DAYLANA SAUNDERS

Daylana is an 11th-grade high school English teacher. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in business communications and organizational leadership from Purdue Fort Wayne. After relocating to Miami, FL, she worked with Americorp’s program, Teach For America. There she obtained her educators’ license and taught inner-city students in the historic Overtown neighborhood. Her work experience includes teaching and mentoring inner-city youth for more than 10 years. She is proud to serve on the executive committee of the Fort Wayne NAACP as the chair for the Young Professionals and graduate of a national leadership training program NextGen. The program encourages, supports, and trains the next generation of young adults to serve as leaders in the NAACP. Daylana is also Fort Wayne’s community liaison for Ichor strategies, an organization committed to building community-based partnerships between the private sector and community organizations. Daylana was born into a large family. She is 1 of 7 siblings. She deeply values family and community. She is a community activist and organizer who has the passion and zeal to continue working to positively impact marginalized communities.