Brendalyn, a St. Louis native - moved to New York City to attend college at Fordham University. She later earned her Master’s degree in teaching and started her career working as an office manager. In 2009 she manifested her dream of opening Leadership Prep Ocean Hill - a Blue-Ribbon award-winning charter elementary school in Brownsville Brooklyn. In 2013 she began her career in Healthcare - leading an Operations team at Aidin Healthcare where she rose to VP of Client Services and remained with the company until 2020.

She departed her role as she left dealing with painful fibroids that were exacerbated by genetics and high spikes in cortisol. With nutritional and medicinal support, she began a personal healing process that included medical cannabis as a treatment that would eventually shrink her fibroids.

Her healing journey spearheaded her to co-found Salem Hempkings where she and her partner are licenced USDA Hemp Farmers.

In 2021 she purchased 244-acres of Missouri’s First Black Resort, historically known as Lake Placid, Missouri and along with the board of C.A.L.L. and Reparations Project 40 LLC is securing funding for a physical retreat site for healing, wellness and learning in nature.

She works professionally as an Executive coach supporting high-performing leaders and expand their capacity for space. She is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), holds a non-profit Certification from Columbia University, & serves as Program Manager at Bhavana Learning Group.

An Educator, entrepreneur was previously Americas President of China JobKing, Suzhou, China. He holds a teaching license including a Special Education endorsement in several states, and is a former Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Bradley is a member of Archer-Ragsdale Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated and The Royal Vagabond Foundation.

He serves as a volunteer professor and consultant at Kenyatta University in Nairobi Kenya, in the department of education. He holds a master’s degree in education from Fontbonne University and a master’s degree in nonprofit from Washington University and Ph.D. ABD Capella University.

Andrea is a communications and brand strategist.  She spent nearly two decades building and executing public relations campaigns for  marquee athletes in the NFL, NBA, and boxing industries.

In a personal shift, she transitioned to working with entrepreneurs, small start-ups, and community centered organizations. In 2017, she launched the Black Girl Tea Partea- a gathering dedicated to creating space for Black women to gather and connect.

Andrea holds a BA in English and African & African-American Studies, and a MS in Global Strategic Communications.

Dr. Kristin J. McCowan is a senior director of research, data, and impact at the Community Center for Education Results (CCER), where she leads applied research initiatives centering community voice and racial equity. She holds an MSW in Policy, Planning & Administration from the University of Missouri‑Columbia and a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Washington. A practitioner, educator and facilitator, Dr. McCowan brings together scholarship and action to design and implement innovative approaches to research partnerships, measurement and educational equity.

Her research interests include adolescent well-being, sociopolitical development, critical consciousness and culturally-rooted educational systems. Guided by the principle that authentic and community-driven design must centre Black experiences for everyone to win, Dr. McCowan’s work aims to transform how data and research are conducted and applied in practice.

Anwar Lee is a commercial banking and finance professional with more than 15 years of experience in commercial lending, real estate finance, underwriting, portfolio management, and financial analysis. He currently serves as a Commercial Credit Analyst with Peoples National Bank, where he analyzes complex commercial real estate, business, and agricultural lending opportunities and evaluates financial risk.

Throughout his career, Anwar has served as a Commercial Loan Officer, Portfolio Manager, Senior Commercial Loan Officer, and Commercial Real Estate Financial Analyst. His experience includes business development, construction lending, loan policy and compliance, financial modeling, market analysis, and evaluating commercial real estate acquisitions and investments.

Anwar brings to the C.A.L.L. board a strong understanding of finance, real estate, risk assessment, and responsible capital stewardship. He holds a Master of Science in Finance, an MBA, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Finance. He also serves on the board of the local NAACP Chapter in St. Louis, MO.