Biographies

Kenyetta Overton - Project Co-Creator/Facilitator, Poet, Visual Artist

Philadelphia native Kenyetta Overton under the moniker KoKo Hans has written and performed poetry as a Spoken Word artist since 2001. Recently, Ms. Overton served as a motivational speaker at the Delaware Valley High School in Philadelphia, speaking to students ages 14 to 17 about the benefits of using creative writing and journaling for conflict resolution. She also spoke to the student body about career and life choices. Ms. Overton serves as a mentor to girls and young women from various communities and cultures in their academic, social and creative career pursuits. more...

Jamil Overton - Project Co-creator/Director

Mr. Overton, a native Philadelphian is a specialist in business development and has been a practicing consultant for more than twenty years. In 1990, Jamil wrote and developed a youth appropriate television program that was syndicated by the PBS Television Network. The program entitled “In The Mix”, was historical in that, it was the network’s first program targeted to a non-preschool/elementary school age market. The program targeted adolescents and young adults ages 15-20 and was presented in a news magazine format using young hosts as correspondents. more...

Mr. Dutchie, a New York native has worked in the fields of education and law since graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. Fluent is in the French language, François began his career as a teaching fellow in the Romance Languages Department of the University of Pennsylvania and continued at the Université de Lyon in southern France where he was an instructor of English and American Civilization. more...