Meet Our Founder
Kim’s heart of service is generational. Her mother, Henriella (Dunn), the best stay-at-home-mom ever; her father, Laurence Wilkins, a 332nd Tuskegee Airman Fighter Pilot, who made her a Daddy’s Girl for Life; her grandfather, Henry Dunn, served as an LAPD officer in the Negro Patrol, in the 1920’s and her grandmother, Essie Lee (Filhoil), whom Kim visited and shared Sunday dinners with until her death, was always sewing or crocheting clothes to send to underprivileged children around the globe, even helping people financially, plus her Paternal Grandmother & Aunt were founding members of the Alta Loma Democratic Club. They were all outstanding examples of community leaders, they lived lives of service and set a high standard for Kim to emulate.
Kim meshed well with her neighborhood peers and thrived in her community, her ‘village.’ She fondly remembers Johnny and Betty Carr, an older African-American couple that lived two doors away. “They didn’t have children of their own. I would regularly visit them in their home and just hang out while Betty prepared meals and Johnny worked in the yard. They looked out for me and spent their own money to buy me puzzles and toys to keep me entertained.” The Carr’s doted on Kim like she was their own. This relationship, of neighbors looking out for youth, and caring for each other, laid the foundation for Kim’s admiration, appreciation and respect for how kind treatment of individuals greatly impacts each other. As a result, her deep compassion for not only senior citizens, but ALL people evolved.
In her early twenties, as a professional model, Kim’s lovely face could be seen prominently featured in national ads, commercial campaigns, as well as, captivating us as the doctor in Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” video. Even though her modeling assignments helped capture her attentive and caring nature, Kim has blossomed in her South Los Angeles community as a servant-leader, and more than just a pretty face. "I love helping and working with others. I had inspiring role models in my family. It’s how I was raised. "
It is her compassionate, understanding and caring nature that led her to create I AM CONSULTING, (Information About Modeling), in which Kim consulted and advised girls interested in the world of modeling. She has also sustained her involvement in the community as a member of West Angeles COGIC. Kim teaches etiquette classes to young women and adolescent girls. She worked with seniors & Senior Residential facilities, in the APT Senior Ride program. The program ensured that senior citizens were transported to, and from, their doctor’s appointments.
Always active in community organizations, Kim utilized her strong and charming personality to raise sizable and much needed funds for Minority A.I.D.S. Project, Bravo Chapter, City of Hope, Sickle Cell Foundation and various political campaigns. Kim continues to stay involved and active in local cultural and political issues and events.
In December 2011, Kim circled back and became a resident in her South Los Angeles neighborhood. “On one of my daily walks, I was disheartened to find that most people do not speak to one another. No greetings or acknowledgements made. Even when I greeted folks that I passed, I did not receive responses. The lack of civility was distressing.” Experiencing continuous incidents like these awakened the servant-leader spirit in Kim. “I decided to start my LA Love All campaign in my home city of LA. I am motivated to turn Los Angeles into LA Love All. “
Seeing how toxic our society has become, Kim is determined to encourage people to embrace civility, which seems a shelved behavior. “Decorum has been dismissed and dismantled. I feel a strong need, an urgency to help revive, reshape a more compassionate, loving social environment for All. “I want to shine a positive light on the good coming out of SCLA, and Los Angeles in general. There needs to be an energy shift towards Love. This is the season to make change.”