Regina Jackson
Oakland, California
President and CEO, Regina Jackson has set the strategic direction for the East Oakland Youth Development Center's (EOYDC) national youth development model for 20 years. Focused on character- based leadership, her platform of youth led initiatives have empowered throusands of young people to achieve lifelong academic and career success.
A global thought leader for youth development, Ms. Jackson is often called upon as a subject matter expert to deliver workshops, presentations and papers, both domestically and internationally. At the best of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Ms. Jackson recently led two delegations of student ambassadors to China in support of President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" and "100,000 Strong" Initiatives.
Since the beginning of her tenure, EOYDC's staff, Board of Directors, community leaders and clergy have described Ms. Jackson's leadership as "a stabilizing force for EOYDC's curriculum and a positive anchor for the challenges of the twenty-first century". Her successful strategies have tremendously benefitted urban, multicultural and even international youth.
Ms. Jackson has been featured on ABC-TV World News Tonight, Essence Magazine and Parenting Magazine.