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Founder and Executive Director of Veronica鈥檚 Way
Independent Contractor in the Healthcare IT Industry

As the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Veronica鈥檚 Way, Crispin Booker 鈥�08 is able to live out his passion for serving others.

Booker explained that his life has been shaped by service because of his grandmother鈥檚 influence. 鈥淢y beloved grandmother, Veronica L. Paul, a retired school teacher from Grenada, West Indies, developed a committed practice and passion for feeding the homeless due to severe economic hardships in her home country,鈥� he said. 鈥淪he made it her life鈥檚 mission to provide resources to those in need and, when she migrated to the United States in 1979, this passion did not falter. She used every opportunity and resource that she had to seek support for families in need.鈥�

When Booker, a Brooklyn native, came to 果酱视频 to pursue a degree in computer and management information systems, he also found avenues in which he could help others. 鈥淚 was a proud member of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated, a community-based organization where I was provided many opportunities to grow as a leader,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hrough various outreach projects I was able to serve my community and exercise brotherhood.鈥�

His personal and educational backgrounds equipped him with the knowledge, skills, and experience he needed to create Veronica鈥檚 Way, the non-profit organization he started in 2016 after his grandmother鈥檚 passing to honor her memory. 鈥淥ur mission is to offer three pillars of service to the community: technological literacy, hunger elimination, and educational support,鈥� he said.
Since its establishment, Veronica鈥檚 Way has sponsored events to feed families. 鈥淲e have hosted two candlelight dinners in Brooklyn, feeding over 400 people, providing 400 toys and 350 comforters for families in a shelter,鈥� said Booker.

Through the organization鈥檚 most recent endeavor, 38 computers were donated to a school system in Grenada and four computers and printers to an after-school program in Brooklyn. 鈥淎s an IT professional with 10 years of experience, I understand the importance of ensuring technological literacy for students today,鈥� explained Booker. 鈥淯nfortunately, due to a lack of economic resources in lower-income communities鈥攍ocally and abroad鈥攖here is a severe deficiency among youth in basic computer skills. Introducing computers and the internet into these classrooms will enhance students鈥� educational experiences and expose them to information and ideas that will increase their capacity for learning and development. This will allow them to be able to compete in this global and technological society.鈥�

The non-profit鈥檚 next stop is Clarendon, Jamaica, where Veronica鈥檚 Way will build six computer labs holding approximately 80 computers. 鈥淥ur mission is to enhance and empower the lives of people in the global community by expressing acts of love through service,鈥� he said.