Dr. Javania Michelle Webb: Founder, Executive Director & President
Dr. Javania Michelle serves as the founder of You Are Worthy, Incorporated, a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring and leadership development for Black queer and foster youth. This organization provides group mentoring, one-on-one mentoring, leadership and advocacy trainings, and participants in community and youth participatory action research. Engaging in the community helps students, parents, and community members become and stay involved regardless of who they are serving. Javania wished these types of services were being offered for students when she was in high school and college to help with focusing on personal and educational goals. Dr. Javania Michelle has over 20 years of experience in educational communities and nonprofit organizations with assisting, managing, and providing children & families with community resources to aid them with maintaining self-sufficiency, 12 years of experience with managing an organizational budget and 16 years of experience supporting high school and university students with career development & post – secondary education options.
Having You Are Worthy, Incorporated in the St. Louis area, provides a much-needed change for supporting BlackLGTBQ+ youth and young adults and those who have experienced foster care. Dr. Javania Michelle wished that there were programs like You Are Worthy, incorporated were around while she was in high school and college to help her focus on her inner thoughts and educational goals.
Tatiana L. Lane: Secretary
For over 10 years, Tatiana has advanced her experience with youth through internships, employment opportunities and overtime volunteerism through mentoring. She started as an intern at Cook County Juvenile Court, during her junior year at Howard University. Her desire to grow as a professional and gain work experience led to a passion for working with undeserved and at risk youth. These experiences provided a vast appreciation for the many clubs, extracurricular activities, and summer academic programs in which she participated as a teen. However, it also showed her one of the missing components in the lives of the youth with whom she worked – someone who cared and could help them to see and fulfill their potential. She was determined to be this someone.
Tatiana’s professional experiences includes working as a Case Manager a girls group home, an Advisor to students at an alternative high school and a Program Manager for a teen girls mentoring program. For three years, she volunteered her time as a mentor as well as Program Director, with Ladies of Virtue. During her time with LOV, she proposed and helped to launch an additional program site on the west side of Chicago where Tatiana was born and raised.
She is a proud alumna of Providence St. Mel School, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Howard University, and a Master of Science, with a concentration in Public Service Management, from DePaul University. Tatiana understands the importance of keeping youth active, involved and exposed to programs that will put them at a competitive edge, while helping them to become leaders within the global community.
Alesia M. Brown: Treasurer 
Alesia has 8 years plus experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. She grew up wanting to be a pharmacist and took it a step further to learn how to compound and analyze chemicals and medicine. She’s currently working for a chemical company where she is responsible for inspecting and testing products to make sure they meet required levels of quality.
Alesia is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with degree in Biology and Lindenwood University with a a masters in health care management. Alesia has been mentoring with young girls for the past three years with an agency in St. Louis . Her goal is to encourage young people of all backgrounds to understand the importance of science and that if she can do it , anyone can!!