Sam Blankson is known in the supply chain world as a man who believes that “If there is a better way to do it. Find it”. Sam’s goal in life is not just to make money but to make major memories as well. During his 16 years of leadership in supply chain, Sam is credited with leveraging technologies and innovative processes that have expedited major cost reductions in the supply chain business of the various organizations that he was at the time.
Born Samuel Sebastian Blankson, in Birmingham, U.K. Sam received his B.S. degree at the University of London in Business administration and then went on to receive his Post Graduate Diploma degrees in transportation at the University of London. His experience to manage supply and his desire to help others develop is an added asset to this young organization many have seen as an angelic participant in the charitable world.

After graduating in 1992 Sam joined Piping Technologies & Products in Houston Texas as a Project Manager. During this period he maintained good customer relationship across the board. His scope of responsibilities prepared him for the direction of his career in the years ahead.
Sam later moved on to work for companies such as TNT North America as an Operations Manager, Hays IMS as a US General Operations Manager, The Home Depot as a General Manager and Watts Water Technologies Inc as a Director.
During his 16 years in supply chain, Sam’s management skills became almost legendary. His collaborative leadership style has given him great respect and recognition by not only his subordinates but his peers in the industry as well.
 Sam’s pursuit to change and streamline the various organizations that lead the distribution, warehousing or inventory group, one thing was evident. The love and respect for his group. His great mentoring is felt throughout the industry.  The sector of any organization that was under Sam’s leadership had to be the best performing.

Sam’s accolades include serving on the Home Depot Distribution Council in 2005; Leading his team to engineer the standardization and better loading practices that enabled a transportation savings for his company in excess of $4.5M
Sam and the founder (Prince Nelson Yiga) of the Life n Jesus International Foundation, met in 2001 when they both worked for a data records management company. Sam’s respect for the founder and love brought them back together to share in this great dream of the founder to help make a difference in the world we so love. Sam believes that the only true kindness you can do is the kindness you do not expect any payback. Hence is readiness to Chair this great organization.

NELSON YIGA, FOUNDER

Nelson Yiga born in Kampala, Uganda is an accomplished American and a Congressional award- Recipient. With over two decades of charitable work, he has created a body of professionals that stand among the most admired in modern income philanthropists.

Nelson is enrolled for a bachelor's Science degree Medical-Biology at Prairie View A & M University and before that he attended Devry University with a Electronic Computer Engineering Technology. He has a Diploma in Journalism from a scholarship by Munnakatemba Newspaper in Uganda in 1992 same year he completed his Advanced Level Certificate of Education at St. Francis College Mengo in Uganda as well. He finished his Ordinary Level Certificate at St. Francis Tutorial College, Mengo in 1989. Nelson is a father to three boys, Prince Andrew Lord Balina Omukisa Yiga, Prince Nelson Featherstonehaugh Balina Omukisa Yiga and Prince Ethan Michael Balina Omukisa Yiga.

Early Work

Nelson's first worked as a theater Actor with famous writer Christopher Mukiibi and the Theatrikos in Uganda.

While acting Nelson was the composer of music into two musicals by the Theatrikos or Kayaayu film players while attending school at St. Francis College Mengo where he studied Geography, Economics and Divinity and English Literature. He later took a diploma in Journalism from a scholarship donated by Munnakatemba Newspaper where he was an intern for a year and became a freelance writer for several newspapers including THE DRUM of Kenya.

While acting and writing, Nelson concentrated to singing theater music that became Nelson's venue for his slightly off-kilter fantasy/career trait. This early period of work is also noted for a number of high profile meetings with ambassadors and government officials who offered scholarships that he often turned down in love for entertainment and a desire to study for something else.

He was later invited to the United States as a Cultural Exchange Specialist along with 43.

He has raised funds for the Houston Seven AIDS charities through the H.E.B pantry network, raised funds for GAP children in Indiana, and helped raise funds for Hermann Children's hospital in the Texas Medical Center, Raised funds for the Houston Holocaust museum, helped in the fundraisings for the Hermann Children's hospital in the Texas Medical center through arranged performances with his band the Brown Lions. He has worked with Stars like Calvin Owens, Gerald Grey, and Bushwick Bill and has been featured in two movies "thanx for a lovely Dinner" by Dave Mathews of Icon Factory and Sleep Eaters of the USA Network.

Critics in an American Health Journal once wrote that ".his music works and philanthropy desires display considerable intellectual complexity, and do not shirk the downbeat implications of their anthropological treatment of the poor and poverty milieu. weather in America or Africa or any other continent."

Another friend said, "Nelson Yiga is both a giver and a moralist. He is sometimes guilty, in the first respect, of a certain over-giving - underlying charitable venues by charitable diction - though the two become more organically integrated as his work progresses; and in the second respect of what one might call an over-scrupulousness on the part of his characters and his perceived attitude towards those in need. These, however, are merely the consequence of aspiration and conscience; and as more of Nelson's work has appeared - and his reputation has grown - he has shown.a more coherent melding of exotic vision, ethics and moral giving either in a financial, spiritual, emotional or visual service.

In 2005, he was recognized by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson for his tireless efforts to end the war in Northern Uganda that saw the death and displacement of children and women and men for almost 19 years by the Lord Resistance Army. He would go on to get on the Hermann Hospital's wall of fame for giving extra ordinary service to patients and staff while he volunteered serving foods with the Famous Coffee Cart. He later got a certificate of Merit from Congressman Tom Cole and got appointed to the United States National Business Advisory Council. In the same year, Nelson was awarded a congressional Medal of Distinction the highest medal given by the United States Congress and was invited to attend the last dinner of President George Walker Bush. In the same year, President George Walker Bush gave him an autographed picture and appreciation letter of thanks. February 2009, Nelson was nominated by Governor Jebb Bush to have his name engraved on the wall at the George H.W Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.