Ivy is a native of Chicago's South Side. She oversees administration as the director. Ivy is a graduate in early childhood education with a master's in liberal studies. Since she was a teenager, she has been passionate about working with children and youth. Ivy has a variety of experience working with youth and kids. She is a youth pastor, an early childhood educator, and the proprietor of Ivy's Garden of Learning, which offers k–12 tutoring.

Her motto: “Changing the world one child at a time.”

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Mrs. Angela Hinton is a native to the Bolingbrook Area.   She has a natural zeal to serve her community by mentoring, providing leadership, life skills and esteem building. She has received accolades for leadership, mentoring, life coaching,  and public speaking. Her goal is to utilize this talent to nuture the participants of F.O.C.U.O.S.

The late Damon Neal will always be a founding member of F.O.C.U.O.S. He planned, purchased, and prepped meals & snacks, chaperones outings, and lead skills discussions. A major part of his role in F.O.C.U.O.S was maintaining communication with the parents of participants. Like a wise uncle, he was a steady & positive force in the lives of the youth. His goal was to encourage the youth to think carefully about their decisions today, as they so greatly impact their tomorrow. 

Norman Brown is a longtime resident of Bolingbrook. He retired in 2011 after 40 years of service with the US Food and Drug Administration. He is active in the community, involved with F.O.C.U.S. as Resource Director and with a variety of other local organizations such as: DuPage Township Democratic Organization, Sergeant at Arms with Will County Democratic Central Committee Black Caucus, Member of DuCap Parent Council – Mentor, Co-Chair and founding member of Alliance for Civic Engagement – a 501(c)(4) Nonpartisan black voter advocate, Treasurer for Abilities Alliance of Northern Illinois - a 501(c)(3) Advocate for people with disabilities.

Jaylin Murry is a Military veteran with 5 years of experience in Information Technology with a background in software development. Jaylin holds the following certifications; Comptia A+, Network+, Security+, Linux Essentials,  CCNA(Cisco Certified Network Associate). Jaylin Murry is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Information Technology Management. His extensive knowledge provides a solid foundation for IT support.

Motto: "Significantly Exceed Expectations."

A career educator and freelance writer, Keshelda has always had a way with words. Learning to read before kindergarten, she is a true life long learner and goal getter. She believes that a strong educational foundation - academic and social emotional- combined with life skills can lead to more successful children. In college, she realized her knack for written and verbal communication (ie, being the Grammar Police) could turn into an actual career. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Communication from the University of Missouri-Columbia and later pursued her Master’s Degree in Education from Chicago State University. Always an advocate for children, Keshelda hopes her communication via social media posts, web content, and event publicity will allow F.O.C.U.O.S. to reach more at-risk youth. 

Shannon Baker has lived in Bolingbrook since 1979. As a fourth grader her parents divorced and she was back and forth between mom and dads house before finally becoming stable and being raised by her father. Shannon ended up in the same house she was raised in as a little girl and still lives there now. 

Later as a teen, she looked for attention in all the wrong ways and became a runaway. At the age of 17, she started to grow up and was hired at the local grocery store (Many Bolingbrook residents recognize her from that store). By the age of 20 she decided to go to college. Shannon graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a concentration in Accounting. 

Shannon has three children who participate and LOVE FOCUOS. She has always done small volunteer projects at the companies she’s worked for and been an inspiration to many young girls in the neighborhood. 

Shannon is a “Jack of many trades” at FOCUOS as she keeps track of much of Focuos’ data in Excel, as well as helps to plan events, and stays involved with the FOCUOS kids during events.