HLN Community Center Directors
Martiza Meeks is our Executive Director, bringing a variety of experiences in youth and community engagement. Martiza served as the initial Site Coordinator of Western Academy at the Neblett and board member for The H.L. Neblett Community Center for five years. Her commitment to the community has been established through ministry, career, and volunteer obligations.
Martiza is a graduate of Owensboro Community and Technical College with an associate in business administration and is continuing her education to complete a bachelor’s in business administration. While working in Chicago from 2021 – 2023, Martiza worked as a Substance Use Prevention Specialist. While living in Owensboro from 2014-2021, she worked as a Substitute teacher for Daviess County and Owensboro Public Schools K-12. Martiza believes prevention programming and strategic community collaboration will enhance The Neblett Center’s mission by changing lives in changing times.
“Once you wake up thought in a man, you can never put it to sleep again.”
– Zora Neale Hurston
Olga McKissic brings a wealth of experience to the directorship at the Neblett Center. She worked for BellSouth for thirty years and retired as a Corporate Trainer and Sales Team Manager in Business Marketing in Louisville, KY. After retiring she accepted the position of Operations Manager at Marshall Capital Management Group, a financial advisory firm in Louisville, Ky.
She is a graduate of Owensboro High School and earned a BA degree from Spaulding University in Louisville, KY, and a Master of Theology degree from Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, KY. Currently, she is an associate minister at Fourth Street Baptist Church and also, is the Director of Western Academy at The Neblett.
“Education is the most powerful weapon we have to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela
Carltez Hampton is honored to serve as the director of Childcare and the Afterschool Enrichment Program at the H.L Neblett Community Center. Having earned a bachelor’s degree from Western KY University, Carltez has devoted more than 11 years to working with the youth and their families. He is committed to creating a strong educational program while staying true to the mission that Dr. & Mrs. Hattie L. Neblett created.
“Old men can make war, but it is children who will make history.”
– Ray Merritt
