Steps-Ahead

Kevin W. Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Jackson has been involved in youth sports and activities for more than twenty years.  He coached football, basketball, served as Cub Master for Boys Scouts of America in Los Angeles, and served as President of the Moreno Valley Junior All-American Football League.  Mr. Jackson has designed and implemented educational and athletic programs specifically designed to prepare young people for success in matriculation to college.  Mr. Jackson initially developed the processes to guide his two sons through the educational and college recruiting process resulting in his sons graduating from the University of Hawaii and North Dakota State University.  Employed by the Aerospace Corporation, he is also a professional actor, Member of Screen Actors Guild, and has worked on various projects in Theatre, Film, and Television.  Mr. Jackson is a graduate of California State University at Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts (Performance/Directing).

William D. Pollard III, Secretary. Mr. Pollard has been involved in youth sports and activities for more than five years.  He has coached youth football, and served as a Board Member and Recording Secretary of AAU Youth Tackle Football in Moreno Valley, California.  Graduating from the California State University at San Bernardino with a bachelor’s degree in Information Management he is currently the head of W.D.P. Financial Services.

Dana Allen, Treasurer. Ms. Allen participated in varsity sports in high school and college and has remained involved in sports and related activities for over twenty years.  A graduate of the University of Redlands with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, she is currently employed at the University of California at Riverside as Procurement Card Coordinator/Small Business Liaison.

David Thompkins, Controller. Mr. Thompkins has been involved in youth sports and activities for more than twenty years.  He has coached football, lacrosse, soccer and has served as Board Member of the El Segundo Pop Warner League as a financial assistant in El Segundo, California.  Mr. Thompkins is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he was a four year varsity letterman with All-American honors in football.  He is currently teaching at the Downey Unified School District in the Downey High School Special Education Department.  Mr. Thompkins is a professional actor, a Member of Screen Actors Guild, and has worked on a variety of projects in Theatre, Film and Television.  He has also worked with children in the Theatre.

Dwight Lee, Liaison Officer of Local Development. Mr. Lee, a three year varsity letterman in football has remained involved in youth sports and activities for more than twenty-five years.  He has coached youth football, basketball, track and field, served as Board Member of Moreno Valley Junior All-American Football works and continues to work with local youth organizations and the local Parks & Recreation Departments.  A graduate of the California State University at Fullerton with a bachelor’s degree in English he is currently teaching in the Moreno Valley Unified School District at Vista Heights Middle School’s English Department.

Donna V. Jackson, Vice-President. Ms. Jackson has been involved in youth sports and activities for more than twenty years.  She served as the Chairperson for Boy Scouts of America in Los Angeles, California and has been and Board Member of Moreno Valley Junior All-American Football.  Currently employed as Director of Province Speech and Hearing Child Development Center, she has designed and implemented educational programs for the center and is the liaison representative to United Way, local law enforcement agencies (D.A.R.E. Program), and local businesses.  She graduated from American Nanny College, Pomona, California with a Degree in Child Development.

Nicholas D. Jackson, Vice-President of Regional Development. Mr. Jackson was actively involved in youth sports while in high school and college and has been a coordinator for various football and basketball clinics in the community.  Receiving a full football athletic scholarship at North Dakota State University he graduated 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Universities Studies with a focus on Recreational Management/Child Development.  Mr. Jackson coached football and basketball in the Parks and Recreation department, Fargo, North Dakota and served as a mentor to assist high school athletes in California, Ohio, and North Dakota to matriculate to a four-year College or University.  Currently employed at the YWCA (Child Development Center) in Fargo, North Dakota he is also pursuing a Masters Degree in Child Development at North Dakota State University.