About Us

Board of Directors

Allen C. Dawson, (Executive Director and Board President) is a fundraiser, grant-writer and the Association of Fundraising Professionals 2008 Maurice Gurin Scholar.

He is the first Black to appear in the ABC daytime television serial "Ryans' Hope". Allen Dawson He has appeared on stage with world renown theatre groups like the Negro Ensemble Company and in numerous commercials, i.e., Pepsi-Cola, Wise Potato Chips, Cambells's Soup, etc, and films with Laurence Fishburne, Robert Townsend, Natalie Wood, Ray Sharkey, Michael Ontkean, Maude Adams, Margot Kidder, Bruce Dern and others.

In addition, to being a finalist in the "Chesterfield Screenwriters Competition" (2002) he currently has two plays in circulation, "A Weekend Pass and A Patriot in Brooklyn"(produced by New Heritage Theatre 2006). Allen is a professional fundraiser and was formerly the producer of the "Acapulco International Jazz Festival". He is a " Junior Fellow" in the United Way Non-Profit Leadership Institute.

Richard L. Barbuto,Esq, (Advisor) has been a banker and attorney for over 40 years. He is on the Board of the "Shaw Project" and the Board of the "Henry George School of Social Sciences" where he taught "Money and Banking" for many years. Richard is an organization dynamics trainer and ensures focused that not for profit organizations remain focused on their stated "Missions". He has produced a dozen plays and been a Democratic candidate for numerous offices including State Senate and Congress. Richard was elected Trustee of his village in Westchester.

Rona Kluger, (Advisor) is an independent consultant. She consults with U.S and international non-profit organizations. Rona is in strategic planning, board, organizational development, fundraising, and grant-writing development. She has been an independent consultant for over 20 years working with NYSCA, Girls Inc, Robert Sterling Clark and Nathan Cummings Foundations. She previously served as a Program Associate with both the Ford and Robert Sterling Clark Foundations. She is the author of several publications.
Robert N. Felix, (Advisor) is a civil rights attorney admitted to the tri-state Bar.

Proskauer Rose, LLP (Incorporating Attorney)

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