We're pleased to announce our first official leadership trainee, Jamera McNeil, sophomore at Brooklyn College Academy. As part of her community service requirement for credits, MAARUF Strategies Inc has agreed to allow her to serve as our youth liaison between MAARUF and local civic groups. In her role, she and her parent will be attending meetings, such as Community Board #3's Bed Stuy Safety Task Force (above). The purpose is to introduce her to the network of local decision makers so that she will be an informed adult, ready to make informed decisions about her own life and her community's. This is just one of our continuing initiatives aimed at addressing the leadership deficit among our young people.
