Change Makers
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Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell has held the position of Financial Advisor since 2004. Jason is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia and holds a B.A. in Business Administration/Marketing. He has three children, Jayson, Shylah and Taryn.
Recently, Jason started CS Logistics Inc, a transportation company located in Buffalo NY to help with the rising demand in the freight industry.
Jason enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and watching live sports.
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Amado Figueroa
A graduate from the Rochester Institute of Technology and New York City transplant, Amado hit the ground running working in the Buffalo community. Throughout the years, he has mentored many and helped create successful local professionals through his position as a college instructor. Amado is now employed as the IT Director for a local food and beverage manufacturer and is still dedicated to mentoring up and coming local professionals.
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Satoria Donovan
Alongside Kevin Donovan, she is one of the co-founders of Urban Professionals of WNY, Inc since 2008. Satoria has been actively involved in education at high school and college level for over 20 years. Mentoring and generational wealth is near and dear in any and all capacities. She knows that educators can be a significant influence in a student’s moral and psychological journey from childhood through adolescence to adulthood – a process that does not always happen without incident. She continues to work to fulfill these significant influences through academic and sports programming, mentoring, curriculum planning, healthcare student programming and advocacy.
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Darmel Whitfield
Darmel was born and raised in beautiful Buffalo, N.Y. he attended Seneca Vocational High School where he excelled in the classroom and in sports earning himself a football scholarship to Gannon University in Erie, P.A. During his four-years at Gannon, Darmel rewrote the football record book holding over 30 school records and was voted one of the top Division II players in the country. In 2011, Darmel was inducted into Gannon’s Sports Hall of Fame becoming the 1st football player ever inducted. Darmel also played eight years of Professional Arena Football with the Erie Explosion winning two championships. During his professional football career, he also earned his Masters degree in Business Administration.
Darmel is a Financial Services Professional who is trusted among educators, law enforcement, public service workers, and small business owners throughout WNY.
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Nakia Franklin
NaKia Sangria Franklin, was born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y. After graduating high school she went to Morgan State University in Baltimore, M.D. and earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She remained in Baltimore for a few years before returning to Buffalo obtaining an MBA with a focus in Financial Planning. She has been a registered representative and in the financial services industry in different capacities since 2005. NaKia is involved in the community through her church, Bethel AME Church as a Trustee, Treasure of the Young Miss Buffalo Pageant, Inc and Treasurer of the Community Association for Elmwood Village Charter School where her son attends.
She recently started her company, Parenting Your Way, LLC (www.parentingyourway.org), which will be offering financial literacy workshops and counselling as well as releasing 2 books to help parents advocate and navigate the world of parenting a neurodivergent child. She is the proud mother of Mehki Simeon Franklin, a Tae Kwon-Do student who is currently a Go-Ma (child black belt) and new swimmer.
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Kenya House
Kenya L. House has worked for 20+ years and an educator for Buffalo Public Schools, served 27 year in the Air Force National Guard and operates a small business, Jumpstart Solutions Career Catalyst which is used to improve the local community in many ways to include literacy, career development and solutions for better decision making. She currently serves as the president of her block club uplifting her immediate community and surrounding areas.
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Iesha Rutledge
Iesha has worked in education for 10+ years, currently working as a teacher for the Buffalo Public Schools District. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Iesha attended BPS from K-12, graduating from Hutchinson Central Technical H.S. and went on to earn a BA in Psychology at Spelman College, alongside a MED from Boston College, Lynch Graduate School of Education. Iesha is passionate about educational equity, building up disproportionate communities and marginalized individuals.