MEET OUR TEAM

We love what we do here. But even more – we love the people we get to do it with.

We're still collaborating, growing ourselves and each other, taking multiple coffee breaks and lovingly forcing people to sit through our singing on their birthdays. We power through strategy, innovative solutions, support and the love for our community and helping to change lives… and come back the next day to do it all over again. How selfish would it be to keep that to ourselves. We want to share our entire organization experience with you.

Our Executive Leadership Team drives our organization, guides our strategy and lead our people to serve with love and excitement.

Our Executive Team

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Hill, Founder
Chief Marketing Officer

Andre Walker, CoFounder
Chief Operating Officer

Maria Thomas
Senior Advisor

Larry Davis, CoFounder
Chief Strategy Officer

Nick Skinner
Director Business Operation

Brianna Bradford

We also define our success by our people. The MANUP Directors team is a tight-knit group of competent and knowledgeable people, with just the right amount of overzealousness when it comes to our departments.

“THE WHOLE CREW”

“CREATIVES, THINKERS, PRODUCERS, STRATEGISTS, LABORERS, & STORYTELLERS “ These are just highlights of the people who make this a true DREAM TEAM.

Our Board

MANUP Board of Directors is composed of community and national leaders with expertise in a wide range of areas, including training, advocacy, education, finance, law, fund development, and business management. These phenomenal faces are responsible for taking care of the strategic and financial health of the organization on an ongoing basis. Board terms are three years but the relationships are for a lifetime.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Jonathan Solomon

Mainstay/Strategize With Solomon
Mr. Robert Hughes

Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Missouri
Ms. Kesha Chatman

KC Visual/ Kingdom Covenant Financial Group/ urban League
Jonathan LaGrone

Presbyterian & Children's Home/ Bayer YMCA
Mr. Teron D. Bowman

CEO, @focusedimensions LLC
Mr. Kevin Plummer

Education/Christian School District