Our Staff

The U.S. Dream Academy is helping our nation's children reach for their dreams. Through academic, social, and values enrichment, we empower those children most at risk of incarceration to believe in themselves and to succeed.


Across the nation, there are millions of young people living in high crime and high poverty communities, who fear they may not live to be an adult. For those young people who also have a parent incarcerated, the future may be even more bleak. For these young people an absent parent, family instability, the stigma and shame of parental incarceration converges with poverty, crime and failing public schools to create a dangerous mix of risk factors that significantly increase a child's chances of school failure and future incarceration. Without an intervention this cycle will continue.


We have a dedicated and diverse group of professionals that run our national office along with our Center Directors at each of our Learning Centers. Should you need to contact our office please reach out to the appropriate staff member for support.

Our National Office Staff Members


Dr. Wintley Phipps

Founder and CEO

C. Diane Wallace Booker, Esq.

Chief Strategy Officer & Executive Vice President

Richard White

Chief Finance and Administration Officer

Patricia Barnes Brookes

Sr. Executive Associate to the Founder / CEO / President

Samantha Shepherd Chappell

HR Generalist & Executive Assistant to Chief Strategy Officer / Executive Vice President

Naaila Gray Brown

National Mentor Program Director

Barbara Wallace

Grants Manager

Todd Simonson

IT Administrator

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