our team + board

Ricquel Archer is an experienced nonprofit executive with 15 years of expertise in non profit, fundraising, digital marketing, program design, and community engagement.

Born in the heart of Dallas, Kiaya Johnson graduated from Lincoln High School in 2018 and went on to earn a full-ride scholarship to Texas Christian University.

Laura Soriano was born in Dallas and raised in Southside Fort Worth, Texas. A proud first-generation Latina, she began her educational journey at Morningside schools before attending Western Hills High School.

Shelby Johnson is a proud first-generation college graduate, high school teacher, and adjunct professor at Tarrant County College. A Fort Worth native and two-time graduate of Texas Christian University.

Founding partner of Community Frontline, FWISD Board of Education Trustee, First generation college graduate from Prairie View A&M University. Q provides oversight to our community partnerships and racial equity practices.

First generation college graduate from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science, Communications Studies. Dominique (Founding Program Director) oversees all our curriculum design and development. Dominique also serves as a mentor and volunteer with Create + Co's partner schools.

28 years of non profit management, community leader, mentor, and father. Kevin provides oversight to daily operations and policies/procedures for Create + Co.

42 years first generation entrepreneur. Leticia specializes in business operations, event production, and mentoring. Leticia provides business operations and finance management for Create + Collaborate.

Jamal Williams has 20 years experience in higher education student success and early access programming. Jamal will assist Create + Collaborate with getting traction, turning vision into reality.

Create + Collaborate founding member, first generation college graduate from the University of Texas Arlington with a B.B.A. in Management and B.B.A. in Marketing. Madelin leads our Alumni Association that is proudly known as the Legacy Leaders.

25 years of non profit management, PreCollege + Career Readiness Programs + grant management. Raquel provides oversight to our CREATE COLLEGE programs and our grants.

Sharla is the owner of Lifted Consulting and Strategy, a strategy firm. She's the co-founder of School Excellence Solutions, a non-profit consultancy improving educational outcomes for students color. Sharla oversees Create + Co's strategic planning.