{"id":16,"date":"2023-08-25T14:49:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:50:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2a07d3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-content-align-center elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"7b2a07d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-688e834e\" data-id=\"688e834e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26904fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26904fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba05135\" data-id=\"7ba05135\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4260ad87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4260ad87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us\u200b<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f46ddfa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f46ddfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Making Excellence Possible, Inc. (MEP) was founded in 2016.\u00a0 Eric Borden saw that children in various communities\u00a0were experiencing some of the same struggles that he experienced growing up in rural Alabama.\u00a0 As a child, he prayed that someone would intervene on his family&#8217;s behalf.\u00a0 When no one did, he vowed that he would work hard to be the answer to a child&#8217;s prayers.\u00a0 Because of his passion, he identified areas of deficit and decided to focus on character development through mentorship, education, and economics.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>His business acumen led him to partner with Robyn Williams, an educator who believed in his mission because it aligned with her desire to give back.\u00a0 She believes that if a society wants to see major change, that it starts with children.\u00a0 Working in urban school districts enabled her to see that so many were lagging behind in reading and math and did not have the support to overcome certain challenges. The target areas determined through their partnership are designed to fill in gaps to help children succeed.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c87d83d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-content-align-center elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"c87d83d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-129b000\" data-id=\"129b000\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72997f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72997f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553d098a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553d098a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t pg-2m0 pg-2x1 pg-2h3 pg-2y2 pg-2ff2 pg-2fs1 pg-2fc0 pg-2sc0 pg-2ls0 pg-2ws0\">Making Excellence Possible, Inc.\u2019s mission is to target character development,\u00a0education, and economics as well as use<\/div><div class=\"t pg-2m0 pg-2x1 pg-2h3 pg-2y5 pg-2ff2 pg-2fs1 pg-2fc0 pg-2sc0 pg-2ls0 pg-2ws0\">mentorship opportunities to expose and empower youth with tools to obtain long-term success in entrepreneurship, a career,<\/div><div class=\"t pg-2m0 pg-2x1 pg-2h3 pg-2y8 pg-2ff2 pg-2fs1 pg-2fc0 pg-2sc0 pg-2ls0 pg-2ws0\">or a trade.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f099fc\" data-id=\"1f099fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb6955c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bb6955c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-310\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47505627 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"47505627\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dd4fc3\" data-id=\"6dd4fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e096cfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e096cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1ff0e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1ff0e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet the dedicated staff of MEP!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e94b79c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"5e94b79c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58d144de\" data-id=\"58d144de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65809452 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"65809452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box 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class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70fdae01\" data-id=\"70fdae01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdaa6b8 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5fdaa6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Robyn-Williams_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Robyn-Williams_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Robyn-Williams_2.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Robyn Borden<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Secretary,\nProgram Director, MEP Tutoring Services<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4358e8a\" data-id=\"4358e8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e36681 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"63e36681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Joseph-Banford_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Joseph-Banford_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Joseph-Banford_2.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Joseph Banford<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Treasurer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd9da3d\" data-id=\"2fd9da3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6196783d elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6196783d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0349-150x150.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-355\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Debra Williams<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">MEP Tutoring Services<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1f3c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"d1f3c53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-471332f\" data-id=\"471332f\" 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.elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56e40fe6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-section-content-align-center elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"56e40fe6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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(MEP) was founded in 2016.\u00a0 Eric Borden saw that children in various communities\u00a0were experiencing some of the same struggles that he experienced growing up in rural Alabama.\u00a0 As a child, he prayed that someone would intervene on his family&#8217;s behalf.\u00a0 When no one did, he vowed that he would work hard to be the answer to a child&#8217;s prayers.\u00a0 Because of his passion, he identified areas of deficit and decided to focus on character development through mentorship, education, and economics. \u00a0His business acumen led him to partner with Robyn Williams, an educator who believed in his mission because it aligned with her desire to give back.\u00a0 She believes that if a society wants to see major change, that it starts with children.\u00a0 Working in urban school districts enabled her to see that so many were lagging behind in reading and math and did not have the support to overcome certain challenges. The target areas determined through their partnership are designed to fill in gaps to help children succeed. Our Mission Making Excellence Possible, Inc.\u2019s mission is to target character development,\u00a0education, and economics as well as usementorship opportunities to expose and empower youth with tools to obtain long-term success in entrepreneurship, a career,or a trade. Our Team Meet the dedicated staff of MEP! Eric Borden President Robyn Borden Secretary, Program Director, MEP Tutoring Services Joseph Banford Treasurer Debra Williams MEP Tutoring Services \u00a9 2022 All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access","post-no-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":447,"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/makingexcellencepossibleinc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}