About The Founder/CEO

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Coronda is passionate about serving children, families and communities that have been traditionally underserved. She is an academic program manager and has used her skills and experience to bring help connect people to much needed resources. Coronda values integrity, honesty, accountability and treating everyone with dignity and respect. 

Jaecee Hall is the creator, founder/CEO of Unbreakable Female Athlete. Founded on the basis that female empowerment is vital in breaking down negative, harmful stereotypes surrounding female athletes. She is a senior at the University of Iowa on the Iowa Women's Rowing Team. She is majoring in psychology with a minor in international relations. 

Retha Haas is the Director of Resident Relations at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, IA. She enjoys reading, traveling, volunteering at her church, bicycling and camping with her husband Ray. One of her rules of life is to see people as created and loved by God, and do small things with great love. 

Jaci Visser is currently a general music teacher in the Iowa City Community School District. She enjoys making music with students of different ages and diverse backgrounds. She also enjoys music directing shows with Coralville's community theater. Jaci has two wonderful children and a sweet dog. 

 Dr. (Mrs.) Kafui Felicia Etsey is a Language Arts and literacy expert at the Basic school level (K-9), a Reading clinician, an Early childhood expert, a teacher-educator, and a retired senior Lecturer in the Department of Basic Education, University of Cape Coast. Dr. Etsey has been a consultant to many international nonprofits and local projects. Her most recent consultancy was her work as a Senior Reading Specialist  with the GILLBT and USAID Partnership for Education:Learning activity. The 5-year Ghana Learning intervention supporting the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service (MOE/GES) to improve performances in reading for pupils in Kindergarten to Primary 2.  She loves children and is always excited to work with them. Her passion is to see children develop all the potentials that their Creator has invested in them.

As Board Secretary, Miranda is passionate about teaching and inspiring students both in the United States and across the globe. She is especially enthusiastic about helping kids and their parents dream and set these dreams in to motion. She loves helping kids discover their potential and worth. In Miranda’s free time she loves to learn new things, read, and spend time with family and friends. She believes that we rise only by lifting others.

As a special adviser to the board, Josh is passionate about young people. He believes that keeping a steady tradition of providing both materially and through guidance a better version of what we received or lacked, we stand a great chance of building a better future. We can achieve that by making the most of every opportunity, taking one step at a time and one child at a time.