|
STEPHANIE LOCKHART BEYPRESIDENT
Stephanie Lockhart Bey, who has ten plus years of working with at-risk youth as a Crisis Intervention Specialist, have witnessed the need to assist our youth envision a better way. As a mother of four children, she values parenthood and understands those who struggle with such a grand duty. She knows that the “home” is the first line of defense, and in her assisting children, she was also able to encourage parents to get involved. She attended Colorado Tech University majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology, wherein she continues to mentor young women today. |
|
GLENN COBBINS, SR.VICE PRESIDENT & OUTREACH DIRECTOR
Glenn D. Cobbins, Sr., have been an activist for peace for over two decades now. Over the course of his life he has managed to attain some formal college and business schooling, however, his education is predominantly from the streets. Mr. Cobbins, Sr. is self-taught in writing programs for families and individuals for over twenty-years. Those programs were holistically based, filling in elements that had once deterred him from being who the Almighty-God had created him to be. More than just a gifted speaker, Glenn’s activism was measured by his walk and confirmed by his tongue. Ultimately, his message is centered around the principles of love, truth, peace, freedom, and justice. In 2000, Glenn along with several others, founded Destiny of H.O.P.E.; they directed, wrote, and implemented programs for our community. |
|
LONNIE L. LOCKHART BEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Some years ago he realized that in order to truly change what was happening in his life, he had to address the traumas that were plaguing him from within. Over the course of his 26 and a half years of incarceration, he receive certified diplomas in Small Business Management, Real Estate Law Specialty, and Paralegal Studies from Ashworth University through the Professional Career Development Institute correspondence course program. Trauma-Informed, he trained other facilitators, created programs within the DOC, mentored fellow prisoners, became a “Toastmaster”, and much more. Today he is a self-help program writer and author. |
|
JUDY HUBBARDSECRETARY
The youngest of two siblings, born to hard-working parents who were not wealthy by any stretch, taught Judy and her older brother the value of responsibility, a good work ethic, and caring for others. Because of her father’s job in construction, her family moved around a lot; six times in one year gave her and her brother the honor of always being the new kids in school. Judy lived in a mobile home until age ten when they moved to St. Louis where they finally bought a home. She received a really great education in her school district and she attended church on a regular basis at the church college. Judy started working at age 13 to help where she could, but all she ever wanted was to be a wife and mother; which eventually happened. Thirty-two years ago she began working with families in transition. In the late 90’s Judy and Glenn Cobbins, Sr. began Destiny of H.O.P.E., and in 2000, it was incorporated as a non-profit organization. For three years she and Glenn worked for the City Manager’s office in Columbia. There is no question, even now today, that Ms. Hubbard is an agent of change. |
|
JAMES FIGUEROR-ROBINETT, JR.James retired from the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grant Program after serving over thirty-one years. He received a Masters in Public Administration, and a Juris Doctorate Degree from MU; a BA in Political Science from Webster University.
Over the course of his career, he has volunteered at high schools throughout the state of Missouri. He have done volunteer work with the Frederick Douglass Coalition, the “1st Word Ambassadors”, the Fulton NAACP, and the Prison Project Assistance Committee of the State Conference of the Missouri NAACP. |
|
DR. SAHBA JALALISahba Jalali works to promote justice and equity through his work as an optometrist, supporting school nurses, the Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Network and the Baha’i Community. He is a graduate of Hickman High School; has a degree in biochemistry from the University of Missouri and a Doctor of Optometry from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Sahba, left Iran at the age of 12 during the Iranian revolution when the lives of his parents were in danger due to their community service.
“No one can attain their true potential except through their justice. No power can exist except through unity. No progress, prosperity or well-being can be attained except through consultation, collaboration & mutual assistance of people working together.” - Inspired by the teachings of Baha'u'llah |