The Armory Foundation
Zakia Haywood is an experienced professional in the field of sports management and community programs, currently serving as the Director of College Track & Field and Special Projects at The Armory Foundation since December 2021. Prior to this role, Zakia held positions at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, focusing on campaign development for Team In Training from March 2019 to December 2021, and spent over a decade at New York Road Runners in various leadership roles, including Director of Community Programs. Zakia’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University, a business management and marketing certification from NYU School of Professional Studies, a Master of Public Administration from The College of New Rochelle, and studies in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus.
The Armory Foundation
The Armory Foundation oversees the premier indoor track and field center in America. It is committed to serving youth by promoting fitness, a love of sport, education, and the pursuit of excellence by hosting over 100 track meets each year, maintaining the US National Track and Field Hall of Fame, operating the largest after school activities center in New York, providing college prep, youth educational support, and academic counseling services to hundreds of underserved New York City public middle and high school students, and offering a variety of community support programs, all in its world class facility.