Advisory Council 2009 - 2010

Kimberly Scott - Executive Editor

Dr. Kimberly Scott serves as COMPUGIRLS Executive Director. Scott earned her Ed.D. from Rutgers University and is currently an Associate Professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to ASU in August 2006, Scott was an Associate Professor in Foundations, Leadership, and Policy Studies in the School of Education and Allied Human Services at Hofstra University. There she also founded, directed, and co-directed TLC, a program for girls of color and their parents from Long Island, New York's high-needs districts. For five years, she organized TLC's after school and summer sessions which provided mentoring, technology workshops, Girl Scout troop meetings, music lessons, and parent sessions to over 40 participants.

Kenja Hassan - Managing Editor

Kenja Hassan is Assistant Director of ASU for Arizona, which works towards developing a meaningful presence for Arizona State University in communities around Arizona, ranging from service to research, including the first State of Black Arizona publication. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.A. from Arizona State University both in Religious Studies with an emphasis on American Indian traditions. Her Master’s thesis explores Navajo identity and religious ties to land. While working for a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C., Ms. Hassan developed support documents on Navajo tradition for Congress illustrating their religious claims to their land. During this same period she coordinated a small non-profit, the Native American Library and Museum Project, providing materials for under-resourced libraries and museums on several reservations across the country. She is a member of the Black Board of Directors Project and currently serves on the board of Arizona Saves. Ms. Hassan has spent time studying and working in New Zealand, Egypt, and Thailand.

Michael Kelly - Arizona Community Foundation Board Member

Michael Kelly is one of the founding board members of the Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce, the first President and Executive Director of the Arizona School Choice Trust, and Manager for Kelly Consulting Alliance, LLC. He is a board member of the Arizona Community Foundation and chairs the Distributions and Programs Committee. Kelly has served on numerous boards and commissions, and has raised millions of dollars over the years for non-profit organizations and public-service initiatives. He is a Co-Founder, President, and Chair of the Leadership Consortium and is also a behavioral health services expert with 20-plus years of experience in training, education, public relations, community organization, and development. From 1995 to 2004, Kelly was the Senior Policy Advisor to former Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza in economic development. Kelly matriculated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor's degree in sociology and Black studies and a Master's degree in teaching.

Strategic Planning Committee

Kimberly Scott

Dr. Kimberly Scott serves as COMPUGIRLS Executive Director. Scott earned her Ed.D. from Rutgers University and is currently an Associate Professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to ASU in August 2006, Scott was an Associate Professor in Foundations, Leadership, and Policy Studies in the School of Education and Allied Human Services at Hofstra University. There she also founded, directed, and co-directed TLC, a program for girls of color and their parents from Long Island, New York's high-needs districts. For five years, she organized TLC's after school and summer sessions which provided mentoring, technology workshops, Girl Scout troop meetings, music lessons, and parent sessions to over 40 participants.

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly is one of the founding board members of the Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce, the first President and Executive Director of the Arizona School Choice Trust, and Manager for Kelly Consulting Alliance, LLC. He is a board member of the Arizona Community Foundation and chairs the Distributions and Programs Committee. Kelly has served on numerous boards and commissions, and has raised millions of dollars over the years for non-profit organizations and public-service initiatives. He is a Co-Founder, President, and Chair of the Leadership Consortium and is also a behavioral health services expert with 20-plus years of experience in training, education, public relations, community organization, and development. From 1995 to 2004, Kelly was the Senior Policy Advisor to former Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza in economic development. Kelly matriculated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor's degree in sociology and Black studies and a Master's degree in teaching.

William E. Anderson

William E. Anderson is the Executive Director for Prison Fellowship Ministries in the state of Arizona. He is also the President/CEO of The Vision Catalyst Group, a leadership and organizational development consulting enterprise, and the creator of Step Out Approved & Renewed™ (SOAR™), a comprehensive program for inmates preparing to transition from incarceration to successful restoration into the community. Mr. Anderson has served on several Gubernatorial and Legislative Task Forces focused on areas of Community, Justice, and Prisoner Issues; he has been appointed to several State and County Commissions, and has participated on numerous non-profit Boards of Directors. He is an alumnus of the Black Board of Directors Project, and a Centurion of the Wilberforce Forum. Anderson is a graduate of Stanford University, where he earned his degree in Communication/Organizational Management; he is also a candidate for a Masters degree in Conflict Resolution from Trinity Theological Seminary.

Kenja Hassan

Kenja Hassan is Assistant Director of ASU for Arizona, which works towards developing a meaningful presence for Arizona State University in communities around Arizona, ranging from service to research, including the first State of Black Arizona publication. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.A. from Arizona State University both in Religious Studies with an emphasis on American Indian traditions. Her Master’s thesis explores Navajo identity and religious ties to land. While working for a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C., Ms. Hassan developed support documents on Navajo tradition for Congress illustrating their religious claims to their land. During this same period she coordinated a small non-profit, the Native American Library and Museum Project, providing materials for under-resourced libraries and museums on several reservations across the country. She is a member of the Black Board of Directors Project and currently serves on the board of Arizona Saves. Ms. Hassan has spent time studying and working in New Zealand, Egypt, and Thailand.

Channetta Curtis

Channetta Curtis is currently an intern with ASU for Arizona where she worked as a project facilitator for the State of Black Arizona Volume One and teaching assistant for Civic Leadership in Arizona. In May, she will graduate with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Arizona State University, after which she will be pursue her master’s degree with the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education.

Editorial Committee
 

Special Events Committee