Lekeisha Evans

As the Vice President of the Education, Employment and Neighborhood Services, Evans leads a dynamic team of individuals responsible for managing day-to-day operations in the K-8 After School, College Access, Adult Education and Employment Programs at the Honickman Learning Center Comcast Technology Labs and Community Development Program at Helen Brown Community Center. Programs that work with students, families, residents and other community members to provide K-12 students access to high-quality academic, arts and technology programming as a pathway to college and career success, increase the employability and earning potential of adult learners, engages community and serves as a resource center to the North Philadelphia community.

Prior to joining Project HOME, Evans worked at the Harlem Children’s Zone for 14 years. She managed Education and Youth Development programs aimed at breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty and creating opportunities that afforded children in central Harlem access to quality educational support, continuous growth, and development. She has a B.S. in Business from Penn State University and is an alumnus of Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management program.