Conversation Part II:
Black Cooperative Academy:
Building Wealth, Equity and Power
Moderator: Ron Hantz, Board President
Network for Developing Conscious Communities
Join us as we discuss the role of cooperative academies in the Black cooperative movement.
This webinar will explore:
- The need for developing Black cooperative academies?
- The importance of implementing Black culture in cooperative academy
- Black futures in the cooperative academy space?
- Knowledge and power of shifting the cooperative mindset
- What are the key components for creating a Black cooperative academy
Webinar Panelists:
Teia Evans, Tamah Yisrael and Mavery Davis
When: February 24, 2022
Time 6: 00 pm EST
We look forward to you joining us and registering for the webinar series.
Sincerely
Ron Hantz
Founder and Board President
Network for Developing Conscious Communities
The Panelists
Tamah Yisrael is Chief Solutions Officer of TMH Financial Services LLC and a member of Resolve Financial Cooperative. She established her firm in October 2018 to provide business development, bookkeeping and management services to small businesses, nonprofits, and social impact enterprises in the Greater New Orleans Area. She currently provides Outsourced Executive Director Services to Builders of the Highway Foundation (BOTH Foundation) a national nonprofit. Under her leadership BOTH Foundation has merged the Temple of Brothers of Sisters of Goodwill and Neo Jazz School of Music under its umbrella and has developed educational community centers in New Orleans, Miami, and Orlando. She is also a partner of Yisrael Records Inc. an independent record label and producer of jazz and contemporary music who provides management of local artist such as the Yisrael Trio.
Her community advocacy efforts are focused on cultural awareness, social justice, and access to healthy foods. In her role as President of the board of directors for the New Orleans Food Coop, she was able bridge the connection in all three of these sectors. She is currently organizing a cooperative movement and is a project officer of Cooperation New Orleans Loan Fund. Additionally, she has been recognized by the Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP in its Annual Salute to Outstanding African American for her contributions to culture and youth of the community. She is a graduate of the Foundation for Louisiana’s TOGETHER Initiative LEAD Community Training Program, UNO’s Community Development Finance program, Cooperation Works’ Art & Science of Cooperative Development. She continues to serve the community on various committees and working groups to build a more equitable society.
Teia Evans has been working with nonprofits for the majority of her career, with a particular passion for youth development. She
has been involved in the cooperative ecosystem since 2015 and currently provides technical assistance and training to help develop cooperative economies across the country. Ms. Evans is a proud graduate of Morgan State University. She earned her Juris Doctorate and Master of Business Administration degrees at North Carolina Central University.”
Mavery Davis, CPA, Director of Lending New Economy Works WV/Seed Commons
Mavery is breaking poverty and creating wealth. CPA by day, a community organizer, a father, a motivator, and founder of the Financial Literacy Bootcamp (FLBC). Through the FLBC he works with kids in West Virginia to understand the psychology of money and the basics of finances, to plant the seeds of collective, community wealth and abundance. In addition to his professional accountant certification, Mavery also holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree with a concentration in Accounting from the HBCU West Virginia State University (WVSU), and a Master’s of Science Degree with a concentration in Public Accounting from Strayer University (2015). Mavery is an Adjunct Professor of Accounting at WVSU, guest teacher at Makeshop Design Lab, and collaborator in All Thing’s Workshops! As the Director of Lending for NEW WV, he brings a passion for uplifting people and connecting them to the resources they need to be supported along their cooperative business journey.