Dominique Jordan Turner is passionate about creating equal education opportunities for underserved youth

Dominique Jordan Turner is the first in her family to graduate not only from college but also from high school. She earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Clark Atlanta University and an MBA from Marquette University. After leaving the corporate world, Turner led numerous nonprofit organizations before becoming CEO of Chicago Scholars, which runs a seven-year program helping students from under-resourced communities enroll in college, graduate from college, and transition into a career. She has been recognized numerous times for her contributions to the community. Turner is also the founder and face of Speak On It, a weekly video blog focusing on success and what she calls the 'art of winning.'

Turner discusses the honor of being one of 20 leaders world-wide selected to be an inaugural Obama Foundation Fellow: