BACKGROUND
Dr. Vanessee Burns is a certified Clinical Counselor, having engaged in clinical work with the Georgia Department of
Corrections, VA Hospital, and South Carolina Department of Mental Health. She has also worked several years as a full-time chaplain in the maximum security male prisons within the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
She is an ordained elder and has served in clinical and pastoral ministry for over 30 years. She has
pastored congregations in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and Texas. She was appointed by the Charlotte mayor as a member of the Citizen's Review Board wherein she was also elected as the chairperson. While serving in Orlando, she was a member of the Mayor's Clergy Liaison, the Orlando Community Council on Spirituality and Healing, and the African-American Council of Christian Clergy. She is an active member of the Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; chartering member and chaplain of the Dallas Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Texas Black Women's Pac; affiliate member of the Dallas Area Interfaith; former member of the Dallas Police Department Advisory Board; and former Texas Tri-Chairperson of The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
She has a desire to see God's love and Apostolic mission spread both home and abroad. She has led several mission teams to Jamaica, Haiti, Bahamas and Nigeria distributing food, clothing, and supplies as well as building a school named Carter Tabernacle CME School of Nsit Atai, Nigeria.
EDUCATION
Post Baccalaureate Certificate, General Family Therapy,
North Central University
Doctor of Ministry, Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury,
NC. Building an Effective Pastoral Leadership Team in the
CME Church: Restoring the Voice of the Silent.
Master of Divinity, Phillips School of Theology,
Interdenominational Theological Center. Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Arts, English, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
BACKGROUND
J. John-Isaac Hill is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has served as a pastor since 1999, working to foster ministries which reached outside of the walls of the congregations he served. After having served congregations in Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Texas, he is now focusing on his marketplace ministry, The Day 8 Company. Day 8 focuses on human responsibility for caring for the entirety of God's creation, particularly with regards to how communities are built and strengthened based upon the principles of God's creative work in Genesis.
J. John-Isaac Hill is a licensed and practicing attorney in the State of Texas. Additionally, an application to practice in the District of Columbia is in process and he is applying to sit for the Florida bar exam in 2022.
EDUCATION
Master of Theological Education, United Theological Seminary. Dayton, OH
Master of Divinity, United Theological Seminary. Dayton, OH
Master of Education, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Comparative Education. Loyola University
Chicago School of Education. Chicago, IL
Juris Doctor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Chicago, IL
BACKGROUND
Shazetta Thompson-Hill has been able to successfully integrate her intellectual and creative gifts and abilities as a digital storyteller. She has produced a micro-documentary on her hometown, Flint, Michigan, and the response to the water crisis the community experienced. Her project, Presence, focused on the theological implications of the black Methodist churches in response the death of Michael Brown, Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri. She has also produced a photo journalist book entitled In the Face of Angels, a photographic look at the state of homelessness in tourist areas of Los
Angeles. She is currently working as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School in Rochester, NY.
Dr. Thompson-Hill possesses the unique skill set to utilize various forms of media in order to tell a story from the perspective of her subjects. It is with this unique marketplace ministry which allows her theological, sociological, and educational academic backgrounds to emerge with such critical thought. Dr. Thompson-Hill has been instrumental in the efforts of Kingdom First Ministries to share its message of liberation and empowerment across the globe.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Ministry, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Dallas, TX
Master of Education, Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Sociology of Education, Loyola University
Chicago School of Education. Chicago, IL
Master of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work. Chicago, IL
Master of Divinity, Garrett-Evangelical Theological
Seminary. Evanston, IL
BACKGROUND
Dr. Marrix Seymore is an advocate of self-improvement for all. He has worked in educational organizations and institutions in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, and California. His aim was to improve "lessons learned from the trenches" to support current leaders and administrators. Dr. Seymore is a former pastor, Western Regional Dean of Leadership Development, and Director of Christian Education for the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a
leadership coach, strategic planning facilitator, and ministry evaluator. He is the founder of MoreSey & Associates, a consulting firm with Christian values targeting the market with a mission to develop communities and organizations to operate at their optimal best through a variety of proven methods designed to result in successful outcomes.
Dr. Seymore is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society for educators; the 100 Black Men of America; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and the NAACP. Dr. Seymore is the father of two adult sons, Marrix II and
Johnston Alexander Seymore. He lives by the mission of being an ambassador of vision; uniquely molded to glorify God, equipped to edify His people, and commanded to empower them further for the Kingdom of God. He executes
this mission based on Habakkuk 2:2 "Write the vision and make it plain."
Dr. Seymore is the former Dean of the Education Division at Lincoln University and current Chair of the Education Department at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Organizational Leadership, NorthCentral University
Master of Education, Educational Leadership and Administration, Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View, TX
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education and Teaching, Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View, TX
BACKGROUND
Mrs. Tammy Daigle brings over thirty years of corporate operations and business acumen to the expansive work of KFM's mission and vision. Her unique skill set has allowed her to rise to the highest echelons of the corporate boardroom in the areas of human resources, operations management, customer experience management, and product development. With her ability to operate strategically with the variety of resources at the disposal of growing organizations she is well capable of leading KFM towards sound operations.
She comes to this marketplace ministry moment recognizing that God has blessed her with the talent and ability to navigate through the nuances of corporate strategy and operations. She specializes with being able to capture the vision of an organization and discover and reveal ways to operationalize that vision into a reality. This is the moment in which these talents will be maximized in the Kingdom as she influences KFM to navigate the terrain of rapid growth without experiencing organizational combustion.
KFM gives her the ability to utilize her marketplace abilities obtained through her extensive corporate career to becoming engaged in Kingdom driven ministry opportunities.
EXPERIENCE
Executive VP of Operations, Vector Solutions
Executive VP of Human Resources, Vector Solutions
Sr. VP Customer Operations, Vector Solutions
VP Product & Customer Experience, Vector Solutions
VP Strategic Program Management, Syniverse
EDUCATION
Masters Business Administration, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Bachelor of Science, University of Maryland, College Park MD
BACKGROUND
Rev. Charlotte Jackson is a mission-minded, kingdom worker seeking to elevate persons in both her local community as well as the global community. She has participated in several mission trips spanning five continents. She has worked in the Orange County Public School System for the past fifteen years, serving as a substitute teacher, a area rotation science teacher, a program assistant for in-school suspension (ISS)/positive alternatives to school suspension (PASS), and a 4th grade teacher. Her experience and background in education gives her the unique ability to extract the best out of those around her.
Charlotte Jackson has also served as a chaplain, having completed clinical pastoral education at Chapters Health Systems in Tampa. She currently serves as a volunteer chaplain with the Orlando Police Department. She is intricately involved in the affairs of her community as her marketplace ministry already positions her to serve the populations in the city of Orlando which KFM seeks to continue to serve.
Charlotte Jackson also brings a wealth of experience in the acquisition and management of resources. She has served as program administrator and volunteer with Serving This Generation, INC in Orlando working to coordinate and administer funding in response to meeting social services needs.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, University of Central Florida
Certificate of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary
Licensed Real Estate Agent
International Conference of Police Chaplains
BACKGROUND
Interim HT Director
Provided clinical and administrative leadership for the daily operations of the program.
VP, Residential Services
Provided leadership, administrative assistance, training and oversight for Aspire's Women's Residential Program - Seminole, Women's Residential Program - Orange; Men's Residential Program; Supportive Housing Services; and the HOME Program.
Sr. Director, Men's Residential Services
Responsibility for the daily operations of Aspire's Men's Residential Services including Men's Residential Level 2; Men's Residential Level 3; VA Grant and Per Diem serving adult males and homeless male veterans including clinical supervision of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, financial management, and physical plant operations.
Program Director, Women's Residential Program
Responsibility for daily operations of 32 bed program for pregnant Post-Partum women and infants including clinical supervision of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, on-site childcare for children up to age 5; financial management; and physical plant operations.
Program Director, Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes
Responsibility for daily operations of the Adult, Adolescent, and In-Jail components including clinical supervision of program staff. Assisted in conducting substance abuse and mental health assessments.
Kevin Washington (Mwata Kairi) is an Afrikan-Centered psychologist licensed in Florida and Washington, DC. He is a percussionist and Priest of Imani Temple. He has taught/lectured at several colleges nationally and internationally. NBCUniversal/BEN, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Roland Martin, The Boris L. Henson foundation, Essence and many other national and international organizations have sought his expertise on Black/Afrikan psychological matters. He is a Past President of the Association of Black Psychologists and is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Sociology and Psychology at Grambling State University is the National Program Director of Black Marriage Day, President of Black Mental Health Matters, Founder an CEO of Roots Afrika and board member and Vice President of the World Mental Health Coalition.
As a Fulbright-Hays scholar Kevin (Mwata) researched the impact of socializing institutions on the healing or restructuring of post-apartheid South Africa (Azania). It was in South Africa where he researched Ubuntu and how it can inform mental health service delivery to people of African ancestry and others. Not only does he work on healing the psycho-spiritual wounds that are present within people as a result of Cultural and Historical Trauma, he continues developing healing paradigms for persons of African ancestry who have been impacted by Persistent Enslavement Systemic Trauma (PEST). This work is critical to his advancing of Ubuntu Psychology/Psychotherapy. He is the founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy.
As the founder of Ubuntu Psychotherapy (Psychology) he advances a culturally sensitive modality for mental health counseling and Psychotherapy for Black men and boys as well as Black/African families. He advances culturally-relevant trauma informed care and interventions to be utilized by psychotherapists working with Black/Afrikan populations and more. This approach is culturally inclusive and particularized for diverse populations. Through his research and writing he seeks to assist people to live life with power, purpose and passion.