Leonard "Lenny" Bell

Leonard "Lenny" Bell is the Youth Education and Training Coordinator at the Evelyn K. Davis Center. He also serves in the roles of case manager, mentor, and instructor for Des Moines Area Community College’s YouthBuild Program. Additionally, Lenny works with the Brother to Brother and Dream-to-Teach programs in Des Moines Public Schools. He is a Co-Founder and Host of Say What! Poetry, promoting and supporting the art form of poetry/spoken word. He serves on the board for I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa – Iowa’s longest running premiere African American cultural arts festival.