About Me
MyHotComments
Kathryne Leak, EdD, LCSW
Executive DirectorDr. Kathryne Leak’s career as an Anthropologist and Social Worker has given her broad experience in social work (clinical and administration) and ethnography. She has provided direct counseling and training, and has evaluated programs, written grant proposals, and advocated for disadvantaged populations in her roles as project director, counselor, evaluation director, staff developer and adjunct professor.As an Ethnographer utilizing qualitative field research methods (observations, interviews, focus groups), Dr. Leak has planned, organized, managed, documented, analyzed and written comprehensive reports for assigned projects such as the Center for Fathers Families and Workforce Development; Fresh Youth Initiatives; National Center for Strategic Non-Profit Planning and Community Leadership; Academy for Educational Development; American Museum of Natural History; Good Shepherd Services; East Harlem Tutorial Program, and Yonkers Family and Community Project.In the field of Social Work, she has developed, implemented and managed educational, counseling and social programs; created policies, protocols and procedures to ensure effective administration of organizational units; spear-headed curriculum, staff and board development; and has recruited, trained and supervised multi-functional teams for the Hunter College Liberty Partnership Program, Hunter College Office of Student Services, Phipps Community Development Corporation, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, Single Parent Resource Center and United Way.As a staff developer/trainer, Kathryne Leak has provided training in advocacy, assertiveness, career and college awareness, leadership, diversity, communication, and therapeutic models and methods, as well as research methodology instruction for the Hunter College School of Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work and Partnership for After School Education. Dr. Leak is an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College teaching the Youth Service course to Masters level graduate students in the Urban Affairs and Planning Department; she has taught the Advocacy in Social Work Practice and Ethnography courses to Masters level graduate students at Columbia University School of Social Work.Dr. Kathryne Leak currently serves as the Fourth Vice President on the Alumni Association of Hunter College, and a board member for the United States Selective Service System Local Board 123 for the State of New York. She holds a Bachelor of Art in Sociology from Hunter College, a Master of Science from Columbia University in Social Work Administration, and is a New York State licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). In 2003, she received her doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University with a specialization in Applied Anthropology.Dawn Leak, MS
Project DirectorDawn Leak began her modeling career in New York City and experienced the limited opportunities for people of color in the fashion domain. She made a consciously courageous decision to journey to Europe to follow her dreams.Ms. Leak lived in Paris, Milan and London and worked with one of the most prestigious modeling agencies in the world, Elite. Dawn has appeared in magazines such as German Elle, Essence, German Max and Italian Amica and is the Absolut Africa Vodka Model. Dawn Leak modeled for Yves St. Laurent, Issey Miyake, Veronique Leroy, Thierry Mugler, Christophe Lemaire, Paco Rabanne, Yeohlee, MaxMara, Armani, Raphaella Curiel, Azzedine Alai, Enyce, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Bill Blass and John Galliano.In addition, Dawn appeared on Parco P.I., The Look for Less Show, BET Psychic Commercial and the Spirit of Space (co-production featuring designers, artists and musicians). She completed her Master of Science in Urban Affairs at Hunter College. She decided to combine her fashion experience with her educational background and conceptualized the development and implementation of BUILD.http://www.modelmayhem.com/DAWNLEAK plain layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments
MyHotComments
