About Us
VRY BLK Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers a variety of programs and events for young adults and millennials. As a team, we believe that every resident, no matter the age is vital to the success of a community. As our organization grows, we plan to assess the community's needs to develop programming for residents of any age demographic. Currently, our main event is the VRY BLK Conference. In the future, we look forward to hosting educational events, community service projects, Christmas drives, and other programs that will contribute to developing our people and our environment.
Meet our Founder and CEO
Elaine Janae Flowers
Elaine J. Flowers is from East New York, Brooklyn. Being a first-generation student, Elaine quickly developed a passion for education and leadership. In addition to being the Founder and CEO of VRY BLK Inc, Elaine serves as a Coordinator for DCPS Persists. She is a current Ph.D. student at Howard University, studying Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies. Elaine earned her Master's in Higher Education and Student Affairs from SUNY Buffalo State and her Bachelors in Human Resource Management from SUNY Oswego. Elaine also holds an Associate of Science in Business Administration from Kingsborough Community College.
Education is something to share! After holding several leadership positions in her academic and professional career, Elaine did not see the benefit of gaining all of these skills if she did not apply them back to her community. With VRY BLK Inc., Elaine plans to provide several levels of support to the members in East New York and the surrounding Brooklyn community.
Meet our Team
Jazmene Mosley
Director of Operations
Jazmene Mosley serves as the Board Treasurer and the Director of Operations for the VRY BLK Inc. Since joining the organization in 2018, she has primarily been responsible for delivering cost-effective results that drive the mission, vision, and goals of the organization to increase effectiveness.
An experienced higher education and student affairs administration professional, Mosley works tirelessly to shatter the glass ceiling in education; she seeks to highlight opportunities where Black - African American voices can be represented. Moreover, she is passionate about creating equitable spaces and opportunities that allow black scholars to thrive. Mosley isn't new to grant-funding and has overseen and managed budgets in many of her educational positions, totaling $1.6 million.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Mosley received her Masters of Science in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration and her Bachelors of Arts in Sociology with minors in Leadership and Urban Civic Education from SUNY College at Buffalo.
Choyce Miller
Choyce Miller is an award-winning digital producer and communications manager with over 8 years of experience executing original content and digital campaigns for brands.
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Choyce got her start in media at HBO where she landed two internships in their documentary film and east coast productions departments in college. After graduating with her bachelor’s in 2012, Choyce joined The Huffington Post's 8hr live streaming news show HuffPost Live where she worked her way up from the community team to an associate producer for HuffPost Video. While at HuffPost, Choyce developed a proven track record of producing compelling content that delivered high metrics and engagement on Facebook and owned platforms. She's packaged videos on breaking news, international, entertainment, and lifestyle content while booking an array of guests along the way for over 100+ celebrity segments.
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In 2016, she developed and produced a bi-weekly Facebook Live show the 'BV Breakdown' hosted by HuffPost Black Voices editors with a focus on discussing trending topics in news, culture and politics through a black lens with influencers and journalists from Mic, Essence, Ebony, Buzzfeed and more. She also co-produced HuffPost's first live streaming rap show 'BARS' which welcomed rising rappers to freestyle each week with special music guests including RZA, Kevin Liles, Pete Rock, Remy Ma, and Dave East.
Syola Ince Lewis
Social Media and Community Outreach Intern
Syola is a senior at John Jay College majoring in Political Science with a minor in gender studies. Syola hopes that this internship will prove that she is on the right track in her work. She aspire to be a part of a non-profit organization, like VRY BLK, that helps and gives back to its community. Being from Brooklyn and living in many neighborhoods where a sense of community is lost, Syola wants to be a part of something that will bring that back. She is very excited to apply the skills she learn to my career!
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