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Meet The Team
Krystal Allen
President & Founder
Naquela Wright
Co-Founder & Vice President
Brandon Scott
Board Member
Otis H. Kerr, LMT
Board Member
Jocelyn Duvivier
Board Member
Aneesh Karuppur
Board Member
Zeina Marie
Board Member
Armand Lembo
Board Member
Aneesh Karuppur
Board Member
Aneesh Karuppur is a college senior from Warren, NJ, studying healthcare management and biotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania. He joined Eyes Like Mine Inc. in 2020, and became a member of the Board of Directors in 2023. He has been responsible for ELM’s marketing, grant applications, event planning, partnerships, and volunteer training since joining. He is passionate about vision-related work, and has previously volunteered for New Eyes for the Needy, the National Federation for the Blind New Jersey, and an accessible technology startup. He is grateful to work with an organization as transformative as ELM. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing tennis, and playing the French horn and viola.
Naquela Wright-Prevoe
Co-founder and 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 Inc.!
Brandon
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 Inc. 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.
Jocelyn Duvivier
Board Member
Jocelyn Duvivier from Brick City, or Newark, New Jersey, the proud birthplace of ELM Inc. Currently residing in Georgia, she primarily works remotely, traveling only when necessary. She experienced a significant period of vision loss lasting two years. This ordeal opened her eyes to the many people facing similar challenges. In 2023, raising awareness about this issue became her personal mission. Her professional expertise lies in advertising and real estate, but she also has a passion for organizing events and networking, which makes her an invaluable asset to ELM. She is eager to contribute positively to this community.
Talia
THE MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
Born in Livingston, NJ, raised in Orlando, FL, and returning resident of Newark for the past 6
years, Talia (pronounced tuh-LEE-uh) Day embodies a passion for fashion, a love of learning,
and a heart of service. She studied Fashion Merchandising at Miami International University of
Art & Design and went on to launch Silent Renaissance, an accessory brand celebrating Color,
Creativity, and Charisma. Inspired by serving a Newark-based non-profit as a specialist in
curriculum development for emergent student leaders ranging from 2nd-12th grades, Talia is
also the Director and Dean of Queen Corps (pronounced QUEEN-core) Charm School, an
enrichment initiative that aims to help young ladies in middle and high school become the very
best versions of themselves by preparing them with a balance of etiquette and real-world life
skills. Her most recent accomplishment – earning the title of Miss Newark USA 2023 in August –
has afforded her the opportunity to meet, connect with, and continue to be inspired by youth,
peers, and elders alike in schools and other community institutions in the Greater Newark area
and make her mother and 2 children proud in the process.
Krystal Allen
President & Founder
Krystle Allen, a proud Newark, NJ native, has dedicated her career to community
development, social change, and grassroots initiatives. As a first-generation college graduate
with an Associate’s degree in Social Science, Krystle is currently pursuing her undergraduate
studies in social work with a minor in nonprofit management and disability studies at Rutgers
University Newark.
Krystle’s passion for service was first ignited during her two terms as an AmeriCorps Vista
member with the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey. There, she focused on creating volunteer
programs, reuniting daughters with incarcerated mothers, and establishing troops within the
Juliette’s House transitional housing program. She also served as the Marketing Planning and
Development Coordinator at the Jewish Renaissance Medical Center in 2017.
As the co-founder and current president of Eyes Like Mine Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in
Newark, Krystle has been a trailblazer in adapting to the challenges posed by the pandemic.
She transitioned her organization from in-person programming to virtual experiences, delivering
food packages to visually impaired residents and introducing over 150 influential global
speakers to the organization’s peer support group. Krystle’s advocacy led to the first-ever
recognition of the ADA’s 30th anniversary in Newark, with a proclamation from the city’s mayor.
Despite her vision loss, Krystle is committed to empowering others and creating lasting change
in her community. Her work extends beyond her nonprofit leadership. She is a published author
in an anthology “The Write 2 Heal”, a compilation of blind and visually impaired women’s stories.
She successfully completed the American Foundation for the Blind Centennial Blind Leaders
Professional Development program in 2022. She also contributed to the American Foundation
of the Blind documentary film “Possibilities” about Helen Keller’s life.
In 2023, Krystle became the first legally blind titleholder of the Ms. Newark USA Pageant, and in
2024, she earned the Miss New Jersey East Coast USA Director’s Choice Pageant Title. As a
member of the Edison Visionary Lions Club, Krystle remains an active advocate for her
community. She was the first blind model featured in Newark’s Fashion Forward showcase in
Newark Fashion Week.
Krystle was a fellow in the 2023-2024 Garden State Leaders Fellowship and serves as a
community outreach specialist at the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She
has completed the Aspect Fellowship with Prevent Blindness Foundation in 2024. A dedicated
community connector, Krystle continues to share her vision and inspire others, one person at a
time.
Krystle is a caring leader who is dedicated and committed to go above and beyond for the blind
and low vision community through the organization Eyes Like Mine, Inc.. She has been and
continues to be a strong pillar within her local community. Eyes Like Mine, Inc. hosts a number
of successful events held annually such as Dancing with the Blind, Marvelous Moms
Community Baby Shower for new and expecting moms and the Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment
Pageant. Currently, she is pursuing her Practicum with the Eye2Eye call center, Fall semester 2025.
Here she assumes the role of a peer support specialist student intern, pursuing over 400
hours toward her social work major. She identifies outreach opportunities, performs one-on-one
peer support to clients nationally, and facilitates peer groups within the Eye2Eye direct services.
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