Dr. Terence Lester

Dr. Terence Lester is a storyteller, public scholar, speaker, community activist and author of From Dropout to Doctorate. He is the founder and executive director of Love Beyond Walls, a nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness about poverty, homelessness and community mobilization. He serves as the director of public policy and social change and as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky (HBCU). He received his PhD with a concentration in public policy and social change from Union Institute and University. Terence is known for nationwide campaigns that bring awareness to homelessness, poverty and economic inequality. Terence is happily married to his best friend, Cecilia, and they have two amazing children, Zion Joy and Terence II.