Co-Founder · Chief of Staff · Board Secretary
Aminah Williams
Building the operating systems that turn vision into outcomes.
Co-Founder & Board Secretary · August 2020 – Present
5+
Years on Legends Board
20+
Years in Strategy & Operations
2
Companies Co-Founded
1
Army Reserve Commission
Aminah Williams co-founded Legends Public Charter School to build the school she wished her own son had. Today she serves as Board Secretary, bringing two decades of strategy execution, operations, and leadership experience to the governance of Legends.
"My son said we should make a better school for him. So we did."
At Legends
Co-Founder and Board Secretary since 2020. Helped design the school's founding model and now provides governance leadership, board operations, and strategic oversight as a member of the Board of Directors.
As Chief of Staff, she ensures that operational systems, strategic initiatives, and cross-departmental coordination align with the school's mission and vision.
Her fingerprints are on every major system at Legends—from governance structures to operational excellence frameworks.
By Day
Chief Administrative Officer for Kearney Public Sector and Defense Services in Washington, D.C., where she leads HR, IT, security, finance, contracts, and compliance for the firm's wholly owned defense subsidiary.
Her career spans two decades in strategy execution and operations leadership, including roles at Boeing, Stellar Solutions, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
She brings the discipline of military service and the precision of private sector operations to everything she builds.
Career Timeline
2023 – Present
Chief Administrative Officer
Public Sector & Defense Services, Kearney
2020 – Present
Co-Founder, Chief of Staff & Board Secretary
Legends Public Charter School
2017 – 2023
Co-Founder & Chief Development and Human Capital Officer
Equity Now, Inc.
2016 – Present
Principal Partner & Consultant
Equitable Ink, LLC
2016 – 2020
Systems Engineer / Collaboration SME
Stellar Solutions
Supporting the National Reconnaissance Office
2010 – 2016
Senior Industrial Security Manager / Program Manager
Boeing
2004 – 2013
Staff Intelligence Officer
United States Army Reserve
Multiple deployments including 16-month rotation in Cuba
"I lead strategy execution in complex organizations, building the operating systems and cross-functional alignment that turn vision into outcomes."
Education
Executive MBA
Business Administration
Howard University School of Business
2018
B.A.
Criminology
Canisius University (Army ROTC)
Army ROTC Commission
Staff Intelligence Officer
Canisius University
Recognition & Service
Featured in Kearney Originals: "Always going above and beyond"
Co-Founder, Equity Now, Inc. (501(c)(3) parent organization of Legends)
Co-Founder, Equitable Ink, LLC
Commissioned Officer, U.S. Army Reserve (Staff Intelligence Officer)
Multiple deployments including 16-month rotation in Cuba
Habitat for Humanity volunteer
Beyond Legends
Aminah is mom to Abraham and Asa, a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan, and a passionate advocate for urban agriculture and addressing fresh-food deserts in cities.