I envision a world in which all communities have an equal voice in public policy through leadership cultivation, economic empowerment, and civic engagement. My mission is to advance the community by developing leaders, informing policy, and educating the public.

I am a simple man from Texas, married with 3 kids, my forefathers participated in the civil war. I attended Texas Southern University. I am currently the President CEO of Visionary Outreach Inc. I am a former congressional candidate. I’m a former NAACP Branch President and currently serve on the Texas State NAACP Criminal Justice Committee. I have testified over twenty times in 2021 Texas Legislative session about voting rights, women’s rights, CPS, George Floyd Act.

Kathleen McElroy is a professor in the School of Journalism and Media at The University of Texas at Austin.

She received her Ph.D. from the School of Journalism in December 2014, after nearly 30 years as a professional journalist. At The New York Times, she held various management positions, including associate managing editor, dining editor, deputy sports editor and deputy editor of the website. She previously worked for The National, an all-sports daily and Newsday on Long Island as well as the Austin American-Statesman, The Huntsville Item and the Bryan-College Station Eagle in Texas.

While earning her doctorate, she was a Harrington Graduate Fellow and received awards for teaching and research. Her research interests include racial discourse, collective memory, sports media and obituaries.

She previously was an assistant professor at Oklahoma State University, where she taught news reporting and sports media.

She received a Masters of Arts from New York University, with a focus on race and media, and a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from Texas A&M.

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Nikki Duncan, Ed. D. has over 25 years of experience within human resources, career services, and training and development.   Dr. Duncan has worked in corporate, non-profit, public secondary education and higher education.  She specializes in recruitment, career coaching, talent development, performance management, and employee engagement.

Dr. Duncan joined the University of Houston in 2014 as a Sr. Employment Representative.  She was promoted to the manager of Talent Acquisition in 2020 and is now the Director of Talent Acquisition and Development.  In her current role, her responsibilities include leading teams of Sr. Recruiters to attract top talent for all staff open positions at the University of Houston and Sr. Trainers to conduct professional development at all levels to help grow and retain staff.  She is also an active member of the Black Leadership Network (BLN) and is the Scholarship Chair where they award deserving students scholarships each year.

Dr. Duncan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Houston, a Master’s degree in Organizational Management and a Master’s in Education- Curriculum and Instruction, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Duncan is an active contributor towards student success by participating in activities that assist the student to develop life long career development skills such as resume writing and interviewing.  She is constantly on the move giving workshops on how to write resumes that will pass the ATS, interviewing skills, and networking.  She is also the proud wife of one of TSU’s finest, Dr. Clyde E. Duncan, Jr.