Our Team

Cedric Turner
Executive Director
Michael Turner
Digital Media Strategist
Deborah R. Bowman
CPA
Brianna Watts
STEM Director
Leon Rock
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Board Of Directors
Brad Artery: Vice President, Growth Operations and Transformation, Ascend Learning
Nelia Arruda: Vice President Branch Manager, Eastern Bank
Jennifer Rivers Bernasconi: Verizon Area Experience Manager
Claudette Blot: Director, Multicultural Center at Bentley University
Jennifer Dooling: Executive Director, National Branch Growth & Enablement, Wells Fargo Bank
Dr. Richard Harris: Associate Dean and Director, Northeastern School of Engineering
Dr. Fred McKinney: Professor of
Economics, Quinnipiac University / Founder, BJM Solutions Economic Consulting
We would like to honor Dr. Robert S. Peterkin, Professor of Practice, Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Education for his contributions to the Board of Directors and longtime service to Empower Yourself.