Meet The Team

Krystle Allen

Krystle Allen, a Newark, NJ native, is no stranger to work that involves community development, social change, and grassroots efforts. She is a first generation college graduate with her Associates degree in Social Science. She is pursuing the continuation of her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University Newark majoring in social work and minoring in non profit management and disability studies. Krystle served two terms as an AmeriCorps Vista member with a nonprofit organization called the Girls Scout Heart of New Jersey. Here she worked to develop volunteer programming, reuniting daughters with their incarcerated mothers, and recruited troops within the Juliette’s House transitional housing program. In 2017, she served as the marketing planning/development coordinator for the Jewish Renaissance Medical Center.

Krystle is the co-founder and current sitting president of Eyes Like Mine Inc. a local 501 C3 tax exempt non profit organization based in Newark, NJ. During the pandemic she transitioned Eyes Like Mine, Inc. from in-person programming to interactive virtual experiences that have led to providing delivered food packages to visually impaired residents. She also introduced over 150 influential speakers globally to a peer support group within her organization to participating attendees. In addition, her community influence inspired the current mayor of the largest municipality in NJ to recognize with a proclamation the ADA’s 30th anniversary for the first time in Newark’s history. In spite of her vision loss; she has a vision gained to impact one community at a time with dedication to serve. Some of her current work includes being a published author in an anthology written by eight women who happen to be blind and visually impaired from Around the country entitled the write 2 Heal. Additionally Krystle completed the American Foundation for the Blind Blind leaders centennial professional development program, where she graduated summer of 2022. Following this experience, she was one of the featured contributors of the documentary entitled “Possibilities” about Helen Keller’s life. Krystle became the first legally blind title holder of the 2023 Ms. Newark USA Pageant . She is an active member of the Successful Speaking Toast Masters Club in Newark, NJ. Krystle is a proud Lions Club member out of district 16 J of the Edison Visionary Lions Club. More recently, Krystle was the first and only blind model featured in Newark’s Fashion Forward showcase tour and featured during Newark’s fashion week. Currently, she is a participant in the 2023-2024 Garden State Leaders Fellowship. She is the community outreach specialist at the state government agency the NJ Commission For The Blind and Visually Impaired. Krystle is a community connector sharing her vision one person at a time.

Naquela Wright

Co-Founder & Vice President

Naquela Wright-Prevoe is a blind Entrepreneur and Activist. She was born in Newark, Nj on December 25, 1991. Naquela always followed her hart even if people said she couldn’t, she walked to the beat of her own drum. Naquela Participated in Dance, Cheerleading, boxing, wrestling and her ultimate love music. At a young age Naquela had a strong sense of self and she never let anyone tell her who she should be. After graduating high school Naquela continued to work on her music and prepare for her future, but that’s when everything changed. On July 27, 2010, Naquela woke up blind in one eye and blurry out the other. On that day she was diagnose with pseudo tumor cerebra. At the tender age of eight teen Naquela had four spinal taps, surgery on both her eyes, and a VP shunt implanted. Naquela was always a go getter, and never let circumstances get in her way, and she wasn’t about to start. Naquela gave herself some time to grieve the life she lost and come to terms with the life she now has, thus a new journey began. In November 2010 Naquela went to the Joseph Kone Training Center to learn how to do everything blind, with in that time her whole outlook on life changed, because she seen that she can do everything she was doing just in a different way. Naquela met her best friend and partner and cofounder of Eyes Like Mine Krystle Allen during this time. Naquela and Krystle wanted to change the narrative, bridge the gap between the sighted and blind, and help people living with vision lost, with advocacy, support groups and innovative social change events. Between adjusting to vision lost and growing the nonprofit, Naquela got married to a beautiful soul Michael Prevoe and is a mother of two beautiful children Aaron Jackson and Naomi Prevoe. Naquela is gainfully employed as a telecommunication specialist for the Veterans HealthCare System. Naquela is in love with her family life, she likes her job and coworkers, and she is absolutely excited about the future of Eyes Like Mine!

Brandon Scott

Board Member

Brandon Scott is a resident of Eatontown New Jersey. As early as he can remember, he has always had a passion for social justice, community empowerment, and self advocacy. As a result, it was no surprise when he pursued social work in college, graduating from Georgian Court University with a bachelors in social work. Professionally, he has served at the Red Bank lunch break soup kitchen, the Jewish renaissance Medical Center, and the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Brandon has been volunteering with eyes like mine since 2014.

Otis H. Kerr, LMT

Board Member

At a young age, Otis H, Kerr started using massage as a means of helping his family and friends with their health and well-being. Otis received his formal training at the Academy of Massage Therapy in Hackensack, NJ. He graduated with his certification in Clinical Massage Therapy with Spa Concentration in October 2010. Otis has been distinguished as the academy’s first blind graduate.

Otis is employed by Elements Therapeutic Massage in New Providence, NJ as a lead massage therapist. He also runs his own massage therapy business under Kerr’s Massage & Bodywork in Warren, NJ.
In his spare time, Otis is a remarkable DJ. He has been spinning records since the age of 19. He is self-taught on various DJ platforms including turntables and Serato DJ. He loves all genres of music but truly enjoys playing Reggae, Dancehall, Lovers Rock and Culture.

He believes in giving back to the community by providing services both as a massage therapist and DJ, at outreach events for churches, medical facilities and charitable organizations. Otis is married to his best friend, Phyllis, and they are the proud parents of a 3-year-old princess, Alicia Lyn.

Goddest Johnson

Board Member

Goddest is well known as “FIGHT” (Faith Is Getting Her Through). Goddest soul provides a real-life comprehensive perspective or living an independent successful life beyond vision loss as she utilizes comprehensive skill training classes, resource training, community outreach events to educate as well as motivate and show what is possible to blind and visually impaired adults and children by allowing them to live a productive and independent life beyond vision loss.
Goddest travels the world and has done speaking engagement. May 15, 2022, she received an honorary and was the only honorary who was asked to speak to over 500 Women at “Women Of Orlando luncheon (“Orem by Monique Scott Nichols”). Many of her friends flew from various areas in the United States to see her speak that sold out the event. Rising above expectations is something that comes as no obstacle to Goddest. Goddest was born in September 1980 and spent the early part of her childhood residing in Chicago Illinois with her mother; a single parent who suffered from mental illness and a severe drug addiction. Goddest was the oldest of her four siblings in which her childhood took a major change when she was seven years old and her mother went to prison for life. At the most trying time in her life at this point she began her journey as becoming a client of the foster care system. By the age of 15, Goddest has had already live in over nine different foster homes and 11 different group homes. Due to several different circumstances Goddest has made the decision to become emancipated at the age of 16 and take on the responsibility of an adult.
Later she became the sole guardian of her sister and was determined to show her what could be possible with determination and staying focused. To set this example Goddest became the first one of her siblings to graduate from high school. When Goddest was 21 years of age her younger brother went to prison and was given 44 years, this left her devastated but shined a new light towards her future. At this point she was determined to keep reaching out and breaking the cycle to give others hope and something to look up to. Goddest, went on to obtain her bachelor’s from NOVA Southeastern University which was one of the greatest accomplishments. Goddest needed a way to give back so becoming a nurse only seemed like a perfect idea to her. Perfect until life took another unexpected turn in February 2009. Goddest was involved in a tragic car accident which left her legally blind. In spite of all of Goddest obstacles that she face, the proudest moment was when she met the mother of NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal (Shack) Lucille O’Neil who interviewed her and was brought to tears while she stated to Goddest that Goddest was her inspiration and how Goddest touched her life in a major way by giving her the motivation to press through when most people did not know that she was struggling with her own visual impairment. Goddest shared that Lucille O’Neil was the first person who inspired her to share her story and she has been doing so since.
This amazing woman of God has many amazing stories that put tears to the eyes of the listener when she speaks.”