Founder and CEO
Marcus Ellis
serves as the Chief of Staff for the Safer Stronger DC Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. In this position he is responsible for leading a portion of the Mayor of Washington DC’s overall approach to violence within the Nation’s Capital. His office works to foster a community oriented model to violence prevention and public safety.
Mr. Ellis has approximately 20 years of federal and local government experience.
While Mr. Ellis focuses on impacting some our most vulnerable residents within his career, he also dedicates much of his time giving back to the community when he’s off the clock as Founder and CEO of Giving with a Purpose.
Mr. Ellis is a proud to be from the city of Washington, D.C. and has dedicated his career to the youth, adults, and senior citizens of the District of Columbia.
Marcus Ellis was honored as The Made Man HONORS, which is a global multi-tiered corporate and community initiative designed to honor the extraordinary accomplishments of notable male influencers for their leadership, lifetime achievement in their respective fields of work, social consciousness, and significant contributions to community empowerment, while building a bridge for these male influencers to inspire, motivate and enhance the community.
Chief Operating Officer
Toshia Ellis
is an accomplished IT sales professional and dual career Real Estate Agent with a passion for wealth building, giving, and "framily" (Friends and Family). As a native of the DC Metropolitan area, Toshia is a graduate of Bowie State University with a Bachelors in Business Administration Management Concentration.
Besides her professional pursuits, Toshia is truly motivated to give to her church and community. Whether it’s acts of kindness such as ensuring homeless men have at least one preferred style of underwear from GWAP’s Annual Socks and Underwear drive, fundraising and fulfilling unique needs for survivors of domestic violence, serving her church community, etc.
Toshia is excited to expand GWAP’s pursuits to include women’s empowerment initiatives such as financial literacy, health and wellness, and more. She truly believes her gift to share is the gift she received from her own legacy of hard-working and empowered matriarchs. Couple sharing this gift with her belief in the African proverb, “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family (nation),” she believes her purpose is to share with other women ways to empower themselves and their family.