About Us

Directory of Vice Presidents - Tuskegee Macon County Community Foundation, Inc.

• Vice President, Agriculture and Environmental Affairs – Mrs. Ajoa Yemaya, MBA

Agricultural endeavors including farmers and community environmental concerns
Email: ajoayemaya@tmccfinc.org

• Vice President, Business and Economic Development – Mrs. Jamelle McDade Hanna, MSM

Small business development and economic strategic planning
Email: jmcdade@ellayefirm.com

• Vice President, Health Equity and Ethics – Dr. Brenda Leath

Policy analysis and research design for health programs
Email: Leathbrenda2@gmail.com

• Vice President, Health Programs and PCHI Hub – Dr. Jamilah Page

Health care programs, care coordination (CHW) and nutrition programs
Email: jpage@afreshpage.net

• Vice President, Education and Training - Attorney Rheba Knox

Design and implement youth educational projects and vocational training
programs.
Email: rhebaj1@gmail.com

• Vice President, Brand and Social Responsibility – Mrs. Kristi Oliver, MASTER’S Degree

Design and implement all branding, social media, informational materials, and
messaging materials.
Email: oliverkristi@gmail.com

• Vice President, Collegiate Education and HBCU Affairs – Dr. Patricia Bush-McManus

Engage college students, particularly African American students and assist HBCU
institutions to ascertain resources.
Email: patbush@gwmail.gwu.edu

Vision Mission and Values

Vision
Restore impoverished communities with a particular emphasis on rural areas such as Macon County and Tuskegee so they become the utmost places to live, work and do business.

Mission

Enhance the quality of life for citizens through collaboration, cooperation, education, research, historic preservation, health, community and economic revitalization, and, stakeholder engagement.

Values

• Being inclusive, including the least of these.
• Respecting one another.
• Promoting, securing, and protecting communities and their history.
• Being accountable, sensitive, knowledgeable, and adhering to cultural strengths.
• Combining forces for sustainable change and improving lives.

Goals & Objectives

Goals
Build the capacity for sustainability by:

• Building community capacity and employ local assets;
• Raising capital through donations, grants and investments;
• Serving as fiduciary agent for non-profit organizations that do not have a 501 (c) (3) IRS status;
• Utilizing technology to help sustain and develop communities;
• Engaging medical expertise and technology to improve healthcare and health information;
• Engaging policy makers to develop and improve rural and other impoverished communities;
• Promoting excellence in education and training from birth to elder; and,
• Engaging citizens to help assess and develop strategic direction for their neighborhoods and regions.

Objectives
Engage strategic partnerships and collaboration to:

• Develop strategic plans that provide a direction for change, revitalization, and funding;
• Develop a plan for cleanup and beautification;
• Develop a comprehensive plan to address issues such as health disparities, entrepreneurship, business and job development, and education of youth;
• Develop strategic plan for addressing security, safety, and welfare;
• Develop events and other projects to preserve and amplify local histories;
• Develop educational opportunities for all ages and  learning styles; and,
• Provide  forums for citizens to express ideas and concepts.

TMCCF Characteristics and Benefits

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?

• It is an institution that is a public charity with a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status.
• It helps direct people who wish to donate their money and other gifts where it is most needed.
• It brings together human and financial resources to address and solve community issues and problems.
• It creates an endowment for the betterment of the community through effective stewardship of funds left in its care.
• It provides knowledge about the needs of the community and acts as a critical resource for identifying and analyzing its causes and resolutions.

WHO BENEFITS FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?

TMCCF renders direct services to four major groups:

1.   Individual donors by providing:

• Information that will help to maximize the use of their donation;
• Significant tax advantages and money management services;
• Information that will help make decisions about their bequest to satisfy their personal interests and concerns;
• Technical assistance to donor attorneys, accountants and other financial advisors;
• Administrative and management services for contributions that have been bequeathed that not only serves the community, but families as well; and,
• Recognition for individuals, their families or for someone of their choice for a limited time or in perpetuity.

2.   The community by providing:

• A way for the community to assess its needs and garner its resources to resolve its concerns;
• A charitable trust that will enable the community to meet its challenges when other resources have changed priorities or have been discontinued;
• Leadership which addresses community needs and manages resources; and,
• Inter-generational continuity that enables the community to build its future on the shoulders of its past.

3.   Non-Profit organizations by providing:

• Funds for operating programs and projects as well as emergencies;
• Technical assistance in the areas of fund raising and administration; and,
• Management services for holding, investing and disbursements of endowments.

4.   Corporations and local businesses by providing:

• Significant tax advantages for businesses and/or corporations;
• Opportunities to leverage resources to help build the community;
• Direct linkages to the community and awareness of current and emerging needs;
• A way to target and align community relations strategies with business goals and objectives; and,
• A way to recognize corporate and business citizenship.

5.  TMCCF enables donors, recipients, programs, and community to win.

• The donor wins because they are actively able to participate in community problem solving, while not being burdened with costly organizational and administrative tasks.
• The recipients win because they are able to receive targeted funds because of the generosity of the donor.
• The program wins because they can count on funds to enable them to focus on and meet their objectives without utilizing resources, staff time and funds to raise funds and manage endowments.
• The community wins because more dollars are directed toward charitable causes, thus providing programs and activities that stretch the use of public money.

TMCCF, is a trusted, visible, dynamic organization that responds to the needs of the community.