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TEFDOH'S COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
Talent Exposition Foundation-Project Destiny of Hope in collaboration with community organizations such as the Abel Foundation, Coldstream, Homestead and Montebello Corporation, The Center for Social Concern of Johns Hopkins University, University of Baltimore, Living Classroom, the City Wide Bus Company, Fick Brothers Roofing Company, the Klug Corporation, P & J Contracting Company, Shiloh Church of God of East Baltimore, the East Baltimore Police District, Struver, Eccles and Rouse, and other community volunteers have contributed monetary and in-kind donations, expertise, labor and skills to meet organizational goals and objectives for participating at-risk youths, teens and young adults.
Each year participating youths, teens and young adults are recognized respectively for their improvement in academics and social skills at our Annual Academic Achievement Award Ceremony. Those who may not have done as well academically as they intended are also presented with Certificates of Appreciation for Compliance with In-House Rules, and/or Social Skills Improvement.
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| Beverlie E. Ramocan-Woodland/President and Founder |
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ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER:
Beverlie Ramocan-Woodland is a superb people person, skilled in consensus building, diplomacy, and negotiations. She uses her expertise to improve the development and long-term growth of the organization through the proficient use of resources. Beverlie is currently pursuing a Ph.D. Degree in Public Policy Administration and Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Walden University since 2007. She has a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration and Management.
In 1988 Beverlie became a single parent with four teenage children to raise. In order to effectively monitor her children’s activities after they come home from school, she found it necessary to build a relationship with their friends. She contacted their parents for approval and made her home a place for homework and social activities. She had an old Hammond organ that she made available for fun-time while she fixed them snacks. Beverlie discovered that there were great talents among them such as singing, poetry, oratory classics and dancing. Beverlie became a source of encouragement and a motivator as she mentored the group. Each year she held musical concerts at the nearby community center and exposed their talents to the public. She said there was a feeling of satisfaction seeing her children and their friends graduated from high school and went on to higher education.
As a result of this endeavor, in 1991 Beverlie founded, incorporated and developed the Talent Exposition Foundation-Project Destiny of Hope into a 501©3 nonprofit youth organization. She initiated the formation of a board of directors and presided over the board; assumed the position of CEO at the recommendation of the board; participated in the decision-making and development of the organization’s bylaws, the program service curriculum, the initial five-year strategic plan, and the estimated operating and service program’s budget.
Beverlie is very passionate about making a difference in the lives of at-risk youths, teens and young adults, and continues to work hard along with her board to meet organizational objectives.
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| Members of the Board of Directors in Session |
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The members of the board meet every other month to evaluate outcomes of strategies to determine if objectives are being met. Board members are regular contributors of finance and in-kind donations.
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