MULYP PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

MULYP President

A native of Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina, Patwin Lawrence grew up in a military family giving him the opportunity to live in various states and overseas.

Living in the Twin Cities since late 2001, Patwin has worked for the Target Corporation and currently works for Capella University’s Office of Financial Aid. For leisure, Patwin enjoys reading, going to events, dancing and having good times over food and drink with friends.

In addition to the Minneapolis Urban League Young Professionals, Patwin is the Co-Director and Partnership Director for TORCH Community where he oversees partnerships with TORCH’s seventeen affinity young professional non-profit communities.

As a son of South Carolina, Patwin has always had a love for history and historic preservation. Patwin Lawrence holds a B.A. degree in History from the College of Charleston. Patwin was the recipient of the Charleston Cultural and Scientific fund grant for his genealogical and historical research into the history of Charleston’s antebellum free African-American community and worked as a junior archivist at Charleston County Library. Patwin has been an amateur genealogist for over twenty years, tracing his family back to the late 1740’s. He also holds a M.A. in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Patwin serves as adult education director at his church where he is a lay reader and lay Eucharistic minister.

MULYP Vice-President

Demetrius Charles grew up in the Minneapolis St. Paul area where his family raised him to value community and volunteerism. After graduating from Mounds View High School, Demetrius attended the University of North Dakota excelling in football and track & field. He also participated in Students In Free Enterprise and the Multicultural Student Union during that time. Upon returning back to the Twin Cities, he joined the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc and volunteered his time with the Minneapolis Urban League Young Professionals. Demetrius is a young entrepreneur in the Insurance industry and currently owns and operates a successful insurance agency in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

MULYP Secretary (OPEN)

MULYP Treasurer

Akilah Mahon, of Kansas City, Missouri is currently an operations analyst for LaCrosse Global Fund Services. Akilah received her Bachelor of Science in Business Finance with a minor in Leadership Studies and Programs from Kansas State University. Her collegiate activities included Black Student Union president, Multicultural Business Student Association treasurer, Big XII Conference Delegate, Multicultural ambassador vice president and Peer mentor.

She gave her time as a volunteer to the Salvation Army, The First Tee National Golf Academy and Girl Scouts of America. She feels that her passion for giving back to the community and her financial prowess will be a beneficial asset for the MULYP.