Student Directress Muhammad University of Islam No. 24;

VA State Licensed Educator/

Secondary Education/ Agriculture

Homeschooling Parent; Founder & Visionary of

Trues Seeds LLC/ River City Market,

Grocery store located in a food desert in Northside

Life Objective: Cultivating individual authenticity through self-leadership, personal

growth, & appreciation for Allah’s blessings & creations from the agriculture, food, fiber

& natural resource systems

Quardean Lewis-Allen is the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit youth creative agency and innovation hub, Youth Design Center (f.k.a Made in Brownsville), which provides a gateway for young people in his native Brownsville community to access education, technology, and mentorship to tackle underrepresentation in STEAM professions and cyclical poverty, as well as to address the need for place-based community revitalization.