Meet the Team

Jacqueline Kennedy has over 20 years' experience  serving the minority communities and communities at-risk in  New York State.  Her experience spans from providing support to organizations whose missions are to support reforming individuals back into society, to working with the various government systems that support  community healthcare.  Before Jacqueline took on the role of Program Director, she served as Business Manager for the OLIM Lifestyle Management Consulting LLC.  She holds bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration from Lehman College (CUNY) and an Associate Degree in Business Administration - Accounting from Bronx Community College (CUNY).

Demond Wilkerson is a seasoned entrepreneur. Mr. Wilkerson has over 17 years of commercial finance, investment management, new market tax credits, federal opportunity zones, and business valuation experience. He has held key roles at JP Morgan Asset Management, HSBC, and Santander Bank. Demond has partnered with companies pioneering developing technology driven small business lending products and has focused on advising project sponsors, and working with institutions, increasing capital access to under-served businesses. He has been involved in all facets of business development, from underwriting to structuring complex commercial finance transactions, SBDC’s, Minority Business Development Agency, and other major organizations across the country.  

Ferdinand Kennedy is an entrepreneur; an experienced client relationship practitioner with over 30 years’ experience, on the international front, assisting companies to enhance revenues, identifying growth areas based on asset available in-house, and expanding into new markets. Mr. Kennedy also has proficiencies in designing information technology strategy that meet clients’ needs. He also Identifies procurement opportunities for clients and coordinates the process from proposal evaluation through to contract negotiation. He holds and bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of the West Indies.

Annette Stowe’s career has straddled the lines between the travel and government sectors — working her way up from secretarial duties at the office of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Mission to the United Nations to internet content and conference administrator with Caribbean Tourism Organization, the tourism marketing arm of the Caribbean governments. Annette has played key roles in the planning of international conferences and events including the annual Caribbean Week in NYC and State of the Industry Tourism Conferences held in various Caribbean countries. Along the way, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Marymount Manhattan College and  a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Baruch College (CUNY), as well as with a host of other academic recognitions.