Our Co-Chairs

  • Nikoa Evans

    Marketing, Engagement & Business Development Strategist, Community Developer, Corporate Consultant

    • Founder & CEO, BNP Advisory Group

    • Strategic Advisor & Non-Profit Director, Community & Economic Development Corporation

    • Founder & Strategic Advisor, Supplier Diversity Accelerator Program

    Awards:

    • Awarded Proclamations from New York State Senate & the Office of the Manhattan Borough President in honor of contributions to NYC/NYS and years of service as a champion of the Harlem community and its entrepreneurs

    • Awarded NY City & State "Responsible 100” for thought leadership and innovation in community development and transformative change

    • NYCxDESIGN Awards Winner, Outdoor Dining Program

    • TED Talk Keynote Speaker - Building Thriving Communities in a Post Pandemic World

  • Musa Jackson

    Harlem-born producer, screenwriter, philanthropist and community advocate better known as The Harlem Ambassador.

    • Founder & Editor In Chief, Ambassador Digital Magazine

    • Star of Oscar winning documentary, Summer of Soul

    • Uptown Magazine, “Harlem Ambassador” Hennessy Black 100

    • Recognized as Harlem Renaissance Leader

    • CFDA recognized as “Trailblazing Model”

    Producer:

    • NYFW Collections: Diane Von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera, Betsy Johnson

    • Nona Hendryx Transformation Visual Art Show

    • Lena Horne 100 Birthday Centennial in Marcus Garvey Park

    • The classic film Claudine 45th Anniversary screening

Our Team

  • Dr. Yolanda Lewis-Ragland

    Director, Community Impact & Health Equity

    • Double Board-Certified Physician, Pediatrics & Bariatrics; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Child Health

    • CEO & Founder Dr. Yolanda Cares Foundation (501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to closing gaps in health disparities locally and internationally)

    • Author, Navigating a Triple Pandemic

    • Medical Editorial contributor for BlackDoctor.org

    • Recipient of Castle Connolly 2023 Top Doctors Award

    • Recipient of Taraji P. Henson | Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation Joy Award for Mental Health Advocacy

  • Ano Okera

    Director, Content & Multi-Media

    • Scriptwriter, Director, Mix-media Producer, & DEI Content Specialist.

    • Founder of the Harlem and Brixton-based production and mix-media consultancy, New Kingston Media

    • Winner Best Documentary Short, NYIFA, An American Street Mural in Harlem

    • Founder & Editor In Chief of The Beauté Book Magazine

  • Natosha Fraser

    Director, Donor Engagement & Advocacy

    • Community & Retail Banking Executive specializing in Housing, Economic and Business Development

    • Regional Small Business Development Officer

    • Certified Financial Literacy Instructor

    • Advocate, Children’s Tumor Foundation

Our Board

  • Nikoa Evans

  • Musa Jackson

  • Dr. Yolanda Lewis-Ragland

  • Ano Okera

  • Natosha Fraser