Julia Verdery

Executive Administrator

As the Executive Administrator at Edyoucore, Julia provides operational support to all members of the team.

W. Drew Hawkins

Founder & PRESIDENT

Drew is a 28-year veteran in the financial services arena. He started his career as an Account Executive with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. Over the years, he has held a succession of Management and Senior Management Roles as the firm, through a host of acquisitions, ultimately became Morgan Stanley. Drew became the firm’s first African American to be promoted to Managing Director within the Wealth Management Division in 2008. His other senior leadership roles include serving as the Head of National Recruiting, Sales and Marketing Director for the Northeast Division, Regional Director for the New Jersey and Mid-Atlantic Regions and notably the Founder and Head of the Global Sports & Entertainment Division. Drew stands apart from others in the financial services industry through his commitment to social impact. He is now utilizing his previous experience to address the need to educate, equip & empower those in the sports and entertainment arena. As the Founder & President of Edyoucore Sports & Entertainment, his goal is to address the need to educate individuals on their financial, business and lifestyle affairs. Drew is an active member of his community, serves on a host of boards and is an avid sports fan.

Keva Sturdevant

Director of Financial Education

Keva has over 25 years’ experience in the investment and money management arena managing money for high net worth families, corporations, endowments, and non-profits. Keva spent 8 years as a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Keva’s areas of expertise are in wealth creation, risk management, asset protection, and personal financial planning. After a successful career in the corporate world, Keva began to teach Financial Education courses at Colleges and Universities. To date, Keva has taught over 25,000 students at 45 college campuses across the country. Keva also founded, Sturdevant Investment Consulting, where she assisted individuals understand and craft strategies to address their overall financial goals. While the firm did not take custody of client assets, her expertise and strategic guidance is what clients sought the most. Keva has also been quoted in several publications such as The Washington Post and The Washington Times. She has also been a featured columnist and made numerous TV and radio appearances promoting the importance of financial education.

Kevin Anderson

Senior Advisor

Kevin Anderson has more than two decades of leadership experience and has been recognized nationally as a leader in intercollegiate athletics. As West Point’s Athletic Director from 2004 – 2010, Anderson was responsible for twenty-five intercollegiate athletic teams, managed a $25 million budget and oversaw 200 employees. During his time as Athletic Director at University of Maryland from 2010 – 2018, Anderson focused on ensuring the financial security and sustainability for Maryland Athletics, and in July 2014, they officially became a member of The Big Ten Conference. A consultant for NACDA, he provides industry expertise and professional guidance to the Director of the McLendon Foundation, which provides post-graduate scholarships to minority students.

Donald L. Dell

Senior Advisor

Donald Dell is recognized as being the pioneer of marketing in sports and television. After his professional sports career as a Hall of Fame tennis player, he utilized his lawdegree to become one of the most influential agents in the sports industry and founded ProServ. He has represented some of the biggest names in sports such as the legendary Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Jimmy Connors, and Pam Shriver, as well as basketballs greats like Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing. During his career as an agent he negotiated over $3 billion in contracts for the clients he represented. After selling ProServ, he transitioned to become a sales and marketing executive. In 1969 he founded the Washington DC Tennis Tournament, currently known as the Citi Open, which just celebrated its 50^thyear. Dell currently serves as an adjunct professor in Sports Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is the Vice Chairmen and member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors and serves on the board of the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health. He now is committed to making part of his legacy to give back to the industry where he made millions of dollars for players and their families, through the ability to help them better understand and manage their finances. 

Antoine Walker

TITLE OR ROLE

Antoine Walker, professional athlete, media personality, philanthropist and public speaker, looks to educate young adults and athletes on the importance of financial literacy and education. A three time NBA All Star, an NBA Champion with the Miami Heat and the Team Captain of the Boston Celtics for six years, Antoine is able to speak to the highs and lows of professional sports.

The subject of the highly successful documentary, Gone In an Instant, Antoine opened up his personal life for viewers. Amassing over $110 million during a 13-year NBA career, Walker went from being an NBA All-Star and World Champion to facing felony charges stemming from gambling debt in Las Vegas. However, vice was not his sole enemy; his generosity to more than 70 family members and friends evenly contributed to the drain of his fortune. Now successfully navigating bankruptcy, Antoine is on a mission to educate others on financial literacy, using his own story as a warning and an effective platform for others to learn from his mistakes.

Antoine brings his passion to help others to edyoucore. Through his sessions athletes and entertainers are able to see up close the many ways success can be fleeting if you are not educated on handling the business of you. He also shares insights on having a strong business team and the best ways to make sure that the team is working together to move you forward.

Andrew Hawkins

TITLE OR ROLE

Andrew a former NFL player played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns before retiring from the New England Patriots. Named a team captain while playing for the Browns, Hawkins amassed 250 receptions, 14 touchdowns, and nearly 3,000 yards throughout his professional football career.

Andrew is equally impressive off of the field and earning a Master’s degree from Columbia University while simultaneously playing in the NFL. Hawkins has also made national news for his stances on social justice issues and has been invited to Capitol Hill numerous times to discuss law enforcement and community relations issues with members of Congress. Hawkins was nominated for an Emmy as a host of ESPN’s SportsCenter on Snapchat. Additionally, he is the host of Operation Football on ESPN Radio, a studio analyst on SportsCenter and NFL Live, and one half of The ThomaHawk Podcast on Uninterrupted. On the business side, Hawkins serves as the Director of Business Development for the media, marketing, and entertainment companies of Maverick Carter & LeBron James.

Andrew brings a player perspective to edyoucore with a focus on developing your game both on and off the field. He is an excellent resource for young athletes and entertainers looking to maximize their potential while also preparing for life after the game.