Board Member

My name is Kelvonte, and I am a passionate professional barber, mentor, and community advocate with a deep commitment to using my craft as a tool for transformation. My journey through the barbering profession has taught me that a chair in a barbershop is more than just a seat—it’s a place for conversation, growth, and healing. I've experienced firsthand how this trade can offer not just a livelihood, but a sense of purpose, discipline, and identity. That belief drives me every day and fuels my desire to create change beyond the shop walls.

I chose to join the board of the F.A.D.E.D. Foundation because its mission aligns powerfully with my values and life experience. I know what it means to fight for opportunity, and I’ve seen how easily potential can go unrealized when people are held back by past mistakes or systemic barriers. F.A.D.E.D. is about second chances—real, tangible ones. By providing vocational training in barbering to individuals impacted by incarceration, we are not only offering a skill but restoring dignity and direction. It’s more than cutting hair—it’s about cutting through generational cycles of incarceration and replacing them with stability and hope.

Through my involvement with the foundation, I aim to contribute both my industry knowledge and my lived perspective to help shape programs that are practical, empowering, and sustainable. My goal is to see more individuals walk out of hardship and into a future they can shape with their own hands. Everyone deserves the chance to start fresh, and I believe barbering is one of the most powerful vehicles for that journey. F.A.D.E.D. isn’t just a foundation—it’s a movement, and I’m honored to be part of it.