BOD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shawn Blackmore
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana
Currently residing in: Atlanta, GA
Profession: Chief of Security to Bishop Paul S. Morton /Changing A Generation Ministries
Hobbies: Traveling, sports, spending time with family, being man of God with Faith and Excellence and helping others
Shawn’s BITS: “Where Would I Be Without God’s Grace”
Lena Chenier – Treasurer
Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana (Born -Air Force Base, Merced, California)
Currently residing in: Atlanta, GA
Profession: Arts and Marketing
Hobbies: Shopping, jewelry designing, and photography
Lena’s BITS: Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. -Alfred Lord Tennyson
Robert D. Hardy
Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
Currently residing in: Birmingham, AL
Profession: Public Relations Consultant
Hobbies: Reading and writing stories and poetry, traveling, attending concerts, movies, theater, spending time with family and friends, and working on computers.
Robert’s BITS: Every great dream begins with a dreamer. -Harriet Thubman
Robert Huggar
Hometown, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Currently residing in: Atlanta, GA
Profession: Multiple Platinum Recording Artist, Song Writer, Member of R&B group Next
Hobbies: Basketball, beading, and photography
Robert’s BITS: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13
Kourtenay James – Secretary
Hometown: Decatur, Georgia
Currently Residing in Lithonia, GA
Profession: Owner of BANG! Hospitality LLC/ BANG! Catering.
Hobbies: Cooking, entertaining, shopping, traveling, and spending time with family.
Kourtenay’s BITS: “When God is for me-who can be against me?”
Quinita Morrow – Vice Chair
Hometown: Tuskegee, Alabama
Currently residing in: Conyers, GA
Profession: Educator –Newton High School
Hobbies: Traveling, takes pictures, meeting new people and spending time with my family.
Quinita’s BITS: The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is to high and we miss it, but that it’s too low and we reach it. – Michelangelo
Keisha R. Perry, Esq
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Currently residing in: Atlanta, GA
Profession: Attorney
Hobbies: Reading, Bowling, and Traveling.
Keisha’s BITS: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Kennesha Powell – Committee Chair
Hometown: Camden, Alabama
Currently Residing in: Smyrna, GA
Profession: Real Estate
Hobbies: Dancing
Kennesha’s BITS: The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. – Benjamin E Mays
Neamiah Robertson – Vice President
Hometown: New Orleans, Lousiana
Currently Residing in: New Orleans, LA
Profession: Report Manager Fast Tax Service 11 years.
Hobbies: Shopping & Traveling
Neamiah’s BITS: Prayer is the pathway to heaven, Faith is the key to open the gate.
Demetria Sampson
Hometown: Dade City, Florida
Currently residing in: Stockbridge, GA
Profession: Project Manager
Hobbies: Outdoor activities & theme parks
Demetria’s BITS: A great man is always willing to be little. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Darren Swain
Hometown: Windsor, North Carolina
Currently Residing in Baltimore, MD
Profession: Assistant VP Alumni Relations, Bowie State University
Hobbies: Listening to Jazz & Nature Outings
Darren’s BITS: True intelligence is imagination.. It allows you to make the world what you want it to be”.










