Leadership & Community Impact

• Founder & Executive Director of Movement Community Development Corporation (MCDC), a 501(c)(3) organization

• Secured over $1.5 million in funding for home rehabilitation projects

• Raised $221,000+ for the Ash Park Pool restoration project (starting from $0 in 2017)

• Awarded $63,000+ in scholarships to graduating students

• Resource Navigator with 2Fish & 5 Loaves, assisting returning citizens and individuals impacted by the opioid crisis

• Member of the Ash Park Advisory Board

Advocacy & Social Justice

• Advocate for social justice and educational equality

• Walked picket lines in support of fair wages for educators and service workers

• Facilitator for the Rock the Vote initiative in Coatesville

• Founder of The Movement, a socially active advocacy group

• Founder of The Dream Team, an entrepreneurial empowerment collective

Faith & Mentorship

• Certified Christian Life Coach Professional (Freedom Bible College & Seminary)

• Former leader of the T.I.M.S. (Training Introspective Mentoring Service) Ministry, serving over 13,000 meals to community children

• Original mentor with the BRIDGEE group at CASD

• Motivational speaker for youth through the Rotary Club (Coatesville 9/10 Center)

Business & Entrepreneurship

• 23-year retail business owner in Coatesville

• Former owner of Fonzies and Newsuan’s This N That Shoppe

• One of the first African American men in America to own an athletic footwear franchise (Footstop)

Honors & Recognition

• Martin Luther King Drum Major for Justice Award (2015)

• Citizen of the Year (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., 2017 — first male recipient)

• Good Citizenship Award (Senator John Rafferty)

• Advocacy Award (Senator Andrew Dinniman)

• Honored by Lily of the Valley (2016)

• Honored by New Life in Christ Fellowship for community advocacy

Personal Foundation

• United States Marine Corps Veteran (Vietnam, 1969–1970)

• Husband to Donna “Babycakes” Newsuan

• Proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather