Jevon Okundaye

Program Assistant
Racial Equity and Access Program

jokundaye@massadvocates.org

Jevon Okundaye is the Program Assistant for MAC’s Racial Equity and Access Program (REAP). Jevon uses he-series (he / him / his) pronouns. He is a Black autistic young man. He graduated from Tufts University in 2019 with majors in Africana Studies and English. He was a former MAC Young Adult Leader Fellow in 2017 and 2020. You can learn more about the Fellowship here: https://www.massadvocates.org/young-adult-leaders-fellowship-program.

Jevon was promoted to Program Assistant in August 2021. As part of this role, he writes blog posts, conducts research about the intersection of race and disability, and helps the REAP Program Lead with projects relating to the advancement of racial equity in Boston Public Schools. Here is a link to all his blog posts: https://www.massadvocates.org/news?author=5f2d615f2573762d2e319cc3.