Office Staff

Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor, Founder and Director of the Learning Enrichment After-School Program, has been an educator for over a decade. In 1995, the Hampton University graduate began a teaching career at Marcus Garvey School, a private school in Los Angeles. With a thirst to help more underserved students, after a year he advanced to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Over the course of three years, he taught a range of inner city students from elementary to high school.
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Chasityflame Price

Chasityflame Price, Program Director, discovered at the tender age of 8 that she wanted to be an educator. The close bonds developed with her elementary school teachers awakened a passion to work with youth and participate in the molding of great minds.Growing up in a tough section of South Central Los Angeles, her determination for success and desire to give back to her community was easily ignited. After excelling academically at Palisades Charter High School in Pacific Palisades, she enrolled at California State University, Northridge. Read more

Courtney Peters

Courtney Peters, Office Manager/HR, is that smiling face you are greeted with when you come through our front door and that happy voice on the other end of your phone call to leap. She is responsible for keeping the office running, the budget straight, the bills and payroll processed, the calendar right, the policies and procedures up to date, and hiring of our front line staff. Courtney enjoys being the backbone of the office and admires her growth in the company. Read more

Waleed Cheema

Waleed Cheema, Program Manager, was born in Pakistan – raised in Alaska – and currently resides in LA. While pursuing his B.A. in Psychology, he found a job working with kids in the after-school realm and found it to be one of the most rewarding experiences of his young adulthood. After starting out as a Team Leader and working with individual students directly, he went on to become an Assistant Site Coordinator and… Read more

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