Keith Burgess
Uniondale New York
Keith Burgess
Uniondale New York
Keith H. Burgess serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Dollicia F. Holloway Memorial Foundation, Inc. and President of Hidden MANNA Consultants, Inc., a nonprofit/small business consulting firm. In these capacities, Mr. Burgess, through the Foundation, provides assistance to creating positive youth initiatives and developmental programs, through the implementation and execution of various Financial Literacy curriculums, Youth/Peer Mentoring and Entrepreneurial Leadership Training Institutes. Mr. Burgess graduated from Uniondale High School in 1984. After serving in the military and being honorably discharged from The United States Air Force, Mr. Burgess was gainfully employed at The Department of Social Services from 1988 to 1995. After leaving the public sector, He served in the Banking and Finance industry, being employed with Citigroup, Mellon Financial Corporation and Nationwide Insurance for a total of 14 years. In December 2009, He served as a Financial Literacy Consultant at the Economic Opportunities Commission of Nassau County, Inc. of Hempstead, Long Island. During his tenure, Mr. Burgess partnered with the Internal Revenue Service and was fortunate enough to create and execute the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, which allowed income eligible clients to file Federal and State Income Tax at no cost. He also initiated and implemented a Summer Youth Mentoring Program called “The Learn and Earn Assistance Program” (Project LEAP). This program introduced and taught students, from ages 8 to 18, the importance of Financial Literacy in the categories of: Savings, Budgeting, Credit, Identity Theft and the importance of Life Insurance. Mr. Burgess also supports and interacts with the National Coalition against Domestic Violence Awareness and a variety of Domestic Violence Advocacy Groups on a local, regional and national level. In April 2010, Mr. Burgess was recognized by the Internal Revenue Service for outstanding public service contributed to Nassau County through SPEC (Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication) VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and TCE (Tax Counseling Elderly) Programs. With the success of the program, he was able to help 28 low income individuals receive a total of $100,000 in combined federal and state returns within a 6 week time frame. In December 2011, The Dollicia F. Holloway Memorial Foundation, Inc was created in memory of his Aunt/Godmother, who was fatally