Meet the Team
Jessica Fortune Barker - Founder & President
Jessica Fortune Barker is an innovative entrepreneur and creative professional. Jessica leads a multi-faceted business enterprise that is uniquely positioned to create cross industry collaborations that serve to empower positive societal impact worldwide. Barker serves a global mission to Educate, Engage, and Empower communities by producing community networks and initiatives that go beyond simply surviving and empower thriving. Armed with a passion for accomplishment, a drive for solution, and the discipline to educate herself, she morphed from single mother living in subsidized housing to a happily married mother of 4 living her best life in financial security. Jessica, enthusiastically, shares the wisdom from her experiences with audiences both young and old through lectures, training, and motivational speaking engagements.
2023- 2024 Board of Directors
Dr. Omekia McNeal - Secretary
Dr. Omekia McNeal is a Child of God and a lover of people. My focus is being a better person daily, spreading the gospel of Jesus
Christ in everything I do and encouraging those that cross my path to be just what they are without apology. She proudly served her country as a Petroleum Supply Specialist for the United States Army.
Lawrence Waters - Treasurer
Mr. Waters is the owner of Waters Tax Enterprises LLC serving the
community of Huntsville as well as surrounding areas and
states. He is a licensed Realtor and an active member of the
Omega Psi Phi fraternity incorporated.
Dr. Brian Byers - Chaplain
Dr. Byers is a Licensed Funeral Director and Cremationist with a burning passion for getting the funeral industry out of the grave. He is currently Managing Funeral Director of Serenity Funeral Home in Huntsville, AL.
Executive Director
GLORIA HOLLINS
Gloria Hollins has over two decades of experience serving others across multiple industries with a focus on administration. She entered the arena of social justice in 2018 as a campaign strategist and has developed leadership, community-building, and project management skills as she served with Alabama Association for the Arts as Executive Administrator.
Gloria’s passion for her community led her to apply to the Black to the Future Public Policy Institute where she currently has a fellowship and is learning how to strengthen and wield community power through legislation. Armed with a belief that anything is possible with a little effort Hollins has served a silent champion for those whose voices and interests are marginalized.
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