Unity for a Better Community (U4ABC)

Education   Information Implementation

Propelling people and their communities

U4ABC's Executive Team

Dr. Gerald Higginbotham is LLIFE’s founder.  He is an educator, entrepreneur, and community activist who is also an airline pilot of 18 years. He holds a certificate from the Joseph School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and diplomas from Light Bible College and Power Learning Systems in Information Age Development.  He also holds a BA in Psychology from California State University, Northridge and a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies and Divinity from the Jesus of Nazareth Church Ministries.

 Dr. Higginbotham has a long history of business development and community activism.  In 1991 he developed a network of entrepreneurs who implemented and operated a successful restaurant in the St. Louis area.  He was instrumental in introducing Financial Literacy education to numerous faith-based organizations, and co-founded a successful wellness center in the Atlanta area.

 Joyce Coleman is a writer, publisher, speaker and management consultant in the areas of self esteem, customer-focused enterprise and peak performance.  She has developed and implemented immensely successful programs for a Fortune 500 company, universities, and other organizations. Her work includes the critically acclaimed memoir, Soul Stirrings: How looking back gives each of us the freedom to move forward, a companion Study Guide for grades 4-12, and an E-book, Write, Publish, Prosper from What You Know. She has also authored business-oriented writings that are published widely on the Internet.

Marcelle Rhone has over twenty years of experience in developing and implementing programs in community development and Early Childhood Education, including securing funding for new and existing programs. She is a project consultant in design, implementation, oversight and evaluation of human development programs. She has fifteen years experience in developing curricula for international and national organizations related to educational attainment, culture and gender issues; fifteen years experience facilitating structural development of organizations and collaborative networks; and seventeen years of experience in successful federal, state and private resource acquisition.

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