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Meet the facilitators, ambassadors, educators, advocates, and program leaders who bring 10P emotional literacy training into communities.

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Sam Brown
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Sam Brown

Founder & Director

Samual Nathaniel Brown is an artist, educator, philosopher, spoken-word poet, and organizer who returned home in December 2021 after serving 24 years in California state prisons. He founded 10P at New Folsom in 2014 after turning his own social-emotional learning and facilitation experience into a practical curriculum for others. Sam built educational and nonprofit partnerships, co-led victim-offender mediation, completed degrees with honors in Social Science, Sociology, and Communications, and continues to organize around healing, opportunity, and justice reform.

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Tasha Danvers
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Tasha Danvers

Executive Assistant · ELA Lead Ambassador · Facilitator

Tasha Danvers is a two-time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist, international speaker, author, transformation and identity coach, and founder of The GoldMind HQ. She combines elite-athletic experience with personal-development practice to help people address limiting beliefs, build sustainable habits, and perform with intention. Tasha is a USC graduate, an ongoing student of holistic life counseling, and a passionate advocate for emotional literacy as a foundation for performance and well-being. Above all, she is a proud mother to her son, Jaden.

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Cathy Harris
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Cathy Harris

Corporate Program Coordinator · Ambassador

Cathy Harris is founder and president of C. Harris Companies, Inc. and an experienced facilitator, keynote speaker, trainer, executive coach, and consultant. Her work spans organizational change, inclusion, conflict resolution, leadership development, cross-cultural communication, and team building. Through highly interactive programs, Cathy helps people examine assumptions, engage difficult subjects, strengthen working relationships, and improve organizational culture, morale, productivity, and personal effectiveness.

Robert Jafari
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Robert Jafari

Program Facilitator

Robert Jafari facilitates 10P emotional literacy classes and brings multiple certifications in rehabilitation-focused education to his work. His commitment is rooted in lived experience: at 19, Robert received a 19-year sentence and ultimately served nearly 17 years. He now helps incarcerated people and community participants understand trauma, recognize emotional patterns, and practice healthier responses. Robert is also the owner of 2Face LLC and an active investor in community opportunity.

Tremmel Watson
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Tremmel Watson

W.E.L.D. Lead Ambassador

Tremmel Watson is a disability-rights and social-justice thought leader and the lead ambassador for 10P Wholeness and Emotional Literacy for the Disabled. A Black, late-deafened leader from South Sacramento, Tremmel works to remove systemic barriers and advance accessibility and equity for marginalized communities. His experience includes disability rights, policy reform, and criminal-justice advocacy.

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Eric “Maserati-E” Abercrombie
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Eric “Maserati-E” Abercrombie

Program Facilitator

Eric “Maserati-E” Abercrombie is an Oakland-born returned citizen, filmmaker, and sound designer featured in the Emmy-nominated documentary Q Ball. He learned sound and film while incarcerated, later co-hosted The Last Mile Radio on SiriusXM, and works on the prison-produced podcast Uncuffed. As a 10P facilitator, Eric teaches emotional literacy in carceral settings and challenges the idea that a person should be defined by past circumstances.

Joell Reed
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Joell Reed

Program Facilitator

Joell Reed is an information-technology professional with Child Welfare Digital Services and a longtime community and justice volunteer. Her service has included work with the NAACP, the Justice Reform Coalition, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, and homeless outreach and census efforts. Joell brings that experience supporting families and advocating in community into her work with 10P.

Brian Hawkins
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Brian Hawkins

Program Facilitator · Ambassador

Brian Hawkins is a pastor, public servant, and community bridge-builder whose path has taken him from prison to elected local office. He brings experience in business, civic leadership, and constituent service to conversations about opportunity and accountability. Brian emphasizes collaboration across differences and works to connect people with practical pathways in education, economic participation, housing, health, and community life.

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Brian “Bizzy B” Cooper
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Brian “Bizzy B” Cooper

Ambassador

Brian “Bizzy B” Cooper studied journalism and communications at Northwestern University and has worked across music, artist management, and film production since 2008. His interest in Eastern philosophy, culture, and the arts shapes his creative work as a writer and producer. As a 10P ambassador, he helps extend the mission through story, media, and community connection.

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