Mentoring USA Staff Stephen Powell, Executive Director
Stephen Powell is the Executive Director at Mentoring USA based in New York, NY. An alumnus of the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management Executive Education Program at Columbia University's Graduate Business School, Stephen remains driven to lead program expansion and technical assistance efforts for Mentoring USA across the nation in major cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Las Vegas, and also in Newark, NJ. Prior to joining Mentoring USA in 2005, Stephen worked in program development and management for local and national non-profits such as: Family and Child Services of Washington, DC, VSA arts/Kennedy Center, the Anthony Bowen YMCA, Youth for Understanding, the Metropolitan DC Police Boys and Girls Club, and the Harlem Educational Activities Fund.
Touring the U.S., Africa, Europe, and South America, Stephen Powell spent 10 years performing, holding workshops, and completing artist residencies via a percussive-based dance troupe, called Step Afrika, which was developed through his college fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha at Howard University. Down the line, Stephen cultivated a passion for procuring celebrities and athletes to support causes for young adults. Inevitably, this passion led to becoming the Founder of PQ Concepts Sports and Entertainment Consulting LLC.
A native of New Jersey, Stephen was born and raised in Newark and East Orange, respectively. He now lives in New York City with his wife/Broadway actress Marlaina Sims-Powell and their 3 year old daughter, Sinclair Adina. Stephen also still remains an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Xi Lambda Graduate Chapter, the Association of Mentoring Professionals and is chair of the USTA Eastern Muticultural Participation Committee. He is also an Honarary Board Member of 2011 Year of the Responsible Man Campaign.
Dimple Patel, Senior Program Manager
dpatel@mentoringusa.org, 212.400.8286
Beginning as a dedicated intern volunteering for Mentoring USA in September of 2007, Dimple Patel eventually joined on and became the General Programs Manager in January of 2008. Prior to joining the Mentoring USA staff, Dimple provided her skills in Longview, TX as an Outreach Coordinator and Research Evaluator. In this position, she educated elementary and middle school students about Violence Prevention, while also being instrumental in a coalition to create a male mentoring program. Receiving her Bachelors of Science from A&M University and a Masters in Public Health from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Dimple eventually moved to NY. With experience and passion sparked in Texas, Mentoring USA's mission and goals inevitably drew her in and became an ideal place to call home.
Samantha McQuibban, Senior Program Manager
smcquibban@mentoringusa.org , 212-400-7033
Janelle Edwards is the Recruitment Coordinator for Mentoring USA. As the Recruitment Coordinator, Janelle has aided in the expansion of Mentoring USA to Washington DC and is dedicated to maximizing mentoring services throughout New York and across the nation. Janelle is a graduate of Binghamton University with a Bachelor’s in Sociology and a Master’s in History. As a life-long volunteer, she spent a year of service as the Community Outreach Coordinator with AmeriCorps *VISTA Program at Marymount Manhattan College. There, she developed service-learning opportunities and was the coordinator of the student-run group Advocates for College Education. She volunteers with Harlem United’s FROST’D Harm Reduction Program. Currently, she is the Program Coordinator with Achieving Leadership’s Purpose, Inc., an organization invested in developing leaders, encouraging cultural education, and service opportunities for youth of the African Diaspora.
Janelle is an active member of her sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in the Eta Nu Sigma Brooklyn-Queens Alumnae chapter
Kenneth Kirton, Volunteer Coordinator
Kenneth Kirton Joined Mentoring USA in September 2010. He is a graduate from Marymount Manhattan College, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. During college, he maintained a strong record in volunteerism—Kenneth participated heavily in projects with Habitat for Humanity and traveled with the organization to rebuild homes in New Orleans, in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Soon after college, Kenneth followed his passion for community service by joining AmeriCorps/NYC Civic Corp—a competitive one-year program which places recent college graduates in nonprofit organizations that combat urban poverty. Through AmeriCorps he worked as a recruitment officer and volunteer manager for New York Legal Assistance Group, which provides free legal assistance to New Yorkers. After completing his year with AmeriCorps, Kenneth joined forces with Mentoring USA to recruit and train mentors for youth in the New York area. Kenneth has also taken on the role of Program Manager for Mentoring USA sites. |
