Join us in making a positive difference in our communities and supporting the growth of the next generation of creatives and tech innovators. Your involvement matters, and together, we can create lasting change.
BESN X Community welcomes three distinguished leaders to our Toledo Board
Founder, Horton Financial Solution
Guyiran Horton
Guyiran brings expertise in financial literacy, skilled trades workforce development, and economic mobility. His leadership will support our finance strategy, audit readiness, and pathways connecting youth to sustainable careers beyond traditional college routes.
Program Monitoring Specialist, City of Toledo
Drendra Knighten
With more than 27 years of experience in public housing systems, financial opportunity programs, and community development, Drendra strengthens our housing-aligned programming and parent engagement strategy. Her guidance ensures that our initiatives are rooted in real community needs and long-term stability.
Marketing Automation, Owens Corning
Lance Price Jr
Lance brings strong systems thinking, digital infrastructure expertise, and data strategy experience. His role supports program evaluation, operational structure, and scalable impact reporting as we pursue larger state and federal opportunities.
TIM FIELDS
Executive Director
With expertise spanning Pro Gaming, eSports, digital artistry, comic book creation, and marketing since 2007, Tim Fields holds the position of Executive Director of BESN X Community
Jaeson Williams serves as the Vice President of BESN X Community, bringing a lifelong dedication to philanthropy, community empowerment, and youth development.
Taking the world by storm creating Art, Comics, and Indie Games. Currently freelancing, doing QA for Tripwire Interactive, and working on my unity, programming, photoshop, and story writing skills with my own projects.
With a strong background in grassroots organizing, event coordination, and digital outreach, Blake is committed to building meaningful connections between community members, local partners, and our growing network of creators, gamers, and innovators.
Scott Popular is a lead game development mentor with BESN X Community, bringing a global perspective through his work with students at Temple University Japan Campus.
As the former Head of U.S. Government Security & Compliance at Amazon Web Services, Alexis Robinson plays a pivotal role as the linchpin in steering our partnership with Amazon for the BESN X Community.
Eddie Norrils joins the BESN X Community Board as a trusted advisor, bringing his expertise in community engagement, rehabilitation, and youth advocacy from his role at the Toledo Municipal Court Probation Department.
