Board of Directors

FYI is primarily a volunteer-run organization with a non-profit board that supports FYAB in their community programs and activities.

Individuals interested in applying for consideration to become a Board Member of the Ferguson Youth Initiative should complete an application. The last day to turn in an application is February 7. 2026

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Ferguson Youth Initiative’s Non-Profit Board

Executive Director Aaron M. Harris.

Aaron M. Harris – Executive Director

Board of Directors

Winnie Thompson, Chair

  • Executive Staff, NCNW Headquarters
  • Program Director, Books N Bros
  • Founder, Booked Enterprise

LaTonya Neely, Vice Chair

  • Vice President of Forestwood Community Development Corporation
  • Wellness Director

Meredith Childs

  • Director of Strategic Initiatives, Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis
  • Master of Social Work

Dart Ford

  • AVP, Community Development Officer at Enterprise Bank & Trust
  • Community Financial Services Officer

Tatianna Hanna

  • Director, TRIO Upward Bound
  • College Readiness

Johnny Little

  • Owner, Elicious Restaurant
  • Served as Executive Producer at KMOV Channel 4

Monique Williams-Moore

  • Workforce Development Specialist, Ameren Corporation
  • Director of Community Cuts For Kids

 

Advisory Board

Dwayne T. James P.E., Ed.D.

  • County Program Director for MU Extension – St. Louis County
  • Former Council Member for the City of Ferguson (July 2007 – April 2016)

Kurt Shillinger

  • M.A. in ethnomusicology
  • Journalist

Emeritus Board

Dr. Brandon Haynes

  • Doctorate of Philosophy from University of New Orleans

Wesley Bell

  • Council Member for the City of Ferguson
  • Saint Louis County Prosecutor

Dr. Joseph Davis

  • Superintendent of the Ferguson-Florissant School District
  • Doctorate in Education from Harvard University

Kathleen Hudson

  • Consultant for St. Louis Art Museum
  • Community Review Board for Job Corp St. Louis

Sharon Johnson

  • VP / Community Development Lending Officer – Central Bank of St Louis
  • Master of Science Management from National Louis University
  • Bachelor of Science in Social Work from University of Missouri – St. Louis

Mike Lonero

  • Co-Owner, Ferguson Brewing Company

Heather Robinett

  • Council Member for the City of Ferguson

Contact Information

106 Church Street
Ferguson, MO 63135
info@fyifergyouth.org
314-749-5379