Balondemu Jules Lyons

Co-Founder and CEO

Bio

Balondemu is a 17 year old high school senior that’s invested in his nonprofit organization. Additionally, he’s the president of EPACenter Arts Youth Advisory Council, and youth board member of the Get Involved Foundation. He’s a student of StreetCode Academy, where he started Onyxx Village Connection (OVC), designed OVC’s logo, original website, and prototype app for the organization’s daily operations. In addition he has created apps regarding his passion for horses and his love for Mother Africa. Balondemu is a student of College Track, there he participates in clubs – Brotherhood and Silicon Valley Urban Debate Team. Through partnerships with College Track, he traveled to Rhonda and Uganda in 2019 and participated in a student leadership program. He’s a youth activist that’s passionate about uplifting his community. In 2019 he received the United States President’s Volunteer Service Award and Pin, and the Youth Community Hero Award from Youth United Community Action. This year, 2020, Speak To Win granted him a scholarship and award recognizing his outstanding demonstration of Leadership and Philanthropy.  He participated in The California Legislative Black Caucus 2019 African-American Leaders for Tomorrow Conference at California State University Dominguez Hills. He enjoys, family, community, politics, cooking, Zydeco dancing, traveling and studying Black History. Balondemu has a big heart and he is young gifted and Black, destined for greatness.