Our Team
All members of the Donté’s Gift Express® team are natives of East Cleveland, Ohio and graduates of Shaw High School. A deep pride and willingness to serve the families in their hometown is the foundation of their friendship.
DONTÉ
Donté Gibbs graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and a Master’s in social science administration and Certificate of Nonprofit Management in 2012. Immediately after, Gibbs began his focus in community and social development, first though his work at Neighborhood Leadership Institute and later as a Fellow at the George Gund Foundation, and through various social entrepreneurial pursuits.
In 2013, he founded Donté’s Gift Express®, an annual initiative that provides gifts and handwritten cards to the homes of East Cleveland families on Christmas Eve. He also cofounded the Boys to Men Health & Empowerment Summit, which connects hundreds of young men and their parents and guardians with year-round resources contributing to holistic health. Gibbs, along with 10 other health, civic and grassroots organizations created #Masks4Community: an initiative that provided 77,000 free washable cloth masks for residents of Cleveland and East Cleveland along with voting and census information during the onset of Coronavirus pandemic.
Gibbs serves as trustee and secretary for Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation, and as Volunteer Coordinator for Manna Food from Heaven, serving hot meals to men and women shelters twice a month. Gibbs is currently the Manager of Community Outreach at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History where he works across departments, implementing community initiatives, building partnerships, and developing internal and external engagement strategies.
INDIA
India Moore earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Cleveland State University in 2011, and a master’s in social work in 2012. She began her professional career as a Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment Specialist at The Centers for Families and Children, during which she expanded her skillset by becoming a Licensed Social Worker.
Following the Centers, India became the Youth Program Coordinator at Friendly Inn Settlement where she led MyCom youth programming and organized the organization’s annual back to school event. Moore now serves as a Social Support Specialist with the City of Cleveland and continues to advocate and serve community. She organizes and participates in several service projects and events including, feeding the homeless monthly with volunteers from Manna Food From Heaven, building KaBoom playgrounds in East Cleveland, and assisting with mask distribution during the pandemic through #Masks4Community.
DOMINIQUE
Dominique Tucker studied Business Administration at Cleveland State University and Tri-C, and earned his degree in Business Management in 2010. Tucker has worked in management for over 10 years and now serves as manager of a local AT&T store and aspires to become District Manager.
Tucker enjoys sporting activities, spending time with his family and helping as many people as he can, one day at a time. As co-organizer of Donté’s Gift Express, he helps keep the ball rolling.
Tucker is a father, brother, and son. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Mekka and has three children Mila, Dominique and De’Shaun. Tucker firmly believes that with faith in God, all things are possible.
SERETHA
Seretha Etheridge attended the Cleveland Institute of Dental and Medical, where she earned a Certificate for Pharmacy Technician in 2008. She began her career as an intern at CVS Pharmacy and then became an entry level technician. After holding that role for 6 years, Etheridge became a nationally certified Pharmacy Technician. She now serves as the Lead Pharmacy Technician at Signature Health, where she helps obtain and process patient prescriptions.
Etheridge developed a passion for serving her community at a young age and has dedicated much of her time to numerous service projects and events such as: Donté’s Gift Express, feeding the homeless, volunteering for #Masks4Community, sewing masks to help combat the spread of Covid-19, and serving as the Youth Activity Coordinator at Faith Community Worship Center.