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Board of Advisory

The Board of Advisory (BOA) is consists of experienced leaders and experts from various industries and cultures. The main roles of the BOA is to advise the Board of Directors and Executive Directors on policy issues, and assist PRO Leadership in activities such as fundraisings, public relations, and  other similar efforts.  

Dr. Gabe Hamda
Gabe Hamda is a #1 fan of PRO Leadership and its mission to prepare community and national leaders.  Gabe is personally dedicated to encouraging the creation of civic organizations that exist to improve the quality of life of under-served communities.  Gabe sees his personal mission and his reason for existence to help people discover and achieve their personal mission in life.  As a member of the advisory board of PRO Leadership, Gabe's focus will be to expand the resourcefulness of PRO Leadership.
 
 
President & CEO, ICATT Consulting, Inc 
Dr. Robert L. (Bob) Frantz
 
 
 
Bob has 22 years of nonprofit experience serving as an officer and a board member. These groups have ranged from a veterans organization; Safari Club International; and an NGO focused on international relations. He has overseen two scholarship funds for nonprofits. Bob also volunteered for nine years for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum working in fundraising in the development department. He has expertise in parliamentary procedures. Finally. he has expertize in managment and strategic planning from an academic perspective. He is an entrepreneur and currently co-owner of a for-profit online university.
 
President & CEO, Kepler Space University
 
Ms. R. Kenny Leblanc
 
Ms. R. Kenny Leblanc, a professor of Communication, Speech and Public Speaking working in the South Florida area.  Ms. Leblanc  has over 15 years of practice/professional experience in both academia and organizational settings. She is currently a Doctoral student; her primary areas of research are in strategic planning/foresight and leadership development. Ms. Leblanc, is also the President and Co-founder of Institut Technique Libre, a leadership based foundation in Haiti, launched to development and train professionals and executives.
 
 
CEO & President of Leblanc International Group
 
Mrs. Carla D. Blue
 
Carla D. Blue, is the Founder and CEO of  i.C.A.R.E. Solutions, LLC, a company dedicated to creating successful business solutions for organizations and communities.  Carla is a retired Deputy Fire Chief with more than 20 years of solutions based, results focused and people driven leadership.  She capitalizes on the "power of the people" to drive, create and implement global solutions for future success.  Carla provides state of the art training, extensive team building, and proven results.   As a PRO Leadership Advisory Board member, she will provide professional support related to effective leadership practices for the 21st century.
 
Dr. Bob Krone
 
Bob Krone is a  global educator, author, and consultant in Advanced Management theory and practice. He is Provost of  the KSU, an Emeritus Professor at USC in Los Angeles, was a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Business at La Sierra University in Riverside, California, and an Adjunct Professor for Doctoral Programs in the International Graduate School of Business at the University of South Australia. He  authored  or co-authored  six books and  70 professional  journal articles.
 

Mr. C. Tracy Reynolds

Tracy has been serving as Campus Pastor and instructor in the School of Christian Ministries. He served various Ministries as a professional Musician/Songwriter and Youth Pastor. He has been Associate Trainer within EQUIP’s Million Leader Mandate-Manila, Philippines. Tracy is also a Leadership Coach at Growing Leaders, Inc. He has a passion to serve the youth and raising leaders, and this passion attracted him to serve as Board of Advisor of PRO Leadership.

 

 
 
Dean, School of Christian Ministries & Associate Professor, Emmanuel College
 
Ms. Yvonne Stargell
 
Yvonne Stargel is a business strategist and change agent with proven success driving profits and organizational effectiveness through strategic planning, execution and expert alliances.  Formerly, Ms. Stargell was president and CEO of Athena Ventures, LLC, a global venture capital / holding company focused on the success of early-stage technologies and emerging markets worldwide. She holds a B.A. from Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio with concentrations in business management and communications, and an M.S. in management from Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana. Currently, Ms. Stargell is a doctor of business administration candidate at Walden University.
 

Ms. Lakeisha McKnight

From United States to Africa, Motivational Speaker Lakeisha McKnight has been known to speak with authority and effectiveness, stirring the hearts and minds of different business professionals, students, and families. She speaks for different settings including universities, colleges, businesses, and churches. Lakeisha McKnight has received over 40 awards (including a presidential citation) for her strong academic and community service career. Lakeisha McKnight has also been awarded as an entrepreneur of the 2010-2011 year with Cambridge’s Who’s Who and honored with membership with the National Association for Professional Women. She has a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology, Masters in Social Work, and completed several courses within the doctoral track within Strategic Leadership. Lakeisha McKnight the owner of two companies: 1) Kingdom Expansion Enterprises, Inc and 2) The International Leadership Education and Development Company LLC. She has authored a book entitled GOALS Guidelines on Achieving Life Success. Lakeisha McKnight is on a mission to build CHAMPIONS to impact the nations of the world through the passion and fire that burns within her to speak.
 
CEO & Founder of The International Leadership Education and Development Company, LLC