Rhonda J. Erpelding Harvesters-Community Food Network, BackSnack, and School Pantry Program Manager Rhonda’s passion for child programming started early in her career as a Head Start Teacher in Waterloo, Iowa. After a few years of teaching, she discovered her...
Edgar J. Palacios Founder of the Latinx Education Collaborative (LEC) and Revolucion Educativa Edgar J. Palacios is the Founder of the Latinx Education Collaborative (LEC) and Revolucion Educativa, nonprofits cohesively working together to increase the representation...
Tammy Buckner WeCode KC /CEO Tammy Buckner is the Founder of a minority women-owned technology solutions company. She also co-founded WeCode KC, an edtech program that trains, and mentors' youth and young adults from underrepresented communities in technology...
Profile in Leadership: Diana Suarez Coaction Collective, Founding Partner Diana is an optimist at heart. Her work is grounded in the belief that if we look squarely at our past and co-design for our future, all children and families will thrive. Diana started her...
Nicole C. Walker Coordinator of Student Programs for 20/20 Leadership I, Nicole C. Taylor-Walker, am a proud graduate of Ruskin High School of Hickman Mills School District. After high school, I earned her B.S. in Elementary Education from Lincoln University in...
Cesar Cea Founder, Nueva LLC Chair of Facilities Committee, Frontier Schools Born in El Salvador, youngest of four, grew up in KCMO, attended Westport HS then Missouri S&T. Graduated with a B.S. Mechanical Engineering and worked in the energy market for a...
Stanley Taylor, Jr. Senior Director of Development Communities in Schools Stanley Taylor Jr. joined the Communities In Schools Mid-America team in 2017 at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri. He began as a Student Support Coordinator and was...
Mwajuma Bilombele East High School, Class of 2022 Mwajuma Bilombele is a senior at East High School. Born in Tanzania, Mwajuma moved to Kansas City in 2016. Mwajuma has been a member of 20/20 Leadership since 2020, and was a KC Royals Charities All-Star Award...
Wadandra L. Lenox-McBride Kansas City Engagement Advocacy Roundtable (KC EAR), Chairperson Wadandra has been married for 30 years to a very supportive husband, named Waymon. She is a devoted, loving wife and mother of two daughters, Aliyah and Ashley. ...
Tracy Johnson Family Advocate Richardson Early Childhood Center Tracy Johnson has worked for the Kansas City Public Schools since August of 1991, and has worked in several roles including a substitute teacher, a Title One basic skills clerk, and a teaching...