Darrell Edmonds<\/p>\n
Darrell Edmonds began his professional career with S.O.D.A.T. (Services to Overcome Drug
\nAbuse Among Teens) of New Jersey, Inc. shortly after graduating from The University of
\nDelaware with a BA in History . At S.O.D.A.T., Darrell was the Program Manager of the TLC Teen
\nCenter where he developed programming for teens including anger management, goal setting,
\nand documentary film making.<\/p>\n
In 2003 he returned to the Atlantic City area to work for AtlantiCare Behavioral Health with the
\nAtlantic City Family Centers. At the family centers he quickly rose to the position of lead case
\nmanager and later, program coordinator for the 21st Century Community Learning Center
\nProgram.<\/p>\n
In 2006 he received his Masters of Science in Non-Profit Management from Eastern University.
\nIn the same year, Darrell was promoted to the position of Director of the Oakcrest Teen Center.
\nIn 2009 he was recognized by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce as one of the Top
\n40 young professionals under the age of 40 (Top 40 under 40). In 2011 he was named Man of
\nthe Year by Phi Delta Kappa Sorority. In the same year, he was named Omega Man of the Year
\nby the Upsilon Alpha chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. In 2013 Darrell was part of the
\nplanning committee for the first ever New Jersey Celebration of Fatherhood event, as well as a
\npartner with President Obama\u2019s Fatherhood Buzz initiative.<\/p>\n
In 2013 Darrell founded the non profit organization Friday Is Tie Day, Inc., so called because it
\nencourages young men to wear ties to school on Fridays. The mission of the organization is to
\nbuild men through male youth mentoring and responsible fatherhood. Friday Is Tie Day is
\nresponsible for starting the area\u2019s first chapter of the All Pro Dad dad\u2019s day breakfast, a national
\nprogram endorsed by Tony Dungy, former coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Super Bowlwinning
\nIndianapolis Colts, and also well-known author. Over the first year the group grew from
\neight teens at one high school to over 50 teens at five high schools. They meet monthly for
\nlessons on goal setting, college awareness and leadership development. The group has made
\ncollege visits to West Chester University, Temple University, Rutgers University, and the
\nUniversity of Delaware. The teens have participated in projects for Hope For Liberia and a suit
\ndrive for their 2014 MLK Day Community Service Project.<\/p>\n
In June 2014, Darrell was awarded the prestigious Starting Bloc Fellowship for social innovation.
\nStarting Bloc brings together entrepreneurs, activists, educators, and innovators working to
\ncreate change. In August of 2014, Darrell was selected to attend the International Young
\nLeaders Assembly at the UN with change makers from around the globe.<\/p>\n
Most recently Darrell\u2019s professional career has transitioned to philanthropy and working with
\nfoundations. In 2104 he worked with the Pascale Sykes Foundation and the program
\ncoordinator of the South Jersey Strengthening Families Initiative. The 60 million dollar initiative
\nfocused on developing a four county regional in south jersey through collaborative social
\nservice efforts, increased access to public transportation, and economic development. In 2017
\nhe moved on to work for the Give Something Back Foundation as the Regional Director of
\nMentoring & Partnerships. \u201cGive Back\u201d is a national scholarship and mentoring program that
\nworks with marginalized youth to prepare them for college starting in the 9th grade. All
\nstudents that meet the requirements of the program received full tuition, room & board
\nscholarships to college. Give Back covers 7 states and over 500 total scholars currently. In 2017
\nDarrell was also name to the board of the Forman Acton Educational Foundation. The Forman
\nActon Educational Foundation provides college readiness, 529 college savings accounts, and
\nscholarships to students in the Salem City School district in Salem, NJ. This 35 million dollar
\neffort is designed to increase college access and completion to all students in that district.
\nDarrell is happily married to Janine Edmonds who is a guidance counselor at Oakcrest High
\nSchool. They are the proud parents of Olivia (13yrs old ), Keilani (8yrs old) and Jessica (1yr old).<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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