THE
LMW GROUP
Our Board Members and Staff
Our Board members have many years of administrative, technical, community and educational leadership skills. We invite you to learn more about our team below.
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JOHN W. LONG, EdD.
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder
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Retired, Administrator and Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Independent Scholar
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"Seeing our youths becoming world citizens"
02
RAYBON MYERS MA-CMMS
Treasurer, Co-Founder, and Vice President, Public Relations
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Retired, Professor of Speech and Communication, City Colleges of Chicago
Owner, SmithMyers and Company
"Individuals surpassing their vision for themselves"
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BERNADINE CANDA, MS
Director
The South End Global Youth Manufacturing Initiative,
Retired, University Administrator, University of Illinois at Chicago
Teacher of Secondary Education
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"Envisioning equity in education and economic opportunity for our young leaders of tomorrow"