Keris Love, the National Activist and grammy nominated ghost writer, born and raised in The Bronx. The Co founder of NNLB an organization committed to decolonizing poverty, abolition and Reparations globally for descendants of chattel slavery. Keris also currently serves as Director of Education & Principal Curator for Nacy Warner Associates, a member of Justice League NYC and 2019 organizer of the National Women’s March Artist table. Keris writing credits have been featured in Elle magazine, Vogue and Voyage Magazine.

With more than 12 years of Workforce Development experience, Jonathan has worked in leading nonprofit organizations focused on economic and community development throughout NYC, after beginning his illustrious career in youth development. Through direct service and program oversight, he has personally been responsible for training and placing hundreds of economically disadvantaged individuals into meaningful work experiences and ensured their long-term retention and success in those opportunities.

Over For the past 5 years, he has been working with Magnificent Men Mentoring Group to connect with men of different communities in the NY and NJ area to a variety of services. Also over the past 2 years, he has been working an executive committee member with Breakfast with our boys providing mentorship services and a safe place of dialogue for young men of color.   

"Never be afraid to learn something new that's always the catalyst for Change"

Tamykah Anthony is a passionate award winning Forensic Toxicologist, S.T.E.M Specialist and Women's Sexual & Reproductive Health Educator. She used her unique science background to create a natural product line, Xanthines All Natural Products (@xanthinesallnaturalproducts), that provides natural and affordable non-toxic alternatives to personal care products. She is also the Founder of Xanthines Cafe AKA Camp Wakanda (@camp_wakanda), a camp created to teach Black and Brown children about their innate superpowers through Science, Technology, Engineering/Entrepreneurship, the Arts, Math and more. In 2020, she launched her newest company, Busy Bee Publications (@busybeepublications), to help women become published authors. She is a mom to 3 amazing children and in her spare time, she enjoys writing, listening to music, doing crossword puzzles and creating fun activities for her homeschooled children.

Tatanisia Lumley has a passion for working with diverse populations and is creating career pathways for jobseekers in the construction field. Before joining Building Skills NY, she served as Program Coordinator for Bronxworks’ Strong Fathers, Stronger Families program for four years, working to maximize training and employment outcomes for both custodial and non-custodial fathers and mothers. The program offered employment and retention services, skills training, parenting and healthy relationship education, child support case management assistance, legal seminars, financial education, benefits screenings and more. Tatanisia joined the Building Skills NY team with the goal of providing career opportunities and quality construction industry education for residents who live in New York City.

Candid Mack is an established small business educator and public speaker from The Bronx, New York. Her mission is to create a generation of Future Moguls through her company Future MOGUL Academy. Candid assists entrepreneurs with business development by having workshops and coaching sessions.

After years of facing adversity, and living blindly without a plan, self-education and determination brought Candid to completely transform her life. She has since established herself as a well-sought-out speaker, voicing her expertise in Goal Setting, and Business Development. Currently, Candid is an Entrepreneurship Counselor for Queens Public Library, where she curates a wide range of programs. 

Candid's goal is to influence a generation of young adults to become masters at taking charge of their life, by way of goal setting--- this is where her true passion lies.