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HHYD Executive Director
Larry
works the bench during the 2002 Minnesota State Championship.
Executive
Bio for Larry A. McKenzie
Mr. Larry A. McKenzie is
Executive Director of Hospitality House Youth Directions, a
youth development ministry in north Minneapolis.
Larry is a long time community
advocate with over 20 years of experience working with urban youth.
His service to young people has earned him numerous
awards and recognition including KARE 11’s Eleven Who Care,
KTCA’s Everyday Hero, and the Minneapolis Park Board’s
volunteer of the Year.
His commitment to the
community has been valued on the Metropolitan Council Minority
Issues Advisory Committee, and as a board member of Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Minneapolis, the North Community
YMCA, and the Northside Development Council.
Larry’s professional
background includes 20 years of business experience in
management, sales, and marketing—including 9 years in the
non-profit sector. He
worked most recently serving youth as the Urban Director at
Youth Frontiers. He
is a 1980 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, River Falls,
holding a Bachelor of Science in Political Science.
Over the past eight years,
Larry has used his ability to motivate young people in
establishing one of the most successful high school boys
basketball programs in the nation. Under his guidance, Minneapolis Patrick Henry has won a record four consecutive state championships. The National Federation of High School Coaches Association honored him with the 2001 Coach Award for Minnesota.
Larry is a member of Sanctuary Covenant Church in North Minneapolis. He resides in Brooklyn Park with his wife of 24 years, Dianne. His son Lawrence is a Junior at the University of Minnesota. His daughter Rashida is a recent graduate of Norfolk State University in Norfolk Virginia.
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