QUEEN ACADEMY
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Our Mission
Intention and Purpose
Queen Academy, Inc. is a youth development organization that empowers all young women, especially those in foster care, alternative schools, and juvenile court systems through faith-based, holistic support. Our programs provide mentorship, life skills development, enrichment, and college and career exploration to help girls thrive and build brighter futures.
OUR VISION
We envision a world where young women in crisis are equipped with the spiritual, mental, emotional, physical and academic tools they need to reach their fullest potential and lead healthy, productive lives.
Our Story
Our Founder: Danielle Pojah is an educator with over 16 years of experience as a classroom teacher, school principal, and district-level leadership coach and consultant. She has also been a licensed foster care parent in Georgia and South Carolina since 2020. She launched Queen Academy as a mentoring program for middle school girls in 2012 to support at-risk female students transitioning into high school.
When Danielle was born again in 2014, the Lord Jesus Christ placed it on her heart to shift the focus of the program to not only support young women in acquiring the skills needed to transition into high school but to instruct them in what it meant to have a strong relationship with Him as the foundation of everything in their lives. Since that time, the program has evolved to serve young women at various middle schools and churches and has expanded to support young women in foster care and alternative school as well.
Our Board of Directors
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
The Queen Academy Board of Directors is comprised of a group of dedicated, committed followers of Christ who each have more than a decade of experience in a variety of sectors, from education and youth services to criminal justice, healthcare, and finance.
Board President
Jeremiah Pojah
Jeremiah Pojah brings many years of experience working with youth as a former classroom teacher, basketball coach, and non-profit executive director. Currently, he serves as the Founder & CEO of BTG Medical Academy, a certified nurse aide training program in Stockbridge, GA. In this role, he partners with metro Atlanta school districts to support high school students in earning a nursing credential before completing graduation.
Board Treasurer
Joy Hutcherson
Ms. Joy Hutcherson has more than 16 years of experience in social services working with teenage girls involved in truancy and behavior issues at school and home. She also has experience working with kinship care families, implementing programs and activities aimed at addressing the trauma absent parents can cause on children and the relatives caring for them. Ms. Hutcherson is excited to join her work experience with her growing understanding of God’s word to help young women develop a relationship with Christ.
Board Secretary
Tashay Thrash
Tashay Thrash is an experienced IT Business Analyst with Rinnai Corporation. She is also an author, speaker, mentor, encouragement coach, and the founder of Uplifted & Anchored. Her mission is to inspire and uplift girls and women in their walk with Christ by providing devotionals, prayer journals, coloring books, and other faith-based resources designed to encourage and transform lives.