umoja camp presenters

Conducting the Leadership Development Program for Youth

Haydee Baker

(She/Her) is a Strategic Leader focused on Advancing Equity through Leadership Development. She completed her undergraduate degree at Siena Heights University with a BA in Healthcare Management. She then went on to start her career in clinical research, while also continuing her education at Central Michigan University, completing her MSA with a concentration in Leadership. She is a Visionary with 20+ years of experience in various key leadership roles, including 18 years in clinical and over 14 years of global project management.

Haydee is the Founder of 517 Hope Nonprofit, part of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team, and a Founding member of the Maxwell Corporate Facilitator Program. She is a passionate Professional Event Speaker and a Leadership Development Coach. Haydee is ACRP Certified in Clinical Research, an Associate Director in Infectious Disease, and the Onboarding Lead of North America for the Pharma Giant of the world, Merck.

Equipping our Next Generation Leaders is her #1 goal.

Breaking barriers and building up our future leaders through Leadership Development.

Charles Whitby

As a native of Lansing, Michigan, Charles L. Whitby has been a staple in the philanthropic community for more than 2 decades. Charles served in youth ministry at his local church for over 24 years and volunteered in multiple ministry outreach activities over that span. He was formerly a board member with the Las Vegas chapter of the 100 Black Men of Nevada, serving during his last term as the Vice President of Development for the organization. He also was an active mentor in the Chess program for the 100.

Charles is a board member of Solutions of Change, a non-profit based in Las Vegas that provides mental health services to individuals who are underemployed, underinsured and undocumented. Charles has volunteered with organizations such as the Umoja project, Tango Charities, Junior Achievement, Clark County Summer Business Institute and has conducted in class speaking engagements for youth all over the country. Charles's personal life experiences have made him passionate about the topic of leadership. He himself has utilized leadership training from the authors of the coursework in his professional progression.

Headache

Growing up in Harlem of New York City, Tim Gittens faced crippling hardships that could have made him another statistic. However, Tim Gittens refused to walk the cyclic path of society's stigmatizations as an inner city youth and excelled despite the numerous setbacks… using basketball as a vehicle to maneuver through and conquer the path.

In the last 20 years Tim Gittens has become one of most influential basketball players. Tim Gittens was a collegiate all-star and had an impressive and extensive professional basketball career. Gittens is most famous for playing in national and international streetball competitions; he began competing in these competitions as a child and was given a nickname, Headache.

Headache became a dominating, feared force on the basketball court. He became a founding member on the world renown, And 1 Streetball Team.

Tim Gittens desired to do more to strengthen the community by providing programs and activities that would promote education and excellence. In 2004 Tim Gittens created the Headache 13 Foundation. He became dedicated in helping improve the lives of inner-city youth and their families in the areas of education, social, and cultural enrichment. Using the game of basketball to communicate his international message, Tim Gittens is a camp facilitator, coach, motivational speaker, special project manager- event planning and fundraising, teacher, trainer, and youth director. While he services both adults and children, his passion is to share what he has learned with today’s youth…this message rings as his motto, One Life One Choice One Time.