OUR TEAM

Our team is small but mighty, consisting of dedicated youth, professionals, contractors and volunteers. In addition to those highlighted on this page, we want to acknowledge our board of directors, CPAW(Community Prevention Alliance Workgroup) evaluation team, youth and graduate interns, accountant, group facilitators, social media management, community partner organizations and fiscal agent, whose collaborative efforts join together to support Street Smart Youth Project’s success.

Dr. Monique Terrell, PsyD

Executive Director

A native New Yorker, her sustained passion for exacting change led her to Street Smart. She has devoted a career to developing programming and projects that seek to empower under- resourced and under-served persons. She describes her approach at Street Smart as “person-centered and culturally informed.” Whether working with individuals, groups, or families she taps into their own resources of strength, believing that “long-lasting and effective change comes from within.” Her vision for Street Smart Youth Project, is to facilitate meaningful change for youth, young adults and community members through education, empowerment and transformational exposure experiences. A doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University in New York significantly informs her leadership style.

Tamica Moon, MPH, CP

Project and Outreach Coordinator​

Tamica Moon is a graduate of Morehouse School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program. She has worked in the field of prevention for four years focusing on health inequity among African-Americans and has recently become a certified preventionist, achieving competencies set by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium. As the Project and Outreach Coordinator for Street Smart Youth Project Inc., she educates youth and young adults on HIV/AIDS, STD and substance abuse prevention, coordinating individual, community and environmental projects. Tamica also provides our youth and young adults with the life skills and encouragement that will help them accomplish their goals.

Mouhamed Bah

Youth Intern

Mouhamed Bah is from Northwest Atlanta and attends B.E.S.T. Academy, where he is currently a sophomore student. Mouhamed has participated in youth advisory council and outreach programming at SSYP. Mouhamed has ambitions of graduating from his high school as Valedictorian and attending Stanford University for computer science and business. To be Street Smart to Mouhamed means being able to make his community better, and having the necessary tools that helps you to become smarter in the community. He hopes to gain a better comprehension of the communities served by SSYP and youth work in general. He would also like for Street Smart to teach him good work habits and etiquette for the future.

McKenzy Heath

Youth Intern​

McKenzy Heath was born and raised in the English Avenue neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia. McKenzy is a sophomore and star student at Henry W. Grady High School. She recently became a member of Street Smart Youth Project, Inc. in the summer of 2017. Since becoming a member of Street Smart, McKenzy has participated in Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART), community outreach activities, the annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood retreat, and has demonstrated outstanding leadership capabilities. She is always ready learn and spread the mission of Street Smart to her peers. After high school, McKenzy would like to attend college in Atlanta, become a barber, and also become an author. McKenzy’s definition of Street Smart is “to be encouraged and encourage others, to love and be loved, to be aware, and make good decisions for your future”. During this internship, McKenzy desires to enhance her communication skills, gain more knowledge about positive youth development, and to be a light in her community.