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Meet our Founder

Leondrus (Leo) Tramaine Wright a native of Charleston, South Carolina. The father of one daughter A’kalia S. Wright of Dillon, South Carolina. He is a graduate of Morris College(04) with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Bowling Green State University (06) with a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management, and The International School of Culinary Arts at the Art Institute(13) with and Associates in Applied Science in Culinary Arts, University of Nevada Las Vegas(22) with a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Prior to becoming a 4th grade Teacher at Ann Lynch Elementary School in Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada and Joining Teach For America(2020 Corps member) he worked as an Executive Chef in various restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and catering companies in North and South Carolina. He is a proud member of various organizations that promote and uplift black men across the nation and locally in the Las Vegas community including Co-Founding and serving as the Executive Director of Brothers with Purpose,  the Steering committee of Las Vegas Human Rights Campaign, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He is a 2020 Fellow for the National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators, 2022 RootED Fellow, 2023 Fellow Opportunity 180 Design to EDrupt, 2023 Competency Fellow, 2023 Propel to School launch Fellow with Opportunity 180, and a Teacher Mentor with The Public Education Foundation. His current philosophy of life is, “Trying to change the world, one student at a time.”

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