meet dewarren
INtroduction
A native of Durham, North Carolina, DeWarren K. Langley is the Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Foundation. Inc., a non-profit organization that empowers boys and young men of color through a range of programs and services that aid their transition from college to career, improves their academic and professional outcomes, and addresses systemic barriers to academic and professional excellence. He is a highly accomplished higher education and nonprofit professional who specializes in mentoring and high-quality programs that focus on student retention, life design, success, graduation, and employment. He possesses strong data analysis skills that help ensure that the programs and services produce measurable results in student success. He has received numerous awards and honors for his work in improving the college and career success of underserved youth, reducing juvenile delinquency, engaging and empowering youth in local policy making, ending the school-to-prison pipeline, addressing persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color, improving community-police relations, increasing affordable housing, and expanding job readiness training programs.
Service
With a deep commitment to service, Dr. Langley is the First Vice Chair of the Durham Workforce Development Board, Community Member At-Large for the Advisory Board of the Resource for Youth Success & Empowerment (RYSE) Assessment Center, Chair of the Youth Council of the Durham Workforce Development Board, Chair of the Board of Directors for Licensed By Design, Secretary of the Board of Directors for Built2Last Innovation Lab, Inc., Afterschool Advocacy Ambassador for the NC Center for Afterschool Programs, Founding Protector of the Protecting Our Dignity in Education Coalition, Founding Member of the We Are the Ones Coalition, Chair of the Durham Boys of Color Coalition, President of the National INROADS Alumni Association - Triangle Chapter, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the West End Community Foundation, Inc., Academic Tutor for Project FINE Tutorial & Remediation Program, Vice Chair of the Advisory Board for Kid’s Voting Durham, and Chair of the Citizen Capital Improvement Panel for the City of Durham. Dr. Langley also serves as a member of the Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Education Strategic Council for Duke Community Affairs, My Brother's Keeper Durham Steering Committee, Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce, Intervention Team for Project BUILD.
awards & honors
Dr. Langley has received numerous awards and honors for his work such as the King Leader Award from the Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Commitment to the Cause Award from the National HBCU Pre-Law Summit, Individual Volunteer of the Year Award from the Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center, Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award from Duke Energy, INROADS 50 of 50 Alumni Award from INROADS, Outstanding Key Volunteer of the Year Award from the Triangle Nonprofit & Volunteer Leadership Center, Governor's Award for Volunteer Service from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, ExceptionAL Man of the Week from the ExceptionAL Project, SPARK Advocate from Durham Public Schools, Certificate of Appreciation from the William R. Harvey Leadership Institute at Hampton University; Humanitarian Service Award from Duke University Chapel, 40 Under 40 Leadership Award from the Triangle Business Journal, and 40 Under 40 Alumni Award from North Carolina Central University.
Education
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management & Economics with a minor in Leadership Studies from Hampton University, Juris Doctor with a concentration in Civil Rights & Constitutional Law from North Carolina Central University School of Law, Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Government Administration and Public Policy from North Carolina Central University, Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate and Inclusive & Ethical Leadership Certificate from Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida. Dr. Langley earned a Certificate in Mental Health First Aid and Certificate in Youth Mental Health First Aid from the National Council for Behavioral Health, and Certificate of Completion in Technology of Participation Group Facilitation Methods from the Institute of Cultural Affairs. In addition, he completed the Ignite Business Bootcamp of the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce, Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring at Portland State University, Nonprofit Management Essential of the Allstate Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Center, Board Leadership Boot Camp of the Executive Service Corps of the Triangle, SPARC Nonprofit Board Training of the United Way of the Greater Triangle and Racial Equity Training I of the Racial Equity Institute.