West Park/Detroit Shoreway | Youth and Families
Dameyonna Wills was born and raised in Cleveland. She is the founder and CEO of Queen IAM. The mission of Queen IAM is to “Empower, Enrich, and Educate young ladies everywhere.” It was created to promote and encourage self-love, self-respect and self-understanding in young queens, so they will know their value their self-worth and grow into strong, confident, and beautiful women. The program offers mentorship, workshops, events, and service learning projects designed to inspire individual growth, and its four core values are Respect, Pride, Strength, and Beauty. Queen IAM believes these values, that are interlocking and dependent upon each other, are essential characteristics of a strong young lady whose goal is to be strong woman. Those values also tie into its slogan: “Learn Your Worth, Love It and Wear It High and Proud.” Dameyonna earned an associate’s degree in Humanities from Cuyahoga Community College and is working on a bachelor’s degree in Non-Profit Administration at Cleveland State University.
