OUR MISSION
EMPOWER THE POWERLESS
to chart their own course
We Believe
that we can help young adults lift themselves out of poverty by giving them marketable skills thereby empowering them to lead productive lives.
BUILD CONFIDENCE
to pursue lifetime success
We Believe
that underserved young adults are more likely to experience continuous long-term success if they are equipped with life skills, so we focus on the whole person.
MOBILIZE AN
ECOSYSTEM OF
SUPPORT
to ensure underserved young adults will not only succeed but thrive
We Acknowledge
that our efforts alone are a drop in the ocean. But through collaboration with our partners, we establish a support ecosystem for underserved young adults to facilitate access to opportunities necessary for individual and community transformation.
WHO WE ARE
people who love people
Carla Kossally
Co-Founder & CEO
Passionate about empowering people and eager to do the good works that the Lord has beforehand prepared for me to do.
Expert IT Professional Services Consultant, with 15+ years proven track record of successfully leading IT professional services organizations, program delivery, leading high performing teams for systems implementation and commercial software product development, organization scaling, project methodology modeling and advisor to senior leadership teams.
Paul Kossally
Co-Founder & COO
Enthusiastic and passionate about helping others to achieve their highest potential.
Mechanical Engineering Consultant with 30+ years of building services consulting across multiple industries, delivering strategic systems design for services integration and optimization with practical hands-on approach for building life cycle management, sustainability and energy efficiency.
Dr. C. Adrian Thomas
Director
Chief passion is to proclaim and teach the truth about the one true story of the world as taught in the Bible.
Adrian Thomas is assistant professor of New Testament studies at the Rawlings School of Divinity (online) at Liberty University, where he has taught for the past ten years. He is a graduate of Carver Bible College in Atlanta, Georgia (BTh); Dallas theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas (ThM & PhD in New Testament Studies). His dissertation, A Case for Mixed-Audience with Reference to the Warning Passages in the Book of Hebrews, is published by Peter Lang, New York, 2008. Adrian also works with a Christian non-profit organization “Ministry Enhancement Resources International, Inc., where he serves as researcher and website editor.
Shanti Ernest
Secretary
Passionate about showing students how the beauty of Math and Science goes beyond the classroom, and ultimately glorifies God.
Shanti Ernest is a high school math and physics teacher at Capistrano Valley Christian School in San Juan Capistrano, California. Shanti earned her bachelor’s degree in Science and Education from Bangalore University India, and a Master of Arts Degree with an emphasis on Curriculum and Foundations, from Chapman University, California. Shanti has twenty-two years of experience teaching Math at Cornelia Connelly School in Anaheim, California. She also served there as an administrator for 17 years. Her passion for teaching has drawn her back into the classroom.