CONCEPT: SMART KIDS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT

TEACHES CODING TO UNDERPRIVILEGED KENYAN YOUTH.

STRONGEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE

NELLY ABONG'O 2017 CONSULTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP FUNDING WINNER: $5000

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COREFITPRO STUDIO FITNESS WAS FOUNDED BY FITNESS INSTRUCTOR REGINALD WELCH IN

2015. REGINALD'S INTEREST IN FITNESS WAS SPARKED DURING HIS TIME IN THE U.S MILITARY

SERVICE FROM 1998 TO 2013. HE IS EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE TO

UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR HEALTH IS #1. EVEN AFTER OVER 20 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY,

THERE IS STILL NOTHING REGINALD ENJOYS MORE THAN WITNESSING THE HEALTH AND

FITNESS ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CLIENTELE.

REGINALD'S MOTTO IS "FITNESS IS A LIFESTYLE."

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CHILDREN OF COLOR

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

ROBERT DONATO, CHAIR

SOPHINNA SINGH, VICE CHAIR

ESI KAGALE AGYEMAN GILLO, INTERIM TREASURER

PETER MARKEEO GILLO, SECRETARY

DIRECTORS

JOVAN JAMES

ARINZE ONUGHA

MARJORIE SOLER 

A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDERS:

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING DIFFVELOPMENT'S 2018 INAUGURAL ANNUAL GALA! WE

HOPE THAT YOU HAD A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE. THIS EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN

POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COLLECTIVE SUPPORT OF SO MANY PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED

IN A NUMBER OF VERY SPECIAL WAYS, INCLUDING YOU! SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU. 

WE WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN

CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DIFFVELOPMENT AS WE WORK TIRELESSLY TO ACTUALIZE OUR

VISION OF CREATING A WORLD WHERE COLLEGE STUDENTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT VIEW

THEMSELVES AS PART OF A COLLECTIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THAT IS EMPOWERED AND

RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING, DEFINING AND SOLVING ITS OWN ISSUES THROUGH

ENTREPRENEURSHIP. DONATIONS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, ENABLE US TO GET CLOSER

TO PROVIDING COLLEGE STUDENTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT WITH ALL OF THE CULTURALLY

SPECIFIC FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BUILD

PROSPEROUS FUTURES. SHARING OUR WORK WITH OTHERS AND CONNECTING US TO

POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND MENTORS WILL HELP US TO BROADEN OUR NETWORK, EXPAND

OUR PROGRAMMING AND IMPROVE OUR STRATEGIES. WITH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT,

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE DIFFVELOPMENT'S PROGRAMMING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY

COLLEGE STUDENT OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THIS COUNTRY AND EVENTUALLY ACROSS

THE GLOBE!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU!

SINCERELY,

ESI KAGALE AGYEMAN GILLO                                            PETER MARKEEO GILLO  

THE FORK GOES ON THE LEFT

IMANI DARDEN

STEPHANIE DINSAE

KIMBERLY DREW

KEENA HUMPHREY

CHAUNCEY NARTEY

KEVIN QUASHIE

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