09annual report going places - Street Soldiers

09 

annual report 

going places

Joseph E. Marshall, Jr., Ph.D. 

Executive Director 

Dear Omega Friends, 

2009 was a banner year for Omega Boys Club, and 

2010 has started out with a great experience—a trip to 

Bangkok,Thailand to present and discuss the Alive & Free 

Prescription. This visit was not under the auspices of the 

U.S. State Department, but was a personal invitation from 

an office of the Thai government. 

As usually happens, the Prescription was fully embraced 

by the nearly 350 teachers, counselors, and professionals in 

attendance, but on this trip I was surprised by the number 

of high government officials who felt that the Prescription 

could be used by factions of the government itself. I’ve 

been invited back to train students later in the year. 

We’ll be returning to South Africa this year, this time 

in the person of Andre Aikins, and we’ll also be holding 

our National Conference in Seattle in November. These 

conferences are always very high-profile events in the 

cities where we hold them and are a great way to build 

momentum to keep the Alive & Free Movement going. 

01 

Our Commitment 

The mission of the Omega Boys Club is to keep young people alive and free, unharmed by violence and free 

from incarceration. We provide youth with opportunity and support to build positive lives for themselves 

and move into contributing roles in society. 

Of course, my dream continues to be that we chronicle 

the Movement in the manner of Eyes on the Prize. We’ve 

published a new edition of Street Soldier, but we need to 

expose more and more people, including the President of the 

United States, to this program. We need to communicate 

our story well to get beyond the issues of race, ethnicity, 

culture, and locale and reach the people who can understand 

the Prescription and help the Movement to keep our young 

people—and all young people—alive and free. 


Executive Director 

P.S. See more about my Thailand adventure at http:// 

www.streetsoldiers.org/media/pdf/Journal_Thailand.pdf 

Dear Friends, 

In 2009, with the economy 

faltering, even a balanced budget 

seemed an ambitious goal. But in 

spite of the economic downturn, 

Omega Boys Club continued to 

thrive. During 2009, 

• The California Endowment contracted with Omega to 

conduct two intensive Alive and Free trainings for nearly 

75 of their grantees. 

• Two major foundations approved multi-year grants for 

program expansion. 

• Our gala honoring Omega’s 150th graduate added more 

than $120,000 to our scholarship budget, nearly twice 

what was expected. 

Thanks to the passion and hard work of Omega’s staff, 

Board, Advisory Council, alumni, donors, volunteers, and 

consultants, 2009 set the stage for an even stronger 2010. 

Adrienne Riley 

Board President

One Hundred Fifty and Counting 

Omega Honors its Graduates 

Omega Boys Club saw its 150th student graduate from college, and the organization 

recognized that milestone with a gala evening at the Great American Music Hall. 

A perfect venue. Flickering candles. Three hundred guests. 

And a big reason to celebrate. In 2009, Omega Boys Club 

saw its 150th student graduate from college, and the 

organization recognized that milestone with a gala evening 

at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. 

“It was spectacular,” said Dr. Joseph Marshall, Omega 

Boys Club Executive Director. “Every part of the Omega 

family was present—donors, students and their families, 

staff, and supporters. Two students, Darion Eastman and 

Rashida Collins, were our ‘symbolic’ graduates and spoke 

very eloquently. Darion graduated from Tennessee State. 

Rashida was the third young woman in her family to go to 

college on an Omega scholarship. She graduated from Howard 

University. Her sister Layla also is a graduate of Howard, 

and her sister Jamila graduated from Hampton University.” 

“There were also compelling videos of two other students— 

LaTisha Rogers and Michael Thomas,” Dr. Marshall added. 

Omega Advisory Council member and donor Howard 

Lindsay said the celebration was “eye-opening. It was very 

inspiring to see the students in person and to realize how 

much Omega has helped them become productive citizens. 

Clearly, if students sincerely reach out for help, Omega 

provides it. 

“Omega really makes a difference in the lives of young people 

in San Francisco and throughout the world,” said Lindsay, 

who has organized four successful golf tournaments to 

raise money for Omega’s Scholarship Fund. 

Sinbad, the evening’s celebrity guest and a longtime 

supporter of Omega, was unable to break away from a 

commitment in New York and so joined the event using 

phone and video technology. “Everyone loved it—and him,” 

Dr. Marshall said. “He has always been a great supporter of 

Omega Boys Club and one of the few celebrities who’s actually 

visited the club. 

“Omega really makes a difference in the 

lives of young people in San Francisco 

and throughout the world.” 

“The icing on the cake was that we raised double the amount 

of money we had set as our goal, which was amazing in this 

economy. We were stunned.” The event netted over $120,000 

for the Omega Scholarship Fund. 

“It’s all about the students,” Lindsay added. “It’s about 

expanding their horizons, exposing them to other possibilities, 

and changing their lives. I was happy to be part of the 

celebration.” 

See a video of the event Rogers’ and Thomas’s 

full-length profiles at http://www.street-soldiers. 

org/graduate150/ 

Lots to smile about: (from left) Dr. Mona Scott, former Omega Board 

Member; Jack Jacqua, Omega Co-Founder; Undralyn Williams, 

Omega alum (Spelman College 2006); Zachary Donald, Omega alum 

(Grambling State University 1996) 

Cause for celebration: Omega students, family and friends, and alumni 

came from around the Bay Area and across the country to honor our 

first 150 college grads. 

A family affair: Rashida Collins (Howard University 2009) (shown) and 

her sisters Jamila (Hampton University 1999), and Layla (Howard 

University 2001) took the stage to share their stories. 

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Omega College Graduates 

A Legacy of Achievement 

1993 

Cassandra Brown, San Francisco State University 

1994 

Omar Butler, Long Beach State University 

Gerald Eaton, Morris Brown College 

Kelesha Fowler, Spelman College 

Veronica Hodge, San Francisco State University 

Mike Hornsby, San Francisco State University 

Aminah Norris, Alabama State University 

Andre’ Royster, Morris Brown College 

Joe Thomas, Morris Brown College 

Yeulita Wallace, Cal Polytechnic Pomona 

1995 

Sonya Apps, Clark Atlanta University 

Tanya Brown, Alabama State University 

Demayne Collins, Tuskegee Institute 

Parrish Foster, New Mexico State University 

Montoya Graham, Tennessee State University 

Teuna Gremillion, Dillard University 

Stephanie Ragler, Jackson State University 

Charles Scott, Tuskegee Institute 

Tracy Smith, Howard University 

Wilson Stephens, University of San Francisco 

Stacey Townsend-Wyatt, Alabama State University 

Jennifer Walker, Clark Atlanta University 

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1996 

Paul Bowser, Morehouse College 

Jason Crowell, Alabama State University 

Zachary Donald, Grambling State University 

Etta Francis, Tuskegee Institute 

Dallas Glenn, Wesleyan University 

Yvette Gordon, Clark Atlanta University 

David Jah, San Francisco State University 

Lynette Muhammad, San Francisco State University 

Jamie Shaw, Grambling State University 

Daryl Smith, Seton Hall Law School 

1997 

Arcellicous Archie, Grambling State University 

Arnesha Denkins, Alabama State University 

Murrell Green, Clark Atlanta University 

Nicole Gremillion, Dillard University 

Billy Ray Kemp, Grambling State University 

Kiedi Leach, Alabama State University 

Atasho Maloney, St. Joseph University 

Venus Winston, Grambling State University 

Sherman Woods, San Francisco State University 

1998 

Andre Aikins, Grambling State University 

Kellie Fields, San Francisco State University 

Christopher Harrison, Morehouse College 

Louis Hayes, Southern University 

E’leva Hughes, San Francisco State University 

LaTina Lewis, San Francisco State University 

Shamann Walton, Morris Brown College 

1999 

Jaleel Abdullah, Menlo College 

Dedra Aikins, San Francisco State University 

Nneka Allen, Clark Atlanta University 

Corey Brown, Virginia State University 

JeTon Carey, San Francisco State University 

Jamila Collins, Hampton University 

Ann Marie Garlington, DeVry College 

Terrance Hanserd, Sonoma State University 

Heneliaka Jones, Tennessee State University 

David McLachlan, Florida A&M University 

Aaron Paist, Howard University 

Dionne Parler, Clark Atlanta University 

Sylvia Smith, Cal State University Hayward 

Jackie Turner, San Francisco State University 

Joel Williams, New Mexico State University 

2000 

Dalmonique Burleson, Fisk University 

Nepthalin Drummer, Washington State University 

Donald Gregory, Fort Hays State University 

Shervon Hunter, Delaware State University 

Kenya McCoy, Long Beach State University 

Janelle Tate, Tuskegee Institute 

2001 

Layla Collins, Howard University 

Edward Daniel, Cal State University Hayward 

Patricia Elzie, University of Southern California

2002 

Darla Anderson, Morgan State University 

Lorraine Dacanay, University of Phoenix 

Keenan Frost-King, San Francisco State University 

Teal Jah, Clark Atlanta University 

Asante Matthews, Clark Atlanta University 

Sandra Simeon, Saint Mary’s College 

Kemba Smith, Virginia Union University 

2003 

De’Shawndra Bennett, Clark Atlanta University 

Stephanie Gaston, Southern University 

Lillian Hines-Hamilton, Texas Southern University 

Jackey Smith, Azusa Pacific University 

Zarathustra West, St. Mary’s College 

2004 

Walter Brown, Dillard University 

Curtisha Davis, Tuskegee Institute 

Brooklyn Helaire, Clark Atlanta University 

Ayanna Matthews, Clark Atlanta University 

September Rose, San Francisco State University 

Janet Wyatt, Cal State University Northridge 

2005 

Janerio Baltrip, Academy of Arts College 

Eric Garner, Morehouse College 

Jovonne Hardy, Cal State University Dominquez-Hills 

Vanita Lee, Chico State University 

Ayinde Loudd, Alabama State University 

Natacha Medaris, Alabama State University 

Deyante Newsom, Cal State University Hayward 

Mendell Reid, Chapman University 

Kenita Sullivan, Clark Atlanta University 

Donald Thomas, Tuskegee Institute 

Bakari Thompson, Clark Atlanta University 

Tiffani Turner, Howard University 

Jamila Ward, Spelman College 

2006 

Amber Aaron, Hampton University 

Jasline Berry, University of Hawaii 

Kareem Ervin, University of Memphis 

Mike Gibson, Morehouse College 

Edward Hambrick, Morehouse College 

Sabrina Lockwood, Alabama State University 

Sakari Lyons-Glenn, Cal State University East Bay 

Abeje Maloud-Sneed, Dennison University 

Michaela Marshall, San Francisco State University 

Randy Sims, Arizona State University 

Diane Thomas, Xavier University 

Jermaine Walker, San Diego State University 

Undralyn Williams, Spelman College 

2007 

DeAngela Barnett, University of Alabama at Huntsville 

Marquex Boynton, University of the Virgin Islands 

Shanea Gordon, Alabama A&M University 

Daniel Howard, San Jose State University 

Malachi Jackson, Fisk University 

Natasha Lewis-Jones, Hampton University 

Rian Mack, Fisk University 

Ashley McLemore, University of California Davis 

Eduard Rivera, Tennessee State University 

Danielle Robinson, Dillard University 

Latisha Rogers, Cal State University East Bay 

Shanel Scott, Tennessee State University 

Phillip Sistena, Hampton University 

Canisha Smith, Cal State University East Bay 

Mahogany Spears, St. Augustine’s College 

Rachel Sprinkle, Texas Southern University 

Brandon Sturdivant, American University 

Melanie Turner, San Francisco State University 

Omari Williams, Fisk University 

2008 

Fatimah Abdul-Khaliq, Clark Atlanta University 

Ashley Blanco, Howard University 

Darion Eastman, Tennessee State University 

Nzinga Mpenda, Shaw University 

Myisa Plancq, Tennessee State University 

Bryanna Santee, Howard University 

DeAndre’ Taylor, Ex’Pressions College for Digital Arts 

2009 

Danielle Bracy, San Francisco State University 

Rashida Collins, Howard University 

Nevella Dent, Fisk University 

Ashley Gant, San Jose State University 

William Hambrick, Morehouse College 

Rashad Hasan, Clark Atlanta University 

Gaylon Logan, Fisk University 

Torre Mitchell, Cal State University East Bay 

Michael Thomas, Cal State University East Bay 

Entrance to Spelman College’s main campus, part of the Atlanta 

University Center. 

photo courtesy of: Spelman College, Atlanta, GA 

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Inoculating San Francisco Against 

the Disease of Violence 

In 2008, the City of San Francisco adopted Omega’s violence prevention methodology. 

In 2009, training began with three Omega Training Institutes. 

In 2008, the City of San Francisco 

adopted Omega’s violence prevention 

methodology, the Alive & Free 

Prescription, as the “over-arching 

philosophy” for the city’s Five-Year 

Violence Prevention Plan and directed 

that it be used by all city departments 

and city-funded nonprofits. It was 

mandated that these department and organizations 

“participate in required and necessary training … .” 

“When people come to an Omega Training 

Institute,they should be prepared to have 

it change their lives forever.” 

In 2009, that training began with three Omega Training 

Institutes. “It was amazing,” said Andre Aikins, Omega 

Boys Club Operations Manager, and Youth Outreach 

Worker Kareem Ervin. 

“For most, looking at violence as a treatable disease is a new 

way of thinking,” Aikins said. “For example, some people 

believe it ‘takes a thug to understand a thug,’ but that’s a 

fallacy. The Prescription offers concrete, tangible solutions 

that can be applied by anyone anywhere.” 

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“It was wonderful to see all these organizations come together 

under one umbrella,” Ervin said. “After all, the problem of 

violence is no different in a Cambodian community than it is 

in a Latino or African American community.” 

“The roots are the same,” said Aikins. “It comes down to bad 

information, bad examples, bad instruction, and bad advice; 

sometimes all those things come from friends or family—and 

you have to learn not to accept what they’re giving you or love 

them from afar.” 

“One of the most important things that happens in the 

training is that participants learn to identify those risky 

behaviors in themselves,” Aikins continued. “Only when they 

rid themselves of those behaviors can they can help others do 

the same.” 

“When people come to an Omega Training Institute,” 

Ervin said, “they should be prepared to have it change 

their lives forever.” 

Parents & Children 

Alive, Free–Grateful 

For the first time, our Annual Report highlights two 

generations of Omega Boys Club scholars—and both 

generations clearly show the lasting effects of the Omega 

philosophy. However, there are important differences 

between the parents and children featured here. 

For the parents, Omega was a lifeline—a way of salvaging 

lives that had veered out of control. As they fulfilled their 

dreams and built productive lives, these parents passed 

the Omega lessons on to their children. The children grew 

up with the Omega Rules: A friend will never lead you to 

danger. You’re only one bad decision away. Never let your 

circumstances dictate your behavior. 

For the second-generation young people, then, Omega 

confirmed their parents’ instruction, opened their eyes to 

the wider world, and prepared them for college. It was the 

closing of one circle and the opening of another. And the 

lessons will continue, from generation to generation, forever.

Omega Legacy 

Otis Mims and Deonte Jones-Mims 

Otis Mims: 

“I was living on 

the edge.” 

In 1991, Otis Mims started listening 

to Street Soldiers Radio. “I was kind of 

misguided, but I was beginning to turn 

around. As I listened to Doc, I started 

agreeing with him. I knew he was speaking the truth. I wanted 

some guidance, so one night I called in and asked if I could 

meet him. He arranged for me to come see him.” 

Mims had not yet left his old ways behind at the time 

of that appointment. “I had just finished a seven-day stint 

in jail,” he said, “and when I went to my meeting with Dr. 

Marshall, I was carrying $200 worth of marijuana I planned 

to sell that day.” 

During the meeting, Mims’ life changed. “I wanted to go to 

college. I wanted to play football. Dr. Marshall said he could 

make that happen. When I hopped back into my car to go 

home, I threw that marijuana out the window, and I haven’t 

had anything to do with it since.” 

Tuesday night meetings are “like church,” Mims said. “But 

it’s a church of reality. It’s spiritual, but it also gives you the 

strategies you need to get through all the scenarios you’re going 

to meet up with during the week. It’s hard to explain; you 

have to experience it. Every kid, from the one getting ready for 

Stanford to the one hustling on the street, should have to go 

through those evenings.” 

Mims went to college, graduating from San Francisco City 

College. Then it was off to Tennessee State. “I was there 

for 16 months,” Mims said, “but I was homesick. I got hurt 

playing football and my attitude went downhill.” Mims went 

to driving school and “got every kind of trucking license there 

is. I’ve been driving for 15 years, and I work consistently.” 

Mims’ only regret is that he didn’t find Omega sooner. 

“There were a four or five years that were lost—a time when 

I was a follower, and being a follower gets you into trouble. 

Omega taught me that a friend will never lead you to danger. 

I had to learn to back off and stop taking chances, because 

every action has consequences and repercussions.” 

And now Mims’ son, Deonte, has learned the same lesson, 

not only from Dr. Marshall, but also from his own father 

and mother. 

Otis’ son Deonte 

Jones-Mims: 

“My dad wanted me 

on the right path.” 

Now a freshman majoring in theatre 

and minoring in business management 

at Prairie View A & M University, 

Deonte Jones-Mims learned about Omega Boys Club 

from his father, Otis Mims. “My dad was a part of Omega,” 

he said. “Dr. Marshall helped him turn his life around and 

put him through school. I didn’t start going to the collegiate 

program until my senior year and I didn’t know anybody. But 

before long, Dr. Marshall and Miss Estell made me feel like 

part of the family.” 

Jones-Mims learned valuable—and sometimes surprising— 

life lessons at Omega. In a situation reminiscent of his 

father’s, Deonte heard “that a friend will never lead you to 

danger. We did an exercise where we wrote down our friends’ 

names and then across the top of the page listed drugs, 

alcohol, violence, weapons, and other types of dangerous 

behavior. Then we checked off which of our friends were 

involved in those things. 

“It was a shock,” Deonte said, “because most of the friends I 

hung out with had at least one check under their names. And 

because they were my friends, there was a chance that they 

would lead me into that life, too. 

“I’ve known my friends since elementary school, and I still 

consider them friends,” Deonte added, “but I don’t hang out 

with them anymore. I have a better head than that. I’m going 

to college and doing something more positive with my life.” 

Another of the lessons Deonte learned was that “as long 

as you respect yourself, you can’t be disrespected. No matter 

what anyone else says about you, you don’t have to accept their 

opinion. Lots of people are in jail because of the way they react 

when they feel disrespected. But Omega taught me that if you 

respect yourself, what other people say doesn’t matter.” 

Otis Mims was very supportive of Deonte’s association 

with Omega Boys Club. “My dad knew life’s lessons,” he 

said. “He made mistakes when he was young, and he turned 

his life around. He thought Omega would help keep me on 

the right path. It has been a great experience and helped me 

so much in my everyday life.” 

When asked to describe how he feels about Omega in one 

word, Deonte said, “Grateful. I’m incredibly appreciative of 

what Omega Boys Club has done for me. I certainly wouldn’t 

be in college without them.” 

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07 

Omega Boys Club 

Across the Map 

26 organizations in 

the San Francisco 

Bay Area sent staff 

to the Omega Training 

Institute 

6 Collegian Campuses 

in the San Francisco 

Bay Area 


Los Angeles sent staff 

to the Omega 

Training Institute 


Long Beach sent staff 

to the Omega 

Training Institute 

Omega Training Institute Attendees 

Street Soldiers National Consortium Member 

Collegian Campuses 

Radio Stations Airing Street Soldiers 

1 Omega Training 

Institute Attendee 

Cape Town, South Africa 

1 Street Soldiers 

Consortium Member 


1 Street Soldiers 

Consortium Member 

Nonthaburi, Thailand

2009 Omega Training 

Institute Attendees 

USC MediCor Program 

Alhambra, CA 

educate2elevate 

Antioch, CA 

Wright Institute 

Berkeley, CA 

Ubomi Youth Foundation 


Mar Vista Family Center 

Culver City, CA 

For Youth By Youth 

East Palo Alto, CA 

Cosumnes River College 

Elk Grove, CA 

LaCheim Schools, Inc. 

Hercules, CA 

Center Families & Youth City of Long Beach 

City of LB Center for Families & Youth 

DHHS STARS (Students Talking And Resisting 

Substances) 

Goodwill Serving the People of Southern LA 

Harbor View Community Services Center 

Peace Partners, Inc. 

Shields for Families 

Long Beach, CA 

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center 

Alma Family Services 

AmAssi Prevention 

Chinatown Service Center/Youth Center 

Coalition for Responsible Community Development 

CSA Aid 

IFR 

LA Commons Community Partners 

Los Angeles Job Corps 

Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches 

Los Angeles Youth Opportunity/Movement Program 

No More Crime Inc. 

Occupational Therapy Training Program 

Para Los Ninos 

Peace Over Violence 

St. Mary Medical Center/Families in Good Health 

TEEAMWorks Foundation 

Watts/Century Latino Organization 

We Care Outreach Ministries 

YWCA Greater LA 

Los Angeles, CA 

Family Institute of Pinole 

Raw Mentoring 

The California Endowment 

Oakland, CA 

Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council 

Kids First After School Program 

Office of Neighborhood Safety 

ONS Peacekeeper Program 

RYSE Center 

Youth Movement Records 

Richmond, CA 

Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation 

Overcoming Gangs and Beyond 

San Diego, CA 

Arriba Juntos/NW/CRN 

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA 

CARC 

Center for Young Women’s Development 

Community Youth Center 

Department of Children, Youth & Their Families 

Ella Hill Hutch Community Center 

Life Learning Academy High School 

Mayor’s Office of Community Investment 

San Francisco Brothers Against Guns 

UCSF - The San Francisco Wrap Around Project 

University of San Francisco 

Vietnamese Youth Development Center 

San Francisco, CA 

Aki Kurose Middle School 

Metrocenter YMCA 

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle 

YMCA Community Learning Center 

Seattle, WA 

Inside Youth Mentoring Program/ 

Boys2Men Youth Outreach 

South San Francisco, CA 

Star View Adolescent Center 

Torrance, CA 

Venice Community Organization Corporation 

Venice, CA 

Street Soldiers National 

Consortium Members 

The University of Alabama Birmingham 

Cudworth Hall Futures Inc. Program 

Birmingham, AL 

Ubomi Youth Foundation, Alive & Free 


For Youth By Youth (FYBY) 

Youth Life EPA 

East Palo Alto, CA 

Four Brothers 

El Sobrante, CA 

Youth Prevention Services, Inc. 

Lithonia, GA 

Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center 

Community-based Training and Education 


YOUTHCAN Project and Youth Can Club 

Nonthaburi, Thailand 

D’Veal Family Services 

Pasadena, CA 

Rubino Counseling Services 

SAFE, Inc. 

Pleasant Hill, CA 

American River College 

Sacramento, CA 

Overcoming Gangs & Beyond 

We Reach Foundation Inc. 

San Diego, CA 

Omega Boys Club/Street Soldiers 

SFUSD/John Muir Elementary 

San Francisco, CA 

Metrocenter YMCA/Seattle Street Soldiers 

Seattle, WA 

2009 Collegian Campuses 

Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA 

California State University 

Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 

California State University East Bay Hayward, CA 

California State University Fresno Fresno, CA 

California State University Los Angeles 


California State University Northridge 

Northridge, CA 

City College San Francisco San Francisco, CA 

Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA 

College of Alameda Alameda, CA 

Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL 

Contra Costa Community College Martinez, CA 

Fisk University Nashville, TN 

Hampton University Hampton, VA 

Howard University Washington, DC 

Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 

Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 

Nichols State University Thibodaux, LA 

Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA 

Peralta College Oakland, CA 

San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 

San Jose State University San Jose, CA 

Spelman College Atlanta, GA 

Tennessee State University Nashville, TN 

Texas Southern University Houston, TX 

Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 

University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 

Radio Stations Airing 

Street Soldiers 

KMEL 106.1 FM San Francisco, CA 

KKDS 97.7FM Eureka, CA 

WHPR 88.1FM Highland Park, MI 

WMSS 91.1FM Middleton, PA 

WVST 91.3 FM Petersburg, VA 

WOL 1450 AM and Radio One Washington D.C. 

Radio Phoenix Phoenix, AZ 

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Omega Legacy 

Keidi Leach Smith and Kalah Regis 

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Kiedi Leach Smith: 

“I couldn’t let my 

ancestors down.” 

Kiedi “Kai” Leach-Smith was led to 

Omega Boys Club by a friend. “She 

knew my life was upside down, and she 

basically dragged me to a meeting in 

Oakland. Then I started going into San Francisco for meetings.” 

What captured Leach-Smith was Omega’s family feeling. 

“I was doing a lot of things I shouldn’t have been doing, and 

I didn’t have anyone to talk to,” Leach Smith said. “I had a 

baby when I was in high school, my father had passed away, 

and my mother moved away when I was 15. But at Omega, 

for the first time in my life, I had other young adults—and 

parental figures—I could relate to.” 

Leach-Smith began to turn her life around when she 

discovered “who I was. I was learning about where I came 

from. I read books and articles by African American authors, 

and once I knew my history and what the people who came 

before me had gone through so I could have a better life, I just 

couldn’t let them down.” 

Dr. Marshall showed Leach-Smith that her life was in a 

downward spiral. “He made me see why I was doing the things 

I was. He showed me that I was a mirror of what had gone on 

in my family. But he also told me if I continued on the path I 

was taking, I’d have no life for my child. I’d be dead or in jail.” 

Leach-Smith clung to Omega until she left California 

for Alabama State University. “It was hard,” she said, 

“and I had periods when I was irresponsible. But I’d call Dr. 

Marshall and get myself back on track. Everything Omega fed 

me, I ate, and the more they fed me good things, the more I 

internalized them. As I matured, that other life faded away.” 

Today, Leach-Smith, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, 

owns a successful insurance agency. In 2009, her firm 

placed #55 out of more than 14,000 agents in the 

United States based on annual life insurance sales. “I owe 

everything to Omega,” she said. “When you’re as young as I 

was, you don’t even know you’re dying, but they knew—and 

they saved my life. I never dreamed I could accomplish what I 

have. I do a lot of community work here, and when people ask 

me why, I say, ‘Somebody gave me a chance once and never 

asked for anything in return. I have to give back now, because 

as they say at Omega, the more you know, the more you owe.’” 

Kai’s daughter Kalah Regis: 

“Omega is a place to learn.” 

“For me, Omega is a place of academic 

and emotional counseling,” said Kalah 

Regis, who is Kai Leach Smith’s 

daughter. A student at the University 

of Alabama in Birmingham, Kalah is 

on a fast track toward nursing school. But it hasn’t always 

been easy. 

“I lived pretty far away from Omega, in Antioch,” Kalah 

said, “and sometimes it was hard for me to get there as often 

as I should have. But when I went into my senior year, classes 

were mandatory if I wanted to go to college. So I made it my 

business to get myself on the bus and BART and be there 

every Thursday night. 

“For me, Omega was an outside source that showed me how 

to deal with issues and problems,” Kalah continued. “They 

won’t solve your problems for you. They don’t tell you exactly 

what to do, but they give you a lot of things to think about. 

“Miss Estell was so helpful in getting me ready for college, 

preparing me for the environment I was going into,” Kalah 

added. “College is a different atmosphere from what I expected. 

It’s much harder, and I can get stressed out pretty quickly.” 

Those stressed-out moments often are soothed by e-mails 

to and from Miss Estell. “Even today, I keep in touch 

with her, and she provides wonderful mentoring. She says 

to remember my ‘Omega Rules’—the things Dr. Marshall 

says during the family meetings—and to keep applying those 

rules. I really appreciate the rules; sometimes we call them 

‘Coachisms,’ and they help get you through the hard times 

by keeping you focused on what’s important. I consider it 

counseling, in a way.” 

The rule Kalah considers most valuable is, ‘Don’t let your 

circumstances dictate your behavior.’ “I’m still working 

on that,” she said, “learning not to let things affect me on a 

personal level and not to get too impatient with other people 

if we have disagreements. I’m trying to set an example.” 

Kalah’s Omega experience is different from her mother’s. 

“I wasn’t raised like my mom. Her early life was much more 

harsh than mine,” she says, “and Omega was a place for her 

to come to, the place where she went to get away from her bad 

situation. For me, Omega was a place to learn and a place 

that would help me prepare for college. I really appreciate 

what they’re doing for me.”

Omega Legacy 

Jaleel Abdullah and Jaleel Kane-Abdullah 

Jaleel Abdullah: 

“They teach you to know 

yourself.” 

Jaleel Abdullah says he was a teenage 

“knucklehead.” Infected by the “hood 

virus,” he got into trouble early. “But sports were my love 

and I knew if I wanted sports, I needed school.” 

A father at 15 and again at 17, Abdullah spent his junior 

year of high school in a juvenile facility; he found Omega 

Boys Club after graduating from junior college and stints at 

New Mexico State and Sonoma State. “A friend of mine at 

Sonoma State was heavily into football, as I was, and he never 

seemed to complain about his finances,” he said. “I found out 

he’d been going to Omega since middle school and they were 

helping him. I took the initiative to start going to meetings. 

“My first interest at Omega was to go to school,” Abdullah 

continued, “but as I got involved, I found that the love and 

support there were amazing. However, they also call you 

out. This isn’t some 30-day program you can fake your way 

through. They make you deal with your insecurities, your 

family situation, everything that’s getting in your way. They 

don’t send you to college unless they know who you are and 

you know who you are. They give you guidance and ways to 

measure your level of success. You can see yourself growing, 

and when the graduates come back and speak to the classes, 

they make you feel these things are possible for you, too.” 

Abdullah has sent other people to Omega, he says. “But 

I open up and tell them it takes a lot of desire to stay with it. 

Everyone who goes doesn’t stay. You have to earn it.” 

Abdullah graduated from Menlo College. “Omega offered 

to send me anywhere in the United States, but as a parent, I 

wanted to be close to my children,” he said. Abdullah often 

took his son to meetings with him. “They’ve known him 

since he was a child and then he went through the program, 

too. My daughter is also going now. For me, Omega is an 

extension of my parenting.” 

Abdullah says that “Omega saved my life. They are angels in 

human clothes. They have such a passion and burning desire 

to save young people. I was always intelligent and I learned 

to persevere, but when I was younger, I was easily swayed. 

Omega saved my life and gave me the tools to turn it around 

180 degrees.” 

Jaleel’s son Jaleel 

Kane-Abdullah: 

“I’m much more 

confident now.” 

Now studying for an associate’s degree 

in music at West Los Angeles College, 

Jaleel Kane-Abdullah came to Omega 

at the insistence of his father. “He told me his story, and he 

lectured me about school a lot,” he said. “I wasn’t excelling 

in school—probably because I went to elementary school in 

San Francisco, middle school in Los Angeles, and then came 

back to San Francisco for high school—and my dad thought 

that Omega Boys Club would help me learn to study. I had a 

friend, Omar, who went, too.” 

When he entered Omega as a high school freshman, 

Jaleel thought “they were a little straight,” but, in spite of 

that, “the program actually did help me with school. My 

grades got better, and I stayed out of trouble.” 

But Omega gave Jaleel more than academic enrichment. 

As he attended the program, he got in touch with parts 

of his history that were largely unknown to him. “I 

was shocked,” he said. “They exposed us to a lot of African 

American history, things like the Klan, that I’d only seen 

on TV clips. They gave us new perspectives on history. I 

had taken regular courses—history, economics and U.S. 

government—in high school, but they didn’t teach this part 

of history at my school. What Omega presented was really 

interesting to me. The more I heard, the more I wanted to 

know about Black history.” 

Jaleel also absorbed the Omega Rules that are a crucial 

part of the curriculum and that virtually all alumni of the 

program cite as life-changing. The most important rule for 

him was, “‘You’re only one bad decision away.’ That one helps 

because I don’t want to go down the wrong path.” 

Like his father, Jaleel is an athlete, playing basketball and 

football and running track. “Right now, I’m focusing on track,” 

he said. He runs the 100, 200, and 400, as well as relays. 

As he reflects, Jaleel remembers other Omega precepts, too. 

They’re the simple ones. Do more than the minimum; do 

the best you can. The sky’s the limit if you put your mind to 

it. If you don’t know, ask. “Everything I learned at Omega,” 

he said, “has given me a lot more strength and confidence.” 

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Street Soldiers 

Radio Adds New 

Web Site 

“There is so much great stuff on our radio programs,” said 

Malcolm Marshall, Street Soldiers Radio producer. “But 

it was getting lost. People would call and ask for copies of 

shows for themselves or their classrooms, and we couldn’t 

provide them in a timely way. We couldn’t let all this good 

information fall into oblivion. The answer was the Web. 

“However, if we sent listeners to the Omega Boys Club site, 

there was a lot of other content, and we thought it would be 

better to bring them to our own site where they could access 

what they wanted quickly.” 

Now, live and archived radio shows with Dr. Marshall, 

Ms. Estell, and other staff members are available online 

at www.streetsoldiersradio.org. “This site is the place 

for visitors to listen live, watch a live videostream of the 

Sunday night program, hear past shows, learn about Omega 

Boys Club’s great work, and donate to support that work,” 

Marshall said. 

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Meet a Volunteer 

Brent Johnson 

photo credit: 

misha vladimirskiy 

Brent Johnson is what you might call a “super 

volunteer,” engaged in many aspects of the 

Omega Boys Club program. He first learned 

about Omega when he went to a luncheon 

at which Dr. Marshall spoke. Johnson sat 

at a table with Andre Aikins, “and we hit it 

off right away,” he said. “Andre asked me to 

come to a Tuesday night family meeting, and 

I’ve been going ever since.” 

What most strikes Johnson on those 

Tuesday evenings is the students’ openness, 

even though the honesty shocked him on 

his initial visits. “I have a great, supportive 

family,” he said, “but the students say things at 

these meetings I couldn’t bring myself to say to my own family.” 

Such openness could be risky, but Johnson says Omega 

provides an environment “without reprimand. When a 

student says he’s done something even though he knew it 

wasn’t right, Dr. Marshall explains calmly and rationally why 

what the student did was wrong.” And then, said Johnson, 

Dr. Marshall gives him or her “the tools to get better.” 

Johnson also has served as Chair of the Advisory Council 

and has worked with another volunteer, Don Strand, to 

put together “Omega Day on Wall Street,” an educational 

event in which students visit investment houses and learn 

what they need to study to have a career in the financial 

industry. In the future, Johnson will be organizing a 

charity poker tourney with the proceeds going to Omega. 

“Dr. Marshall could be doing something easier, with a lot less 

stress, and making a lot more money. But this is what he’s 

doing, and I’m happy to do whatever I can to help.” 

By the Numbers 

Omega Boys Club: 

By the Numbers 

Omega Scholarship Fund 

2009 2008 

Scholarship Funds Awarded $318,513 $348,714 

Collegians Receiving Omega 

Scholarships 

46 57 

Omega Leadership Academy 

Enrolled in College 46 58 

College Graduates 10 9 

Students in Academy Classes 418 425 

Total Participants 

Omega Training Institute 

474 492 

Staff Trained at Adopted Schools 60 66 

Students Taught Alive & Free 

at Adopted Schools 

1,236 2,003 

National/International Community 

Leaders Trained 

168 300 

Total Participants 1,464 2,369 

Street Soldiers Radio Show 

Annual Callers 550 713 

Radio Stations Carrying Street Soldiers 

Alive & Free Presentations 

7 13 

California 8,364 11,030 

Nationwide (outside California) 150 745 

South Africa 50 25 

Total Audience 8,564 12,220

Financial Highlights: 2008 & 2009 

$168,909 

Street 

Soldiers 

$193,081 

Omega Training 

Institute 

$226,539 

Fund Development 

$157,578 

Street 

Soldiers 

$217,767 

Omega Training 

Institute 

$225,838 

Fund Development 

$1,209,171 

2009 Expenses 

$99,988 

General and Administrative 

$1,232,891 

2008 Expenses 

$318,513 

Scholarship 

Program 

$101,635 

General and Administrative 

$202,141 

Non-Scholarship 

Academic Programs 

$348,714 

Scholarship 

Program 

$181,539 

Non-Scholarship 

Academic Programs 

$76,210 

Earned Income 

$112,983 

Special Events 

$166,862 

Government 

Agency Fees 

$227,107 

Donations 

$112,710 

Earned Income 

$165,676 

Government 

Agency Fees 

$195,429 

Donations 

Assets 2009 2008 

Net assets at beginning of year $2,061,323 $1,944,805 

Increase in net assets $227,255 $116,518 

Net assets at end of year $2,288,578 $2,061,323 

$1,398,088 

2009 Revenue and Support 

$34,554 

Interest 

$5,347 

Miscellaneous 

$1,349,410 

2008 Revenue and Support 

$46,677 

Interest 

$775,025 

Grants 

$16,878 

Miscellaneous 

$812,040 

Grants 

Copies of Omega’s 2010 audit will be available 

for review at our office after June 2010. Our most 

recent IRS Form 990 is currently available for 

review at our office or at www.GuideStar.org. 

A Donor’s Story 

In Her Own Words 

Lisa Tsukamoto 

“I donate to the Omega Boys Club 

scholarship fund because I was so moved 

when I read Dr. Marshall’s book. It 

made me keenly aware of the inequities 

that exist in our city. I was very 

fortunate to have a family that was able 

to afford and pay for my education. But 

that’s not always the case. 

“I teach at San Francisco’s Rosa Parks Elementary 

School, which is incredibly diverse, both ethnically and 

socioeconomically. We have students from kindergarten 

through grade 5, and I’ve seen firsthand the influence that 

Omega Boys Club can have. Dr. Marshall and Kareem 

Ervin, Omega’s Youth Outreach Worker, came to our school 

to work with some of our upper grade students, and the 

positive difference in the students was amazing. 

“I remember one boy in particular whose behavior was 

immediately changed for the better. It showed in the way he 

carried himself, and he began to smile, which is something we 

hadn’t seen before. Having the support of positive male role 

models from Omega was a wonderful thing, and learning the 

Omega philosophy was very good for our students. 

“Students can’t choose their circumstances into which they’re 

born, so I’m happy to donate each month to help them have 

the Omega Boys Club program available to them.” 

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Our Gratitude and Thanks to Our Generous Donors 

$200,000 and Above 

Grousbeck Family Foundation 

$100,000 - $199,000 

College Access Foundation 

of California 

Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund 

San Francisco Department 

of Children, Youth & Their 

Families 

$25,000 - $99,999 

Anonymous 

The Campbell Fund at the Silicon 

Valley Community Foundation 

The Kimball Foundation 

The Shifting Foundation 

$10,000 - $24,999 

All Stars Helping Kids Fund 

Cambrian Capital, L.P. 

The Capital Group Companies 

Charitable Foundation matching 

the gift of Richard Beleson 

Credit Suisse Americas Foundation 

Leland & Susan Faust 

The HELTS Foundation 

William Hobi & Soojung Ko 

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The Lee & Perry Smith Fund 

The LEF Foundation 

Mimi and Peter Haas Fund 

Mitchell Kapor Foundation 

City & County of San Francisco 

The San Francisco Foundation 

George H. Sandy Foundation 

Warren and Katharine Schlinger 

Foundation 

van Löben Sels/RembeRock 

Foundation 

Wells Fargo Foundation 

$5,000 - $9,999 

AEL Foundation 

An Anonymous Advisor 

Richard & Kim Beleson 

Chris & Nina Buchbinder 


Charitable Foundation matching 

the gift of Larry Solomon 


Charitable Foundation 

John C. Cawley 

Dodge & Cox 

Frederick Duhring 

The Ellen & Douglas Rosenberg 

Foundation 

Goldman, Sachs & Co. 

Kazan, McClain, Abrams, 

Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood, 

Harley & Oberman 

Foundation, Inc. 

Milagro Foundation 

OneCalifornia Foundation 

The Sadie Meyer & Louis Cohn 

Foundation 

Kiyoshi Sakakura 

Doris J. Silva 

Larry Solomon 

Tom Steyer & Kat Taylor 

Mr. & Mrs. Dominic A. Tarantino 

$1,000 - $4,999 

Barry & Betsy Adler 

Alta Alliance Bank 

Dr. E. Anthony Anderson 

Argosy Foundation 

AT&T Employee Giving Campaign 

Bank of the West 

Thomas J. Brandi 

Judith Binsacca 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bowser 

The California Endowment 

The Campbell Fund at the Silicon 

Valley Community Foundation 

The Carl Gellert & Celia Berta 

Gellert Foundation 

Giuliano Carlini & Susan Rendina 

Comerica Bank 

The David B. Gold Foundation 

Lynda Donahue - Lubertha S. 

Anderson 

The Edna Wardlaw Charitable Trust 

Giants Community Fund 

Peter J. Guenther 

A. Renee Holloman 

Glenn & Dominique Hunter 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H Johnson 

Brent Johnson 

Kaiser Permanente 

Stuart Kogod 

Jonathan R. Lacey 

James G. & Anne B. LaPlante, Jr. 

Paul & Sandra Little 

Live Oak Fund of Horizons 

Foundation 

Living History Centre Fund 

Ronnie Lott 

Dr. & Mrs. Howard Maibach 

Dr. Joseph Marshall, Jr. 

Mechanics Bank 

Metropolitan Arts Partnership 

Jacqueline Neesam 

Mr. & Mrs. John Novick 

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 

Thomas & JaMel Perkins 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Petite 

PG&E Corporate Foundation 

Nancy Pritikin & Steven Baum 

Purple Heart Patient Center 

Ralph V. Raulli 

Bill & Adrienne Riley 

Paul Sack 

San Francisco Police Officers 

Association 

San Francisco Security Traders 

Association 

Mr. & Mrs. A.L. Seward, III 

Jack & Cea Soares 

Don Strand 

The Lehman Family Charitable 

Foundation at the Fidelity 

Charitable Gift Fund 

David G. Thompson & Susan Green 

Union Bank Foundation 

United Airlines 


Wells Fargo Community 

Support Campaign 

Wentworth, Hauser, & Violich 

Jim Wilkinson 

Kenneth Zankel 

Ralph & Sandy Larson Gift Fund 

at the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund 

$500 - $999 

Robert & MiMi Abington 

The Barbara & Ron Kaufman 

Philanthropic Fund at The Jewish 

Community Endowment Fund 

Bernard & Gail Nebenzahl Family 

Philanthropic Fund at The Jewish 

Community Endowment Fund 

Dennis & Mary Black 

Gwendolyn Brown 

The California Wellness Foundation 

Cecily & Larry Cassel 

Combined Federal Campaign, 

Anonymous Donors 

Ella Finley Mission Group 

Adonal Foyle 

Give with Liberty Employee 

Donations 

Allen S. Gross, Jr. 

Mary Haake 

Just Give.org, Anonymous Donors 

Deborah Lynch 

The May Foundation 

James Rhemer 

San Francisco Federal Credit Union 

The San Francisco Foundation 

Michael Sanchez 

Seropan Enterprises (Milton & 

Judy) 

Smith & Fong Company, Inc. 

The Sher-Right Fund 

Michael & Maureen Terris 

Thidwick Books 

United Way of Southeastern 

Pennsylvania, Anonymous Donors 

United Way of the Bay Area, 


Louvenia Williams 

Under $500 

Theodora Lynn Adkins 

Alameda County Government 

Campaign, Anonymous Donor 

Jeannette Alexich & Bruce Harris 

Manuel Alverez 

Joseph S. Andresen & 

Marie I Gomes 

Anonymous 

Leonard & Lilian J. Austria 

Eugene & Frances Bagnasco 

Bank of America Charitable 

Foundation, matching the gift of 

Robert Freidenberg 

Bank of America United Way 


Gail S. Barklow 

Suzanne Beittel 

Frank & Jennifer Bell 

Carol L. Benz 

Susan Beyrle 

Iris E. Biblowitz 

Donald Black 

Howard Blonsky 

Joan & Robert Bodenlos 

Burton Boltoch 

Alan & Helen Bonapart 

Benjamin Bowser & 

K. Deborah Whittle 

Nathalia Bowser 

Anlee Brickman 

Sheila H. Brookes 

Tynesha Brown 

Robert Bruce 

Edrene A. Case 

Billie J. Cayot 

Clarence & Ellen Champlin 

Joseph Chiesa 

Harold Christensen 

Anna Chu 

Donaldina Cameron House 

Dr. Greta Clarke 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Coccimiglio 

Tasha Coleman 

Communication Workers 

of America 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Corbin 

Costco -Novato #141, United Way 


Launa Craig 

David Dent 

Michele deVogelaere 

Patricia G. & Mark A. Devost 

Sharon Dezurick 

Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Dias 

Matthew Dodds 

Kara Dukakis & David Onek 

Mr. & Mrs. William Edlund 

Gretchen P. Elliott 

Jerry Ennis 

Gayle Etienne 

Floyd Family Foundation 

Noel Forrester 

Kathleen Fourre 

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Fraenkel, II 

Kenneth Fullmore 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Furst 

Lucille Ganger 

Tim Gary 

Mrs. Flora Gilford 

Grace Financial Services 

Marian Greenfield 

Jason Griffie

Herbert & Lenore Griffin 

Brian Guerin & Elaina Mims 

Lorenzo Hale 

Della Hall 

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Hammons 

Martha & Donald Hanson 

Stephan & Cynthia E. Happe 

Charles & Hazel Harris 

Daniel Hayes 

H. L. Head 

Therese Hickey & Stephen Heller 

Higher Ground Neighborhood 

Development Corporation 

Francia Hinrichs 

Signa Irwin Houghteling 

Genois Hunter 

Carol Husbands 

IBM Employee Services Center 

Daro Inouye 

Mark Iverson 

Mark Jacobs 

Lasaundra Jacobs 

Maritza Jefferson 

Debra Johnson 

Donna Johnson 

Ginger Johnson 

Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Leroy Johnson 

Lynetta A. Johnson 

Patricia A. Johnson 

Cary Jones 

Mr. & Mrs. John Paul Jones 

Tony R. Jones 

Christian D. Joos 

JustGive.org, Anonymous Donors 

Kaiser Permanente Community 

Giving Campaign, Various 


Gary & Ilene Katz 

Jessy Kaw 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Keane 

Jackie Kendall 

Michael & Heloisa Kinder 

Susan Kitazawa 

Arthur W. Knapp 

James Lachance 

Cynthia Lakes 

Patricia La Voie 

Elizabeth Leep 

Vanita Lee-Williams 

Alvin & Rosanne Levitt 

Rev. & Mrs. Aubrey Lewis 

Mr. Edward T. Lewis 

A M Linthicum 

Marlene Lynn 

Macy’s West G.I.F.T. Campaign 

Ian Maddison 

Sean Maddison 

Irene Marcellini 

Bernard Marquez 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Marshall 

Helene M. Maxwell 

Stephanie Maxwell 

Michael & Kelly McGrew 

Rebecca C. McKee 

Mary Anne McKernie 

Lawrence & Shirley Mckey 

Karen Metro 

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program 

Meredith Mitchell 

Martha Montgomery 

Network for Good 

Joseph S. Newfield 

Mrs. Sharon Niederhaus 

Mr. & Mrs. Willard & 

Marion Norberg 

Norman & Hillevi Null 

Nanci & Daniel Odishoo 

Raymond Odumlami 

Vincent Pan 

Roberta Papazoglow 

Helen Park 

Richard Pate 

Marsha & Maya Peterson 

PG&E Corporation Campaign 

for the Community, Anonymous 

Donors 

Linda Poggetti 

Betty L Pommon 

John Popescu 

James C. Price 

Mr. & Mrs. David Ramos 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Rath 

Phyllis J. Rawley 

Essie L. Richmond 

Marian V. Ritchie 

Michael Ritter 

Marti Roach 

Dayna Rose 

Ray Rosenman 

Janet T. Roth & 

Masahiro Nakajima 

Jacque Ryan 

Katherine H. Schenck 

Daniel Schmidt 

Carol Schrader 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Sedway 

Dr. Susan H. Shane 

Sally Shaw 

Douglas & Carole Sheft 

William & Shira Shore 

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Silva 

Robin Silva 

Nettie E. Sims 

Michael & Linda Skarpelos 

Patricia I. Smith 

Ellen Smith Buchen 

South End Rowing Club 

Joelle Steefel 

Terry Stephens 

Scott A. Taper. Jr. 

Frances Hampton Taylor 

Lani Taylor 

Moses Monfont Taylor 

Linda Susan Thomas 

Danette Thompson 

Mark Tipton 

Raymond E. Tracy 

Otto & Cathleen Trechter 

Lisa Tsukamoto 

United Way California Capital 

Region, Anonymous Donors 

Carol Sue Viele 

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Vilt 

Emily Teale Vogler 

Mr. & Mrs. Arne D. Wagner 

Marilyn Waldman 

Michael L. Warren 

Patricia Werthimer 

Zara West 

Lydia & Bradley Whisenhunt 

Douglas C. White 

Robert C. White 

Mr. & Mrs. Authur Victor Whitmore 

Daryle Whyte 

Julius Williams 

Bruce M. Williams 

Joe T. Yates 

Kimmer E. Young, DDS 

Memorial & 

Honoring Gifts 

Suzanne Biettel In Memory of 

Warren Outten 

Herbert & Lenore Griffin 

In Memory of Sam Griffin, Jr. 

Alvin & Rosanne Levitt In Honor 

of Dr. Howard Maibach’s Birthday 

Marlene Lynn In Memory of 

Irene & John Baptist 

Don & Sharon Niederhaus 

In Memory of Warren Outten 

Gayle & Jim Pettee In Memory of 

Warren Outten 

Marian Ritchie In Honor of 

Doris Silva 

Jacque Ryan In Honor of 

Jackie Kendall 

Paul & Lynn Sedway In Honor of 

Dr. & Mrs. Howard Maibach 

Sally Shaw In Memory of 

Alan Shaw 

Doris Silva In Memory of 

Arnold Contestable 

Doris Silva In Memory of 

Perry O’Bryan 

Ellen Smith Buchen In Memory of 

Warren Outten 

The Wayne & Leslee Feinstein 

Philanthropic Fund at The 

Jewish Community Endowment 

Fund In Honor of Larry Solomon 

Nancy & Jerry Wright In Memory 

of Warren Outten 

2009 In-Kind Gifts 

Audio Visual Techniques 

Steve Bassoff 

Dennis Black, The Octagon Group 

Robert Fabella 

The Great American Music Hall 

Khalil Habeeb, JUST TICKETS! 

Younga Hennessey 

J. Lohr Vineyards & Winery 

Kimpton Hotels, The Argonaut 

The Obsession Box 

Target Stores Share-a-Tree Program 

Peter Wantuch 

Bequests Received 

Willette H. Peake Trust 

The Estate of Janice & 

Haskell Titchell 

Douglas C. White Trust 

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Board of Directors 

Officers 

Adrienne Riley, President 

Laney College 

Oakland, California 

Paul Bowser, Vice President 

Los Angeles Police Department 

Los Angeles, California 

William Hobi, Treasurer 

Merrill Lynch 

San Francisco, California 

Venus Winston, Secretary 

University of California, San Francisco 


Members 

E. Anthony Anderson, Ed.D. 

San Francisco Unified 

School District (Retired) 

Richmond, California 

Renee Holloman 

Revenue Growth Solutions 


Glenn David Hunter 

Domico Software 

Berkeley, California 


Omega Boys Club 


Carlos F. McLean, Jr. 

Merritt College 


Jacqueline E. Neesam 



Don Strand 

Palo Alto, California 

Monetta White 

1300 on Fillmore 


Advisory Council 

Brent Johnson, Chair 

Baker Avenue Asset Management 


Members 

Howard Lindsay 

Goldman Sachs 


Ronnie Lott 

Capital Dynamics 

Menlo Park, California 

Siesel Maibach 

The HELTS Foundation 


Lee Seward 

Credit Suisse 


Larry Solomon 

Capital Group Companies 


Staff 


Executive Director & Co-Founder 

Jack Jacqua 

Co-Founder 

Andre Aikins 

Operations Manager 

Deborah Estell, M.S., L.M.F.T. 

Leadership Academy Coordinator 

Maiisa Robinson 

Administration Manager 

Jack R. Soares, CFRE 

Director of Development & Marketing 

Consultants 

David Brown 

Accountant 

Kareem Ervin 

Youth Outreach Worker 

John Haller, Ph.D. 

Evaluator 

Sheila Lewis 

Flyin’ West Marketing 

Marlene Lynn 

Grant Writer 

Malcolm Marshall 

Producer, Street Soldiers Radio 

Chris Miloslavich 

Milomix Post Production 

Demetra Schoby 

Math Instructor 

To find out how you can help keep 

young people Alive & Free, contact: 

Jack R. Soares, CFRE 

Director of Development & Marketing 

415-826-8624 

JSoares@Street-Soldiers.org 

For general information: 

1-800-SOLDIER (765-3437) 

obc@Street-Soldiers.org 

www.Street-Soldiers.org 

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