National Urban League Announces 2021 Cohort of Emerging Leaders
NEW YORK (May 17, 2021) -- The National Urban League today welcomed the 2021 cohort of its Emerging Leaders Program.
Emerging Leaders is a competitive development opportunity for non-profit and community-based professionals to develop analytical and critical leadership skills.
“Developing a pipeline of talented individuals with the training, skills, and abilities to lead our movement in the future is a vital component of our work,” National Urban League Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer Wanda Jackson said. “We believe there is no success without successors, and we are committed to helping young professionals achieve their full potential.”
This year, the program has partnered with Georgetown Business for Impact, an education, research, and consulting group within Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
“With its focus on the intersection of the private, public and nonprofit sectors, Business for Impact aligns perfectly with the mission and goals of Emerging Leaders,” Jackson said.
The 21 participants in the program will attend four Business for Impact sessions that will expose them to the competencies in the League's Leadership Model, provide direct access to thought leaders in profit and non-profit sector, and link classroom learning with real-time activities. Other sessions offer the opportunity to network with past ELP graduates, and to hone fundraising and fiscal management skills.
The cohort will design and present a final project applying their enhanced skills and own personal work experience to a real-life Urban League Affiliate challenge.
This year’s Emerging Leaders are:
- Angie Anderson-Moton, Education Program Manage, Urban League of the Upstate, Greenville, S.C.
- Abrea Armstrong, owner, 91-2-Infinity Creative Collaborative and Senior Marketing & Communication Coordinator, the Innovation Quarter, Winston-Salem
- Quinton Arthur, External Affairs Manager, Chicago Urban League
- Monique C. Atherley, Founder and CEO, The Atherley POWER Group, New York City
- Dannyelle Austin, Chief Program Officer, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School
- Janine Beckles, lead dancer and Assistant to Artistic Director, Philadanco, Philadelphia
- Irmine Butts, Curriculum Support Specialist, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Education Transformation Office
- Thurman J. Green, III, Policy and Community Engagement Associate, ForwARd Arkansas, Little Rock
- Ashlee Hafford, Senior Finance Manager, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis
- Kerline Jules, President, Jules Management Group
- Shanikwa Lewis, Community Support Coordinator, Austin Area Urban League
- Tyler Litt, Director of Investments, New Schools for Baton Rouge
- Jamecca Marshall, Director of Programs, Los Angeles Urban League
- Dana Massie, Database Manager, Lycée Français de New York
- Shalima L. McCants, Chief Program Officer, New York Urban League
- Jer'Mykeal McCoy, Business Development Manager, Schutt Sports, Richmond
- Dorothy Russ, Medical Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Jacksonville
- Seville Spearman, Assistant Director of Partnerships, Chicago State University
- Genaro Stewart, National Security & Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
- Darrell Strong, Jr., Program Manager, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
- Jennifer Thompkins, Assistant Director of Youth, Urban League of Philadelphia & Director of Programs, TriZen, LLC