Oduntan Gordon (Board Member & President)
In addition to serving as President and Board Chair of Youth of Humanity, Oduntan currently serves as a Compliance Financial Business Partner and Grant Manager of GSMA Foundation, an organization that collaborates with all the cell phone companies of the world and the UK government to improve the lives of underserved communities, primarily in Africa and Asia. His role with the GSMA Foundation primarily includes reviewing all Grants to ensure reporting compliance standards are maintained. Oduntan’s portfolio of Grants ranges from various private and Government donors, which funds over 10 international programs. In addition, he is a member of the GSMA Financial Reporting system developer team.
Originally from Grenada, (West Indies), Oduntan came to the US and received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from DeVry University. For over 10 years before GSMA, his professional focus has been in humanitarian causes. He was the Private Revenue Accounting Analyst for C.A.R.E (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere), Senior Accountant for The Martin Luther King Center, and Regional Accountant for the Salvation Army Georgia Headquarters.
In his spare time, Oduntan heads a local chapter of The Columbian Squires Youth Organization, a regional, non-profit organization for young men ages 10-18.
Peter Melton (Board Member & CFO)
Peter officially joined Youth for Humanity in June of 2020 and is serving on the Board of Trustees. He currently operates as the Chief Financial Officer of the organization, and his roles include keeping track of donations and expenses, writing end-of-year contribution letters, and documenting receipts.
Prior to joining Youth for Humanity, Peter served in the Columbian Squires, a regional non-profit organization, including as President and VP of the local chapter. Peter is currently attending Emory University and enrolled in the Goizueta Business School, where he is pursuing a double major in Finance and Political Science.
Dr. Marilyn Tom (Deputy Director)
Marilyn is a strategy execution and problem-solving expert, with over 20 years of experience from large-scale organizations in the Canada/US such as TD Bank, Capital One, Johnson & Johnson, Rogers Communications, Ford Motor Company, and Andersen Consulting. She is currently the Senior Manager of Strategy & Planning at CARE USA’s headquarters in Atlanta, helping to manage a $700 million annual budget to impact 200 million people by 2030. Marilyn holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Georgia State University, dual international MBAs from Georgia State University and the University of Paris I (Sorbonne), and a B.Sc. (Honors) in Mathematical Sciences (Computers) and Neuroscience from the University of Toronto. She is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP, ScrumMaster, and university-level teacher – and enjoys hiking, tennis, golfing, skiing, and karaoke in her spare time.
Michael Haynes (CIO)
He oversees the technology and data needs, while also keeping a monitor on all digital and social media platforms to maintain network stability. He provides tech support on computer hardware, iPads, and cellular devices that are needed to maintain the communication needs of the non-Profit. He provides consulting to the other members of the Youth4Humanity team based on any new technical needs of the organization. He also implements suggestions for new applications or services that will help the non-profit run more efficiently from a technical standpoint.
Prior to joining Youth4Humanity, Michael was the Information Technology Consultant for the graphic design small business Mirror’D. Michael provided technical support for the home business, performed updates of the numerous graphic design software needed to run the business, installed and maintained computer hardware peripherals, and provided network support when needed. Michael has over a decade of experience in information technology, network support, and computer coding. Michael is a firm believer of always expanding his knowledge base in the field of information technology and keeping himself up to date on the latest changes to tech. Michael is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Cyber Security at Middle Georgia State University.
Emma Mejia (Grant & Program Director)
Over 35 years of progressive experience in Financial Management with major responsibilities of effective management of financial resources, compliance of financial policies and procedures in day to day operation, grants and contract management of various donors, compliance of donor rules and regulations.
Collaboration with programmatic area in proposal development for grants and contracts. Develop/update financial policies and procedures and train finance and non-finance staff on financial management, compliance, grants and contract management and budgeting. In addition, have extensive experience in handling country office property management and depth knowledge on procurement and administrative operation.
Experience on compliance of internal control system and risk management, handling of country office/sub-office audits, assisting country office Senior Management/Executive Teams in decision making and strategic management by providing relevant and timely financial information and analysis including bringing real financial issues and related risks/opportunities to their attention.
Experience in grants management of different donors: USAID (agreement & contracts), USDA, EU, UNDP, DFID, Honduran Government, Work Bank, IDB, EAA, ROTA, Dubai Cares, US corporations, US foundations, Endowments and Unrestricted/flexible funds.
