DR. MONA DIXON IS A FORMER NATIONAL YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA. SHE WAS EVEN HONORED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA IN THE OVAL OFFICE. AT 18, DR. DIXON WAS NAMED ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK WOMEN,” WITH OPRAH WINFREY AND MICHELLE OBAMA BY ESSENCE MAGAZINE. SHE WAS LATER APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SERVE AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE ALONGSIDE FOUR OTHER DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS.