Mission, Vision & leadership

Mission

The Bayside H.O.Y.A.S., Inc. mission is to promote academic excellence, positive character development, and civic responsibility among secondary school age youth and young adults in Kent and Queen Anne’s counties, Maryland. We work to achieve this mission through educational enrichment, mentoring, leadership training, health promotion, and public service projects with youth of limited opportunities.

Vision

We believe that all school aged youth and young adults should have the resources to achieve their full potential.

Leadership

John Queen, President

Since 2013, Bayside H.O.Y.A.S. President John Queen has provided ongoing leadership and impactful youth programming to the community through the Bayside H.O.Y.A.S. A community organizer, mentor, and youth advocate, he has been dedicated to fulfilling the H.O.Y.A.S. mission and finding new ways to positively shape the lives of youth in Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties as they grow, learn, and thrive.