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Keith Ballard
CEO World Youth Exposition Care Foundation, World Youth Exposition
Location: New Orleans, LA United States
Joined: Feb 16th, 2008

About (request update)

Chairman / CEO World Youth Exposition Care Foundation or pronounced WYE Care Foundation. The organization is a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation. We live for service! Service to our community is the rent that we pay to live on earth, and this is the rationale for having created the Youthville Production. The World Youth Exposition is the Super Bowl of Youth Development, and its core purpose is to target generations of individuals who were traditionally victims of a broken social service system. Our goal is to foster growth in three vital areas: health, education and economic development. The World Youth Exposition is the matrix of our Youthville production and its empowerment seminars were established to improve the quality of life for people in the gulf coast region in the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Our mission is to serve as a gateway to academic success in order to give our youth the capacity to become life-long learners who will engage themselves in continuous improvements in family relations, social interactions, personal growth, and career development during and beyond their prep school years. Our main objective is to use this initiative to demonstrate independence to at risk individuals in order for them to develop self-mastery. The World Youth Exposition is expected to have a multi- billion dollar impact on the US's economy by 2012.

My Interview Question

What kind of impact are you having in your community?

Current Whereabouts:

Enhancing Lives and Communities

Life & Professional Aspirations:

To create sports,entertainment, theatrical productions and self help programs that help to improve the quality of life for people across the globe. I want to spread the spirit of global caring

Website:

http://www.wyecare.com or www.myspace.com/worldyouthexposition or www.bebo.com/keithB302 or

Education (request update)

Mississippi Valley State University class of 1992

Undergrad Major: Political Science

Claim To Fame:

I Served as President of the Political Science Association, Vice-President of the Pre-Law Club and education reform pioneer where I would later win the National Collegiate Minority Leadership Award, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Outstanding College Students of America, 6 X Academic ALL AMERICAN and 6X All SWAC Honor Roll. For having sinificantly contributed to helping to enhance the landscape for scholar athletes in the United States I was selected to the Mississippi Valley State University Hall of Fame for both Football & Track & Field. I was later selected as a DB to MVSU'S football team of the greatest players of all-time (2013), American Football Association Hall of Fame as a CB / PR / KR and the United States Flag Touch League Hall of Fame.

Most Memorable Moment:

Serving as a member of the MVSU football and track teams. As president of the Political Science Association I formed a partnership with the Mississippi Humanities Council to put on an exposition that focused on raising education standards in the state of Mississippi.

Southern University A&M / LSU class of

Grad Major:

High School: George Washington Carver in New Orleans, LA class of 1988

Activities & Accomplishments:

Captain of Football & Track Teams, featured in National High School Football Magazine. National Honor Society.

Best Memories:

Received citations from New Orleans school board for excelling in academics. First recipient of Albert L. Jordan Memorial Award for Biology. Represented school at ALL State Academic Competition. During sophmore year I made what is known as the catch. I scored the winning touchdown with .08 seconds remaining in the game to break our school's 19 game loosing streak. As a result of this catch our high school went on to experience multiple championship seasons. I finished my high school career as a 4X student / athlete of the year award recipient. 3X for track and 1X for football.

Experience

I currently work with World Youth Exposition as CEO World Youth Exposition Care Foundation
I have 24 years of experience working in the Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit industry.

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