James Sullivan is a retired military officer and retired educator with 29 years of experience as an educator.
Mr. Sullivan has taught at the elementary, middle school, high school and college level. He serves as the tutoring coordinator developing core curriculums, with concentrations in math, reading and science.
Mr. Sullivan is an alumnus of Tuskegee University, Troy University, Alabama A&M University and the University of Memphis.
Marc D. Muhammad,
Lead Facilitator
Mr. Muhammad uses his life experience of growing up in the inner city of Chicago as well as his training in faith based ministry to help disadvantaged, at-risk youth navigate the daily obstacles of being an adolescent in these perilous times. Mr. Muhammad also has over 20 years experience working in various school systems such as Chicago Public Schools, KIPP Memphis(Shelby County Schools), Catapult Learning (Fulton County Schools) as a security officer, mentor, Behavior Specialist /Climate Manager, assistant football coach and youth mentor/advocate.
Mr. Muhammad has received training and certification in the following areas:
Restorative Justice
Restorative Practices
Restorative Conversations
Peace Circles
Managing a Safe School
De-Escalation
Think First Anger Management
Handling Students with Special Needs
Peace Circles
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
Handle With Care Restraint
TACT2 (Therapeutic Aggression Control Techniques)
RBT Training
Erica Jasper, is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Associate License Professional Counselor (LAPC) and Certified Professional School Counselor (PSC) from the State of Georgia and has practiced in a variety of settings including, impatient and outpatient mental health hospital settings , community outreach and public school systems working with adults and adolescents. Ms. Jasper uses a blend of modalities which incorporates practices from CBT, DBT, Psycho- Educational, Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focus, Person Centered and Short Problem Solving.
Ms. Jasper's interest and specialities include working with individuals and groups with a focus on "at risk" individuals from ages 10 - 27 years old in the following areas:
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Depressions and Bipolar
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Anxiety Disorders
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Grief and Loss
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Behavioral and Discipline Challenges
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Teen issues; Self Esteem, Peer Pressure
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Parent Child/Partner Relational Issues
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Self Harm Behavior
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Childhood Trauma
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Individuals with Special Needs
Elijah Muhammad is originally from Chicago, Illinois and attended The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff .
Elijah recently graduated with His Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics.
Elijah Muhammad serves as the L.U.M.M. Sustainability and Urban gardening coordinator, where he teaches "at risk" youth how to develop, maintain and manage crops and livestock into viable economic sustainability.
Elijah is looking forward to continuing the growth of the L.U.M.M. Foundation so that we can help to enable even more youth to reach their full potential.
L.U.M.M. facilitators have over 20 years experience in Chicago public schools, Law Enforcement,Shelby County Schools, charter schools as well as private and parochial school systems.
Derome BoBo, has 20 years of Law Enforcement experience including serving in Command Staff positions in patrol, narcotics and SWAT. Mr. BoBo has worked with various Federal Law Enforcement agencies including FBI, DEA and ATF.
He brings real life experiences to our clients and teaches "Respect for Authority" as well as "How to Police Your Community"
All funds donated are tracked, managed and distributed by our CFO, Roosevelt A. McGee CPA, Managing partner of McGee & Co. LTD.
