Pastor Dewayne McCoy is the visionary founder behind The After Market, a community‑driven hybrid grocery concept designed to bring fresh, accessible, and dignified retail options to underserved neighborhoods. Known for his strategic mindset and deep commitment to social impact, Pastor McCoy created The After Market as a modern solution to food insecurity; one that blends convenience, affordability, and thoughtful design.
Rooted in his experiences growing up in communities where quality food options were limited, Pastor McCoy recognized early on that access shapes opportunity. His mission became clear: build a scalable model that brings essential goods directly into the heart of neighborhoods that need them most. This vision led to the development of The After Market and The After Market Mini.
Under Pastor McCoy’s leadership, The After Market emphasizes:
– Smart, compact retail design that maximizes product variety in small footprints
– Neighborhood‑centered placement, including parks, housing communities, and walkable corridors
– Affordable essentials, with a focus on fresh foods, dairy, snacks, and everyday household items
– A welcoming, modern brand identity that reflects dignity and empowerment
Beyond the business model, Pastor McCoy is driven by a broader purpose: creating infrastructure that supports marginalized communities. His work intersects entrepreneurship, urban design, and social equity, positioning The After Market as both a retail solution and a community asset.
As the concept continues to grow, Pastor McCoy remains focused on expanding access, refining the model, and inspiring new approaches to community‑based retail. His leadership reflects a simple but powerful belief—every neighborhood deserves quality, convenience, and care.
Pastor McCoy currently serves on the Nevada Energy Affordability Community Council, Resilience Hub Collaborative Wise Council, Faith in Action Nevada Pastoral Cohort, and as a vital member of the Pathways from Poverty Coalition of Community Partners headed by Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
Pastor McCoy also served for over seven years in leadership at Three Square, Southern Nevada’s only food bank and the largest hunger relief organization in Nevada serving Clark, Nye, Lincoln, and Esmeralda counties. During his tenure at Three Square, he helped write, initiate, and manage their emergency response to the COVID‑19 Pandemic.
Jason Field is a proud descendant of the Wiradjuri people and an experienced Indigenous Affairs leader with over 30 years’ experience across the private, public, and community sectors.
With over two decades as CEO of Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID), he has led the organisation’s transformation from a service provider into a regionally significant platform for Indigenous-led system change. Under his leadership, CQID now operates at scale with a predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. Jason’s influence extends across governance and sector reform, including serving as Chairperson of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Limited (QATSICPP) for a decade, alongside board roles with the Community Legal Centre Rockhampton and the Queensland Indigenous Housing Alliance.
Jason also leads initiatives that connect systems to community, including the establishment of the Emu Park Rugby League Football Club, securing funding to establish a major sporting complex and youth facility in partnership with Elders, and creating the CQID’s Reconciliation Carnival – creating spaces where culture, connection, and community leadership are visible and active.
Jason proudly leads the only regionally based Indigenous organisation in Central Queensland, positioning CQID as a Regional and National platform for long term community impact and equity.
Erica Lambert’s tribes are Te Paatu, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, and Ngāi Takoto – her ancestral lands located in the Far North of Aotearoa, New Zealand. With over 25 years working alongside Aboriginal communities, her experience spans grassroots community development, Indigenous research, executive leadership, and working within the corporate banking sector.
Her approach is grounded in relational practice, collective leadership, and indigeneity methodologies, positioning Indigenous-led systems as the foundation for sustained regional and generational prosperity.
At CQID, Erica leads the transition from program-based service delivery to integrated, infrastructure-led systems bringing together government, corporate, philanthropic, and Indigenous partners to unlock pathways for economic and social outcomes at scale.
Her work extends across national and international Indigenous initiatives, creating pathways that strengthen Indigenous partnerships, leadership, and opportunities for the next generation. She has also led numerous cultural study tours and international exchanges between Aotearoa and Australia, strengthening cross-cultural capability and establishing internships while shaping approaches to cultural governance and system design. She has also influenced state policy reform in Victoria through convening the first national summit in Australia on tackling methamphetamine.
Kylie Major-Oakley is a Waluwarra and Kurtijar woman whose leadership is grounded in lived experience, cultural authority, and deep connection to her community of Woorabinda in Central Queensland.
With more than two decades at CQID, Kylie has played a central role in shaping and sustaining community-controlled responses that reflect the strengths, needs, and aspirations of her people. Her work embodies self-determination in practice ensuring decisions, services, and systems are led by community for community.
Kylie leads the design and delivery of place-based approaches that strengthen families, build local capability, and embed long-term wellbeing. Her leadership has been instrumental in re-establishing key community initiatives, including men’s rehabilitation services, while continuing to create pathways that support stability, healing, and growth.
Her lived experience informs a grounded and practical leadership style, enabling her to navigate complex community contexts with clarity, accountability, and cultural integrity.
Kylie’s leadership reflects the strength of community in action building systems from within and creating pathways for future generations to lead.
Antonio Mann is a proud Darumbal man of the Kuinmabra clan, with strong cultural connections across Torres Strait and South Sea Islander heritage. His work is grounded in Country, family, and lived experience, shaping a relational approach to supporting young people.
Through the Staying on Track program, he works alongside young people transitioning from detention back into community supporting them at critical points to rebuild connection, identity, and direction. His approach is built on trust, cultural understanding, and the belief that every young person can redefine their path.
The influence of the men and Elders in his family particularly his father and grandfather continues to guide his leadership, instilling a strong sense of responsibility to uphold culture and support others. His role as a father further strengthens this commitment, grounding his work in the future he is helping to create for his daughter and the next generation.
As a former ranger, he carries cultural obligations to care for Country and pass on knowledge. His work focuses on strengthening pathways for young people and contributing to safer, more connected communities for future generations.
