Veniece Newton

Veniece Newton, Founder/Executive Director, Community Angel Foundation

Veniece Newton, brings her love for community, drive for entrepreneurship and passion to empower youth through arts and culture. As the founder of Community Angel Foundation since 2008, she has led with its mission to empower, encourage and educate youth to become future leaders through volunteerism, education, career and cultural activities.

As the Founder of ENGAGEathon, she continues to carry her passion to make an impact through this social enterprise technology startup that tracks and rewards community engagement globally.  

The years of volunteering has allowed her to eventually find her way to what she truly loves, and that is to build our communities beginning with the youth. As a natural connector with an innovative and unparalleled ability to harness the power of relationship building, Veniece was eager to share her talents and resources with others by collaborating with various nonprofits and for-profit organizations to strengthen the awareness.

Early in her entrepreneurial career, her television and production skills led her to create, develop and produce segments for her online fashion television platform in which she managed teams in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Alaska, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City.

She is a seasoned professional with a superior record of community engagement and has been recognized with various awards including the American Legion Community Service Award and is currently a member of the District Attorney’s Youth Aid Panel while mentoring several high school students throughout the city of Philadelphia.

Ms. Newton has a BA in Marketing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Cum Laude Recipient from Fashion Institute of Technology, certificate acknowledgment through University of Pennsylvania - Fels School of Government for her Nonprofit Board Development & Governance training and is currently pursuing an MBA at FOX Temple University.

Veniece is a global traveler, woman of today and an inspiration for many to believe in yourself and to have hope for all. She not only has a flair for business and connecting people, but she also has a heart of gold and devotes her time to empower the next generation of leaders.