MORE Magazine Spring 2017 Issue 3 | Page 10

JAEMELLAH KEMP Jaemellah Kemp is a Georgia native schooled in the greater Washington, DC area. She is a proud mother of one son, Brandein Krystopher. Ms. Kemp holds an associate’s degree in Business Administration and bachelors in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She obtained her masters in Nonprofit & Association Management from University of Maryland University College (UMUC) May 2014. Since graduating Ms. Kemp has joined the UMUC alumni association as a member of the programming committee, recorded a UMUC My Moments YouTube video and commercial that airs regionally, and received the 2015 Achiever’s Award at UMUC’s 25th Annual Alumni Awards in June 2015. In June 2015, she was appointed to UMUC’s Board of Directors as the Programming Committee, Vice President. Ms. Kemp’s tenacity, drive, determination, and willingness to help others culminated into the birth of IT TAKES TWO, INC, a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that awards scholarships to students living in single parent homes. As a single mother she understands the financial and emotional strains associated with one parent and one income households. IT TAKES TWO, INC IT TAKES TWO, INC is her ministry to pay it forward by relieving the financial burden associated with back to school costs. Her commitment to our youths’ education is expertly displayed through various workshops that address topics such as bullying, financial literacy, and college and career readiness. Her philanthropic and business acumen is still far reaching through her nonprofit start up consulting firm, Jaemellah Kemp Consulting, which was started May 2014. Ms. Kemp’s God given vision is to Create Tomorrow’s Leaders Today not only with her own child but also with today’s youth. IT truly does TAKE TWO.