Atomic Zero Show #62 Dwayne Aikens Jr
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Dwayne Aikens Jr Co-founder & Executive Director of We Lead Ours and business consultant.
He currently resides in Oakland California, where he serves as the cofounder and executive director of We Lead Ours (WELO). WELO is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides youth in Oakland and surrounding areas with school and community based enrichment programs year-round since January 2010. WELO uses hands-on learning experiences to nurture life skills that focus on; career exploration, civic leadership, college preparation, and health and wellness. Dwayne is the creator of Time 2 Dig Deep Podcast and co-founder of 1865 Collective political organizing group. Dwayne served on the BOD for Keep Oakland Beautiful for 6 years. Dwayne has civic leadership experiences as being the former Western Regional Secretary for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. former Oakland Parks & Recreation Commissioner, a former member of the BOD for Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, a current member of the Advisory Commission for BART Title VI and Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, and newly appointed to the City of Oakland Sugar Tax Advisory Commission. In 2015 he was inducted into Xavier University of Louisiana’s 40 Under 40 Young Alumni Club, in 2018 received The Golden State Warriors Community Champion Award, and in 2020 he received the City of Oakland Inspirational Leadership Award from the Mayor's Office. In June of 2021 Dwayne worked with the Mayor of Oakland Office to make a special proclamation declaring June 14, 2021 Oakland's Youth Civic Engagement Day. Dwayne holds a degree in psychology with a minor in special education from Xavier University of Louisiana and a masters degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. Dwayne is currently working on his dissertation in the area of leadership development and curriculum instruction at the University of Phoenix and was recently inducted into The National Society of Leadership and Success.
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