Sean A. Rector - President/CEO
Sean
Allen Rector (President/CEO) was born and raised in Harlem, NY by a single
mother who inspired him to reach higher and give back to his community. As an adult, Sean found a way to
combine his mother’s teaching with his passion for acting. After completing his Bachelor of Arts
degree at the University of Albany, Sean traveled across twenty states with the
Periwinkle National Theatre teaching kids about the dangers of drug addiction,
and the importance of self esteem in the play, “Half Way There.”
In
1996, Sean joined the Negro Ensemble Company and performed in several plays
including Ed Bullin’s “Boy X Man”, “The Absolution of Willie Mae”, “Choices”,
and “Sister Rabbit Takes Harlem”- a featured children’s play in the bi-annual
Black Arts Festival in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Sean’s acting career includes television and film as well,
with his most notable appearance being on the top CBS reality show, Survivor: Marquesas.
Sean
has been given the opportunity to “giveback” capriciously to causes he believes
in, such as Cancer Research for Kids, the Nebraska Aids Project, Reality for
Diabetes in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a
teacher at John Muir Middle School, he was voted Teacher of the Year in
2002, nominated for Teacher of the Year by the Education Consortium of Central
Los Angeles in 2002 and 2003, and awarded the Most Motivating and Inspirational
Teacher Award by the H.Y.P.E. Foundation, Inc.
In
2002, as head coach of the boys’ basketball team at John Muir Middle School in
South Los Angeles, he decided to teach the student athletes a little less
basketball and more about the game of life. God gave him the vision to create Boys to Men, and the
following year with the help of his partner, Dohn Norwood, they were able to
turn Boys to Men into The T.Y.M.E. foundation’s Boys to Men Enrichment Program,
which has served over three thousand African American and Latino boys in South
Los Angeles.
Andre M. Harper, Ed. D - (ABD) - Treasurer/CFO
Andre, a Silicon Valley native has
fundraised, orchestrated and partnered with a number of non-profit
organizations including; The American Red Cross, Divas For A Cure, Aids Project
Los Angeles and The Coalition for at-risk youth to name a few.
Andre obtained his B.A. in Journalism from Cal
State University Los Angeles, has a Masters Degree in Education, Doctorate in
Higher Educational Executive Leadership (ABD) and attends law school part-time.
In addition to being a former, middle school teacher, he is also an
entertainment producer (The CEO of Spode Way Productions). Andre is sincerely
humbled by the students of the T.Y.M.E. Foundation and adheres to his own
motto, “Live each day as if it were your last…”
Margarita Arias - Secretary/Board Member
Margarita Arias S. (Secretary) was born and raised in the Harbor Area of Los Angeles by her parents with the assistance of six siblings, five sisters and a brother. She is the first in her family to complete a degree in higher education, with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Chicano/a Studies, then later a Master’s of Educational Administration and Policy Studies from Cal State University of Northridge as well as a teaching credential in English. She has always been inspired by family valuing their integral part in her own formal education she shared the many lessons and insights with them all. The journey in such a task was arduous as she didn’t have models to help guide her and this is why she feels it is important for the youth to have role models.
During her years at Phineas Banning High school in Wilmington, CA, she overcame her fear of challenging social and cultural norms. She rallied a group of students to petition for Chicano/a studies classes to be taught on her high school campus, since there was very little culturally relevant material being presented in school. This was the beginning of what would lead her drive to help empower the youth. She began working as a teacher’s assistant for three years, throughout the San Fernando Valley to her roots in the Harbor Area, before becoming a teacher herself at John Muir Middle School in South Los Angeles. This is where she noticed the Boys to Men Enrichment program and admired the work that was being done. She supported their efforts monetarily at first before becoming actively involved as a volunteer. Now as a board member, she is honored and motivated to help affect change from within the TYME organization.
William Jordan III - Executive Director
William Jordan III was born and raised in Bronx NY. Graduated from SUNY Albany in 1995. he is
married and has four daughters.
William has always felt a sense of responsibility towards giving back to the community. He has worked with under-served youth in many capacities. He worked in New York group homes for 2 years. From 1996 to 2000, William worked as a case manager @ CASES, an alternative to incarceration program in New York.
William has worked in Bronx middle schools as a social studies teacher, a Girls and Boys basketball coach and as a mentor in a mentoring program.
William has spent the last 3 years, working as GED instructor for a disconnected youth program in Washington Heights NY.
