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About Us
Who We Are
The Omega CDC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established by the Omega Baptist Church in 1997.
Omega CDC is breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty by catalyzing change in Northwest Dayton by focusing on education, economic stability, heath and well-being, and community
Omega CDC has collaborated with public, philanthropic, and private funders to serve thousands of children and families over the last two decades. Omega CDC has expanded programs for children to include wrap-around services that address the needs of the whole family because we are serious about moving children and families from poverty to self-sufficiency!
Our Purpose
Inspire Hope
Our Mission
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty by catalyzing change in Northwest Dayton.
Our Vision
Forging the path to healthy, prosperous, and racially equitable communities.
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Our History
Our Team
The Executive Team

Vanessa Ward
President
Rachel Ward
Director of Operations & Strategic Initiatives
Jonathan Williams
Director of Finance & AdministrationThe Administrative Team

Allyson Johns
Executive Assistant
Asara Martin
Administrative Specialist
Colleen Bowman
Lead Administrator
Laura Blake
Job Position
Mary Ellen Berens
Financial Analyst
Sean Freeman
Hope Zone Project Manager
Zyon Zachery-Buycks
ReceptionistFamily Services Team

Tiffani Perkins
Family Coach
Roe Wallace
Lead Family Coach
Malloree Ellis
Intake Coordinator
Elise Herzing
Community Outreach Coordinator
DeShae Jackson
Maternal Family CoachWorkforce Development

Eleanor Newman-Bumpus
Workforce Lead Trainer & Job TrainerSenior Resources

Sonya Tyler
Senior Sustainability Program CoordinatorOut Of School Time Programming

Tanae Waites
Lead Family Resource Coordinator
Shamea Knight
Lead Prevention Specialist
Omotayo Obayanju
Family Resource Coordinator
Dormetria Thompson
Director of Program Compliance
Dajza Demmings
Site Coordinator
Courtney Dortch-Wright
Director of Program OperationsBoard Of Trustees
Rev. Vanessa Ward
Omega CDC
Rev. Joshua Ward
Omega Baptist Church
Yvette Kelly-Fields
Miami University
Shirley Akbar
Community Volunteer
Richard (Rick) C. Stover
Community Volunteer
Darius Beckham
City of Dayton
Nancy Arden McHugh
University of Dayton
Rev. Daryl Ward
Retired, Omega Baptist Church
Paul Humble
Community Volunteer
Dr. Julius Beckham
Huber Heights City Schools
Shanda McKinney
Woolpert
Bro. Ray Fitz
University of Dayton
Cheryl Jones Garrett
Community Volunteer
Dr. Kevin Watt
Eye Physicians & Facial Plastic Surgery, LLC
Dr. Alonzo Patterson
PriMed Physicians
Belinda Mathews Stenson
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Maleka James
Dayton Children's Hospital
Ritika Kurup
Sabrina Pritchett
Community Volunteer