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Kelvin De'Marcus Allen is a graduate of North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C. and holds a Master of Arts degree in Leadership and Liberal Studies from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Allen is an accomplished writer and producer, with over 30 published articles and essays to his credit. He has produced television specials and training videos for ABC affiliate station WTNH- TV, New Haven, CT, The National Cancer Institute and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1992, Allen's video documentary "Imagine If" received the Connecticut Higher Education Association's Screening Room Award for entertainment programming.

To his credit, Allen has interviewed some of the most notable names in Arts/Entertainment, including actress Ruby Dee, filmmaker Haile Gerima, author and filmmaker, the late Gordon Parks, gospel music great John P. Kee, and up and coming conductor, Andre Raphel Smith.

He is producer/ host of "Body and Soul" Peer Counseling training video, the National Cancer Institute's national campaign designed to encourage African Americans to eat healthier in an effort to reduce the risks of cancer. The interactive DVD is distributed nationally to Black Churches and promoted on Urban Radio Stations throughout the country. Allen is the president and CEO of Kelvin Allen and Associates — a marketing and public relations firm based in North Carolina.