Our team
Our strength lies in our family. Lead by Delaware State Representative Sherry Dorsey-Walker, the team strives to bring in the best talent in various fields, from architecture to interior design and sales.
Teresa Kong
Board Secretary
Delaware State Representative Sherry Dorsey-Walker
Johnita Mizelle
Board Chair
Beatrice Sibblies
Managing Partner, BOS Development, LLC
Kyle Myers
Board Vice Chair
Lloyd Doaman
Board Treasurer
Tobayi Howton
CPA
Ryleigh Martin
Intern
Bios
Delaware State Representative Sherry Dorsey-Walker
Representative Sherry Dorsey Walker, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, is the first Person of Color elected to the Delaware House of Representatives from the 3rd District in 2018. As well, she is First Woman and the First Black elected in the 6th District to the Wilmington City Council in 2012. She earned a Masters in Film from Howard University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware in English/Journalism. She is a proud product of St. Elizabeth School, where she attended for 12 years.
In 2001, Sherry established SWAP Productions LLC, an independent film production company. SWAP is an acronym for Sisters With A Purpose. Sherry humbly believes that her purpose in life is to educate, entertain and enlighten through her films and her public service. For this reason, she conceptualized “Justice For All: The Documentary,” a film focusing on the perils of the juvenile justice system in America and overseas. It was this project that helped change the laws at the federal level regarding juvenile justice, after it was screened before the Congressional Black Caucus.
Also, Sherry serves on the following committees in the House: Chair of the Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis and Government Accountability), Co-chair of the Joint Sunset Oversight Legislative Sunset Committee, Agriculture, Economic Development/Banking/Insurance and Commerce, Revenue and Finance (Vice Chair), Judiciary and Veterans.
She is the former Vice Chair of the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus, which she helped found in 2019, after an unprecedented eight People of Color were elected to the General Assembly in 2018. She sponsored SB 191 in the House in the 150th General Assembly to add People of Color, as a protected class to the Delaware State Constitution. In the 151st General Assembly, she sponsored SB 31 the second leg of the amendment adding People of Color as a protected class in Delaware. Also, Sherry sponsored HB 195 equipping all police officers throughout the state with body worn cameras; HB 198 adding Black History to the state’s curriculum; HB 119 making Juneteenth a permanent paid state holiday; HS1 for HB 191 creating escrow accounts for renters in the Justice of the Peace Court, when they have landlords who refuse to rectify unhealthy living conditions; SB 147 codifying the Use of Force Policy making chokeholds illegal in Delaware and SS 1 SB 83 Community Reinvestment Act enabling Black-Owned Financial Institutions to open in Delaware, just to name a few.
As a City Councilwoman, Sherry worked tirelessly to foster relationships among businesses, governmental agencies, public safety and schools. Sherry established Above The Rim Basketball League with the Browntown Civic Association Kidz Club. With the help of the community, Sherry created a crime-fighting program using solar-powered lights. The lights were strategically placed in high-crime areas and the program drastically reduced crime in the neighborhood. Also, Sherry advocates for educators, children and their families in the school and local communities. Moreover, Sherry literally walks the streets of her district, in an effort to identify constituents who desire to work and assists them with becoming gainfully employed. She continues these same efforts as a State Representative. She recently received the
Trailblazer Award from the Sigma Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She also received the FBI Citizens Award for her work in the community. In 2022, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame at St. Elizabeth School. In 2023, Sherry received the “Spirit of Coretta Scott King Award” from the A Philip Randolph Institute – Delaware Chapter.
Additionally, Sherry is Co-Chairwoman of the Teen Warehouse Board, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Kind to Kids, a Board Member of Camp Bliss and #TeamJalil. She is the former Member of the Board of Parole, Commissioner for the Governor’s Women’s Commission, the Biden Breast Health Initiative, former Vice President of the Delaware Africa Caribbean Coalition, St. Michael’s Day School Board Member and Public Allies of Delaware Board. Sherry is a Commissioner for the Delaware African Caribbean Affairs Commission in the State Department. She is also a Member and Trustee at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, DE. Sherry is married to her College Sweetheart, Dwight. Sherry is a Proud Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Johnita Mizelle
Board Chair
Johnita Walker Mizelle is a Senior Principal, US Distribution at Sagard and joined the firm in 2021. Johnita is responsible for raising assets across each of Sagard's strategies and their underlying funds with a focus on US-based investors. She is a member of the investor relations team and is based in New York, US.
Prior to Sagard, Johnita was Head of Investor Relations & Ecosystem Development for the Americas at Anthemis Group. Prior to that, Johnita has held roles at LM Capital Group running the business development team and serving on the executive committee. Johnita began her career at Goldman Sachs in the equities division and has subsequently held senior roles at The Williams Capital Group, Progress Investment Management Company and Lyxor Asset management.
Johnita holds a Bachelor of Science from Spelman College (1996) where she studied chemistry and was a NASA Scholar, and she holds a MBA from Harvard University (2008) and was a Morgan Stanley Fellow and recipient of the Dean’s Award for Leadership.
Kyle Myers
Vice Chair
Kyle Myers is a transformational Senior Asset Management Executive with an exceptional track record in Organizational Leadership, Strategic Planning, Recruiting & Team Building, and Business Development who demonstrates success in driving transformative growth and cultivating high-performance teams. He brings a passion for solving the complexities created by urban food deserts impacting the most economically sensitive communities.
Lloyd Doaman is a progressive Community Development Finance professional with over 20 years of banking, underwriting, portfolio management, and project management experience. He is passionate about helping underserved communities and look forward to working with the team to address food insecurity, job creation, and economic development.
Lloyd Doaman
Treasurer
Teresa Kong
Secretary
Teresa Kong a metamorphic leader passionate about solving the urban food desert problem. She currently serves as independent director and advisor. Previously, she was a global asset management executive with over 25 years of track record as portfolio manager of emerging market bond, credit, currency, rates and US high yield. She was former Head of Fixed Income at Matthews Asia (2010-2022) and former Head of Emerging Market Investments at BlackRock (formerly Barclays Global Investors, 2002-2009).
Beatrice Sibblies
Managing Partner, BOS Development, LLC
Beatrice Sibblies is the managing partner of BOS Development, a real estate development management and brokerage firm based in Harlem. With a focus on community development and entrepreneurship, BOS creates the spectrum of projects necessary for a vibrant community – including hospitality, bespoke residential projects, education and commercial developments. BOS Development’s debut project, 88 Morningside, is an 80,000 sf residential co-op and community facility building. With the building’s sleek interior and exterior design, the project received numerous accolades for its design quality and the project proved to be one of the most successful residential developments in Harlem.
Current BOS real estate projects include the development of Inn Harlem, a 40 unit all suite boutique hotel in Central Harlem. The project will carry the BOS brand of InnHarlem and will be managed by Minthouse, a specialist in extended stay market. BOS is also in predevelopment to bring the first hotel to East Harlem, a 225 unit Hilton Motto, a new brand by Hilton crafted to provide culturally inspiring hotel destinations for millennial and Gen Z travellers. In her leadership of BOS, Ms. Sibblies brings to bear a track record of financial innovation as a former investment banker and a deep commitment to building communities. Prior to forming BOS Development, Ms. Sibblies worked at J.P. Morgan Chase, acting as first a Vice President of Emerging Markets Research and then Vice President of Structured Finance. She also serves as the AVP of Economics for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
Ms. Sibblies graduated from Yale University with a major in Economics and Political Science. She also gained a Master’s in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Sibblies serves on a number of non-profit boards including Harlem Park to Park, a Central Harlem merchant and community development organization; the Urban Design Forum, a convening organization for thought leaders on urban design and development; Higher Heights for America, a national leadership development organization for African-American elected officials; and New Majority NYC, an initiative to increase the representation of the women on the New York City Council. She is also a member of WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate which empowers women to build successful careers in the real estate industry. Ms. SIbblies resides with her family in Harlem.
Tobayi Howton
CPA
Tobayi Howton is a CPA currently practicing in the state of NY providing accounting, tax advisory, and financial officer support services since 2009 to various small and midsized business owners. He is also a Certified forensic accountant (CRFAC ), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and has an MBA in Forensic Accounting. Tobayi provides CFO function services for select clients that are in the process of business expansion and/or project work that require consultative services for budgeting, financial projections, and debt leverage analysis. Tobayi is actively engaged in the evolution of agricultural cooperative, and agrotechnology solutions to forge new pathways to food security in a changing world where food scarcity is a growing concern.
Ryleigh Martin
Intern