Ellena "LeJeune" Smith  
Founder/Director
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LeJeune is a freelance fashion designer and event marketeer.  She has worked in professional corporate settings for over 20 years, supporting engineering teams for NASA space shuttle programs, and several executive teams for a major cable company.  LeJeune has also been active in both business and charitable initiatives throughout her career at a local level.  Taking the summation of her experiences, she founded Fashion Week Alabama & the Alabama Fashion Alliance in 2011, giving business start-ups and established companies a platform in which to launch, market and grow.

Kecia Wynn 
Financial Manager
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Kecia D. Wynn has been in business for over 14 years as a Public Accountant and owner of A-1 Accounting & Tax Service. Throughout her career, Kecia has supported business and community development through her business and by volunteering with several charitable organizations. Her passion for numbers is matched by her passion for fashion.

Marck E. Estemil 
Director Marketing/Promotions
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Results-driven Marketing Director experienced in team management, content management, and client to agency management; history of delivering productivity and quality improvements through well-managed, on-time projects; detail-oriented and great collaborator among colleagues at all levels; particularly strong in product and process improvement. Marck is also a published author of the book It is Time. The book is now available globally in all major bookstores.
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Amanda Webster  
Director of Fashion Runway Models
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Dr. Russell Fricano  
Public Relations Manager
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Russell Fricano is a Professor at Alabama A&M University where he teaches and conducts research in urban planning. He has also been a practicing urban planner for Los Angeles County. Dr. Fricano’s interests include cultural activities, reading, creative writing and, of course, fashion.

Michelle Knox Jennings  
Hair Stylists/Make-Up Artists Coordinator
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Rachael Benton  
Volunteer Coordinator
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April Rafael-Adams  
Marketing Analyst
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Is a mechanical engineer at the US Army Corps of Engineers.  She is a team lead in her position there and has worked in various positions here and abroad.   She is a firm believer that you should play as hard as you work and because of that she supports the Boys and Girls Club, A&M University’s mentoring programs and Fashion Week Alabama which supports budding, upcoming and  existing artists of every kind of fashion.