RICH Directors/Administrators
Executive Board Directors
- Chairman – Dwight "Doc" Gooden, Retired MLB Player, Mets Hall of Fame 2010, 4x All-Star, 3x World Series Champion
- Vice Chairman – Rev. Dr. David M. Johnson
- Secretary – Diane Littles, MBA
- Treasurer – Akilah Bird-Watson
- Chairman Emeritus – Bill McCreary, Emmy Award Winning Journalist - RICH Chairman 2008-2021
Board of Directors
- Akilah Bird-Watson - Non-Profit / Certified Financial Coach
- Nanette McTier, M.Ed - Education Consultant
- Thomas Southwood, M.Ed - School Administration and Supervision
Administrators
- Executive Director – Jacqueline Dawson, Ph.D.
- Financial Officer – Oscar Heyward, MBA
- Web Developer - Essam Yousry, BA
- Web Developer - Nasir Freeman
- Web-Based Project Manager - Sadia Ishak
How we got started
Jacqueline O. Dawson, Ph.D., is the co-founder and executive director of the Reach Into Cultural Heights (RICH) organization, a non-profit with over two decades committed to guiding young people to express their personal experience and language of school success. A visionary leader, Jacqueline creates innovative concepts utilizing the classroom and the digital space that showcases self-directed learning conversations. Her passion is watching the transformation of middle school and high school students grow and become competent leaders in the academic environment and in the world beyond the classroom. The Reach for Success Training program began on the campus of York College CUNY and is currently working in collaboration with a visionary team at the Tech Incubator @ Queens College CUNY.