About FEW

There is POWER under this umbrella. Our Board Members, Partners, Employees and Volunteers supply the power we need to overcome the obstacles, meet the challenges and solve the problems we encounter, as we help change the world.

Two boys using a banana leaf as an umbrella

"Sonje lapli ki leve mayi ou."

"Remember the rain that made your corn grow."

Haitian Proverb

Meet Our Founder

Freedome Nsoroma Lee-El

Freedome Nsoroma Lee-El is a writer, artist, educator, licensed wholistic health practitioner, activist, environmental humanitarian and Executive Director/CEO of Freedome Enterprises Worldwide. In the 1980's to the mid 90's Freedome worked as a professional Singer in New York City. From 1997 to 2001 Freedome taught school as a Master Teacher and Curriculum Writer in NY, MD and DC. In 2001 Freedome returned to the DC Metropolitan area and began two for-profit businesses, Free & Green and WeMe Productions. Today Freedome resides in the DMV and works on building Freedome Enterprises Worldwide to the highest heights, keeping up her health and keeping up her skills for the future..

Our Team

Conscientious and Committed with Integrity

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Board Member

Kamili Nilata

Board Member Kamili Nilata is a master educator, health practitioner and artist, working to help us all to see ourselves as non-physical beings, living in a physical environment. Presently, Kamili is accomplishing her goals by teaching Mindfulness Education, working in the realm of blending and balancing alignment with bones, muscles, emotion, and other internal organ systems. She is also administering Sound Healing.

and teaching Dance for enjoyment.

Board Member

Dr. Karen Marguerite Wilson Ama-Echefu

Board Member Dr. Karen Marguerite Wilson-Ama'Echefu is a singer, storyteller, scholar and teaching artist specializing in learning about and sharing the ways in which Africa and her children have influenced culture and intellectuality in the United States over 400 years. "I love to help people listen deeply to each other, here each other clearly with care and respect, to learn together what needs doing, and to build and do it."

Board Member

Mastermind Stan Anderson

Board Member Stan Anderson is founder of Motivation Readers' MasterMind Network, a former Federal Transportation Security Inspector, and former Distributor and Sales Manager of Dudley Products Inc., and a published Poet.

Board Member

Sheila Fennoy

Board Member Sheila Fennoy is a Professor of Biology at Santa Monica University. She is involved in her community through sustainable living work, including the installation of Edible Sustainable Gardens and Irrigation Systems. As an entreprenuer, Sheila owned and operated Cafe Culture Coffeehouse for 10 years

and Lumina Dance and Tutoring Academy for 3 years.

Board Member

Martha Bradshaw

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Board Member

Sharan D. James

Sharan James has a Masters in Social Work degree with a focus on administration, program and policy development. She spent the majority of her career working with the DC child welfare program as a program and policy analyst, developing policies and procedures and various innovative programs to improve the lives of families. During her last 15 years,she served as the program manager for the District’s fatality review program (for children, domestic violence victims and MRDD citizens under the care of the city). She is married and the proud mother of two children and grandmother of four. She loves to read and garden and is very handy around the house.