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Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
Melody Smith Johnson is a servant-leader, Gospel preacher, dedicated wife, mother and grandmother who proudly hails from Harlem, NY where she reared her children and developed a love for service to communities at large. She currently lives in Central New York.
Only daughter of the late Pastor Beverly L. Smith-Crafton who was trailblazer for women leaders in the Christian Church, Melody served in ministry alongside her mom for several decades in the areas of Teaching, Praise/Worship Ministry, Women Counseling, Youth and Singles Ministry.
As a career HR professional with more than 20 years in the field, she has worked for nonprofit organizations in New York State serving the most-vulnerable. She is a tenacious servant leader and activist focused on empowering women and uplifting communities of color. This relentless commitment to helping women from all walks of life experience celebrated beauty every day is the cornerstone that drives product design and the business model for Divine Coverings, LLC, her online retail business that “Adds Dazzle to the Details of your Life” .
Her greatest earthly loves are her husband Elder Thomas Johnson, children Sha-Risse Smith, Abraham Gatling, III; Zipporah Gatling, grandson Windell Francis, II. She hopes to be remembered as a champion for the Kingdom of God and a Servant to all.
Only daughter of the late Pastor Beverly L. Smith-Crafton who was trailblazer for women leaders in the Christian Church, Melody served in ministry alongside her mom for several decades in the areas of Teaching, Praise/Worship Ministry, Women Counseling, Youth and Singles Ministry.
As a career HR professional with more than 20 years in the field, she has worked for nonprofit organizations in New York State serving the most-vulnerable. She is a tenacious servant leader and activist focused on empowering women and uplifting communities of color. This relentless commitment to helping women from all walks of life experience celebrated beauty every day is the cornerstone that drives product design and the business model for Divine Coverings, LLC, her online retail business that “Adds Dazzle to the Details of your Life” .
Her greatest earthly loves are her husband Elder Thomas Johnson, children Sha-Risse Smith, Abraham Gatling, III; Zipporah Gatling, grandson Windell Francis, II. She hopes to be remembered as a champion for the Kingdom of God and a Servant to all.
Board of Directors
Cathryn R. Smith
Cathryn Renee Smith is a native New Yorker, graduate of the acclaimed Fiorella LaGuardia High School of Music & Art. She is a vocal artist with Credible Witness Entertainment, LLC, an international multi-divisional music product company, a recording artist with MP2 Music based in Virginia and was honored to serve as a member of Salvation Gospel Repertory Company. Cathryn is Founder/Chief Baker of "Cathryn's Cobblers", which blesses the palette with homemade desserts and baked goods. She currently lives in NYC, is the mom of four, and wife of Curtis Smith, Founder/CEO ~ Credible Witness Entertainment, LLC. |
Veronica Jarrett
CEO of Jarrett Group Consulting Inc., Entrepreneurial Leader and , Corporate Management Consultant serves as Chief Financial Officer of The Food Bank For New York City. She has been with the Food Bank since November 2002, and has over 18 years of accounting and finance experience including independent consulting for non-profit organizations. Ms. Jarrett has taught at Bronx Community College, Lehman College, York College and Suffolk County Community College and is active in her community as a board member. Ms. Jarrett received her BA in Public Accountancy from Baruch College, MBA from Walden University. |
Bishop Russell M. Rillie
Bishop Russell M. Rillie is the Senior Pastor Rillie of The Latter House, Inc. of Poughkeepsie, New York. He works in leadership of Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, New York, serving as Manager of Clinical Support Services overseeing multiple areas of operations. Bishop Rillie obtained his BA in Business Management from CUNY Herbert Lehman College and is pursuing his Master of Science Degree in Business Management and Leadership from the CUNY School of Professional Studies. Bishop Rillie attended the acclaimed Manhattan Bible Institute where he is also a teacher of General Bible Courses. There he completed coursework in preparation for the pursuit of his Bachelor's Degree in Theology, Master’s Degree in Religious Education and Doctorate Degree in Theology. |
Reverend Lottie Harrison
Reverend Lottie Harrison is a deeply, committed servant of The Most High God. She is a born-again, baptized, Holy Ghost filled believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Reverend Harrison is the Assistant Associate Minister to the Pastor at Tabernacle Baptist Church, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey where the Pastor Leo H. Graham is her spiritual leader. She serves as and the instructor of the New Member Discipleship Class and as a member of the Missionary Society. She is a dedicated teacher of Sunday School Church and the Saturday Bible Study. Reverend Harrison serves as a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church Women’s Ministry. Reverend Harrison holds an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Pensacola, Florida and an Associate of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from Somerset Christian College of Bound Brook, New Jersey. |
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Tracey Hagins
Tracey Hagins is a mother, a cancer survivor, an advocate for education and the betterment of lives. She wears many hats in the community: Founder/CEO of Kingdom Kuisine and Kingdom Apparel; retired Teacher and Assistant at St. Catherine's Catholic School and a member of the Healing Woman’s Ministry which is very dear to her heart. Tracey has worked as a site manager and supervisor for various construction projects in the NYC and is certified in Engineering and Construction Management through New York University. She is a certified Foster grandmother who is always seeking opportunities to nurture and support the next generation. |
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