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Edward Crenshaw, Jr.
Denise Logal
Cynthia J. Washington, M.D.

Edward J. Crenshaw, Jr.
President and CEO

Edward (Ed) Jerome Crenshaw, Jr. received his Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from Hampton University while simultaneously serving his country as a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy. Ed's professional background consists of 10 years experience in the development and sales of high-end, strategic IT solutions as well as 9 years experience in Human Resources (HR)/Diversity consulting, training and sales. In gaining his HR/Diversity experience, Ed worked and consulted closely with many of the industry thought leaders including Dr. Roosevelt Thomas of Roosevelt Thomas Consulting in Atlanta, Georgia; Tom Pappas of SCENDIS LLC in McLean, Virginia; as well as Doug Harris and Bea Young of The Kaleidoscope Group in Chicago, Illinois.

Ed's education, experience, and skills give him a unique understanding of the challenges presently associated with HR recruitment and retention as well as keen insights on addressing those challenges through modern technology. He has brought that background to bear after developing a passion for helping people with disabilities. It began as Ed performed his paramedic duties in the U.S. Navy and supported a close family member who had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

In 1998 Ed founded DESTIN Enterprises, Inc. which changed to DESTIN Enterprises, LLC (DESTIN) in 2007. The original goal of DESTIN was to address the 70% national unemployment rate for people with disabilities by creating a 'cutting-edge', online employment recruitment tool. DESTIN's recruitment tool goes far beyond traditional resume' related services by incorporating assistive technologies and multimedia solutions to better showcase 'abilities above disabilities' for employment consideration.

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Denise Logal
Community Affairs Director

Denise Logal has been an employee rights advocate at various times for decades.  Her work began in 1984 as part of a plaintiffs’ personal injury law practice.  By 2004, Denise was contending with unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation through various coalitions of nonprofit organizations.  Her attention shifted to health-related disparities in 2007, prompting Denise to co-chair the Health Committee of D. C. ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).  Having worked full time to mobilize citizens, communities, and nonprofit organizations for social justice since 1998, becoming DESTIN’s Community Affairs Director was a natural progression for Denise.

DESTIN has the good fortune of championing disability rights through both its commercial and philanthropic endeavors.  Denise brings to the effort a stellar educational background, having received her Bachelor of English and Philosophy from Notre Dame University at South Bend, Indiana in 1981 and her Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law at Chicago, Illinois in 1984.  A summer session of Denise’s legal education was completed at the University of Notre Dame Law Centre in London, England.  She has been distinguished as an Indiana State, National Merit, Notre Dame, and Earl Warren Scholar.  

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Cynthia J. Washington, M.D.
Medical Consultant

Cynthia J. Washington, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Natural Science at Spelman College and earned her medical degree from Wright State University. After graduating from medical school, she went on to complete an Internship in Internal Medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Residency training in Psychiatry at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Washington is also a physician in the U.S. Army Reserve, where she serves as a Major in the Army Medical Corps. She is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and has received several awards in recognition of her service in the Global War on Terrorism. In addition, she has worked with numerous Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans as a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Dr. Washington specializes in mood and anxiety disorders, with a special emphasis on PTSD. She is currently in private practice in Columbia, Maryland.

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