Kelvin Washington Jr., Executive Director, MUST

Pronouns: he/him/his

Kelvin has served as the Executive Director of MUST (Mentoring Urban Students and Teens) since 2020, after previously serving as Area Director since 2018. Kelvin, a native of Houston, TX, has a simple motto: “serve to save.” He believes the foundation of hope begins with positive relationships. Dedicated to this belief, his sole purpose in life is to provide hope through building meaningful connections, especially for African American males. Aiming to bring awareness to an overlooked aspect of many communities, Kelvin founded “Think Different, “ where he solely consults on the mental health of African American males. Prior to focusing on mental health, Kelvin also founded “Make A Change 4 Youth” in collaboration with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Chapter, where he focused on supporting African American males in the DC area through reality pedagogy in the classroom. Prior to working at MUST, Kelvin was a youth program manager at FareStart and a Teen Center Director at the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County. Kelvin has a BA from Howard University and an M.Ed from the University of Washington in curriculum and instruction with a focus on African-American males. As part of his Master’s program at the University of Washington, he completed IslandWood’s Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community, where he was the first African American male graduate.