OUR BOARD

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Concentration: Visual & Performing Arts 
Anthony Antoine (Chairman & CEO) is a community activist, performance poet and recognized trailblazer of the LGBT Music Scene. Since 1999, Anthony has also worked intricately with non-profits on the front lines of HIV/STI prevention in Atlanta with a tireless focus on MSM communities for AID Atlanta, ARCA and most recent, as a Senior Research Coordinator at Emory University. Anthony, married his husband Michael in 2016 but lost him to a short battle with cancer less than 2 years later. They shared a twenty-year friendship that inspired Anthony starting The Michael-Anthony Foundation as a way to continue the giving that Michael & Anthony were already engaged in and so passionate about. Anthony is a father, great friend, listener and a featured writer for the It Gets Better book and campaign. He completes the legendary Atlanta-born performance poetry trio The Adodi Muse: A Gay Negro Ensemble. World Traveler, Brick City Baby, Lover of Hip-Hop and Unapologetically Queer, Anthony can be reached at www.anthonyantoine.com or on IG & Twitter @activistfreak.

Concentration: Anthropology & Sociology
was born Child of Deaf Adults and developed a strong sense of community providing sign language interpreting services for her mother and friends at an early age. Mother of four college students, Katrece became the surrogate mother to her children’s friends and classmates because of her belief in the proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” That ethic carried over into her professional background. She became fascinated with computers as a teen and computer installation and set up along with graphic design became her secret passion. Utilizing that ability along with over 30+ years of experience in the administrative and customer service field, Katrece is the Operations & IT Manager of Groundswell Fund supporting the funding of grassroots organizations behind the scenes.

Concentration: Medicine & Public Health 
Neena Smith-Bankhead has committed more than 28 years of her personal and professional life as an educator, mentor, consultant, advocate, and trainer to serving alongside or on behalf of those who are often marginalized or forgotten.  To support these efforts, Neena currently serves on the Board of Directors of three Atlanta non-profit organizations focused on the health, well-being, and education of its members, and volunteers her time with neighborhood efforts, including The Women of Clayton County's health and education initiatives, the Lupus Foundation Southside Support Network, and the Clayton County Health Department.  Neena currently serves as a part-time faculty member in the Healthcare Management Program at Clayton State University, and is the Director of Capacity Building and Community Engagement at Emory University's School of Public Health through the COMPASSInitiative, providing organizational development, capacity building and community grants to organizations across the South interested in strengthening the infrastructure of their organizations.  As a friend and admirer of the Michael-Anthony Foundation's founders, Neena will contribute her knowledge and expertise to the implementation and sustainability of their dream of providing the gift of travel to youth who may not have had access such experiences. Ensuring the effective implementation of the mission, vision, and infrastructure of the organization will be an honor, and a privilege

Vogue is the daughter of Anthony McWilliams and Michael Smith and is a proud business owner of her own hair salon Styles by Vogue.  She graduated from the Paul Mitchell School in Atlanta, interned for celebrity stylist Charles Gregory and worked at Bob Steele Salon for six years.  She enjoys music, reading, shopping and naturally international travel.  Having been born in London, England and since traveled to dozens of overseas destinations, she knows the importance of and supports the mission to encourage international travel.  

Concentration: Anthropology & Global Public Health
is a Project Manager at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health.  She has worked on domestic and global public health programs for over 20 years and has experience working in the government, nonprofit, and academic sectors.  Monica is an advocate for social justice and volunteers for several Atlanta organizations.