Nate Edwards

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Columbia, South CarolinaI have had a very fruitful and rewarding life. Seeing people that I have had some positive influence on is the height of being able to say "I have succeeded"! Children who are now adults who have been in one of our programs are jewels in New Concept's crown!My grandmother and my mother.The role models that I have had, my children and the desire to see the fruits of my labor.I would like to see all young black children feel good enough about themselves so that they can see a future as a reality, a future that includes an education, a career and a life style full of positive options. I'd like to see adults who care about all children, children who care about themselves as well as their parents, and a community that will nurture, love and protect its youth and elderly.Consultant/Founder - Access to Success; CEO/Co-Founder - New Concept Development Center Inc.; CEO - New Ventures LLC; Social Worker; UW School of Medicine and Public Health Oversight and Advisory Committee; Fellowship - Stanford School of Business; Fellowship - Carnegie Mellon-Heinz School of Business; Consultant, Standards of Excellence Institute; Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, National Association of Social Workers, and the National Black Child Development Institute; Served on the boards of the Girl Scouts of America, the Wisconsin Council on Human Concerns, the Wisconsin Advocacy Coalition, the Milwaukee Management Support Organization, Inc. and the National Forum for Black Public Administrators; Awards - Sojourner Truth Award, Eta Phi...

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