Jayson T. Williams is the Chief Executive Officer of Mayson-Dixon Companies, a family of companies that was originally founded in 2015 as MD Strategic Consulting, a public affairs firm that utilizes campaign-style tactics to tell clients’ stories to achieve their missions. As the company grew, Jayson’s love of community organizing transformed into a passion for equitable community development. He has since started complimentary businesses such as, Mayson-Dixon Properties & Development, Modern Builders, and Modern Suppliers, that combined with MD Strategic Consulting created the first turnkey community development firm that engages in neighborhoods, builds residential and commercial projects, solves complex supply chain issues, manages properties of all sizes, and thoughtfully brings investment partners into underserved communities.

Prior to becoming a small business owner, Jayson had a distinguished career in public service working for the late Maryland State Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, former U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, to name a few. Jayson was inspired to become an entrepreneur after his appointment by then-County Executive Baker to serve as the Vice President for Strategic Alliances for the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation.  There, he was a part of the leadership team spearheading transformative community investment, small & minority business growth, the branding campaign for Prince George’s County, and playing a key role in enabling the development of the $1.2 billion MGM National Harbor.

Since its inception, Mayson-Dixon Companies has become one of Bloomberg/Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumni, has thrice won the “Bridging the Gap” Achievement Award from the Greater Baltimore Committee for the firm’s work in diversity and inclusion, and was voted as one of Baltimore Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers for their investment in holistic employee health.  

An alum of St. Mary's College of Maryland, Jayson has been named one of the Daily Record’s Very Important Professionals (VIP) Successful By 40 award recipients, 40 under 40 by the Baltimore Business Journal, LGBTQ 40 under 40 by Business Enterprise Magazine, LGBT Minority Business of the Year by the Maryland Minority Contractors Association, received the Trailblazer Award from the Reginald F. Lewis African American Heritage Museum and was awarded the Chairman’s Award, a unique honor, by the Asian-American Economic Development Corporation for his work in the Asian American business community.  

Passionate about his non-profit work Jayson currently sits on the board of directors of LifeBridge Health’s Levindale Hospital, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, the National Aquarium and the American Red Cross of Central Maryland. In 2021, he was appointed by Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. to the Affordable Housing Workgroup focused on ensuring safe, accessible, and quality housing is available to everyone in the County. Since 2021 Jayson has been a member of the Harkins Builders, Inc. Corporate Board of Directors.

Before starting his businesses, for over a decade, Jayson was an adjunct professor in the “Semester in Washington” program at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management, from which he also graduated in 2002. Many of his former students have gone on to distinguished careers in public service and business.

Matt Newcomer is the co-founder, with Jayson Williams, of The Mayson-Dixon Companies. An expert in financial planning and analysis, Matt utilizes his number-crunching skills for the company’s real estate ventures to analyze properties and organizational skills to help keep all the trains running on time within a growing and evolving organization.

Prior to MD Strategic Consulting, Matt spent 10 years in corporate banking with Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America, building his critical thinking; credit underwriting; risk analysis; and financial analysis, modeling, and projection skills. Some of Matt’s former clients include major nonprofit institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, Goucher College, the National Aquarium, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Anne Arundel Medical Center, United Way Worldwide, and New Psalmist Baptist Church.

Matt is a proud graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a minor in Spanish Language and Culture. He also graduated cum laude with a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Baltimore and is a 2018 graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.

Active in the community, Matt currently serves on the Finance Committee for the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) and as the Treasurer for the Charles Village Community Benefits District in Baltimore City.

Vernita Humphreys is the Director of Finance and the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO. With over 35 years of payroll experience, she is responsible for and is the foundation of MD Strategic Consulting’s accounting, budgeting, and financial management.

Prior to joining MD Strategic Consulting, Vernita spent nine years taking care of Maryland’s finest at the Maryland State Police Department. She dedicated her public service to fleet management for the entire State of Maryland. This included title & registration, vehicle maintenance & reporting, operational efficiency, and budget management.

Vernita’s payroll background has given her a common-sense approach to financial management, in addition to being well poised to lead the financial functions of a growing small business. As Payroll Supervisor for General Elevator Company, Inc. and Payroll Clerk for Cherry Hill Construction, she compiled and processed payroll information for over 900 employees, including auditing information; identifying and resolving discrepancies; compliance; determining payroll liabilities, and overseeing federal and state income and social security tax information, 401k transfer, wage assignments and garnishments.

After only two days of retirement from the State of Maryland, Vernita accepted the call to join Mayson-Dixon Companies. She currently resides in Baltimore County, Maryland and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

As a Senior Consultant, Nick brings over 15 years of experience building relationships in the public and government affairs, business development, commercial real estate, and fundraising arenas. He has found success for his clients utilizing his vast network of government, community, and corporate contacts to assist clients in public affairs campaigns, commercial real-estate development projects, RFP process, and government & utility company permitting. His client list includes for-profit and nonprofit real estate developers, builders, energy companies, labor unions, and a wide array of government contractors including but not limited to Retail Properties of America, Inc. (RPAI), Ryan Homes, Sodexo, Volunteers of America Chesapeake (VOACC) and Chick-fil-A.

Nick began his career in Maryland working on various political campaigns on the national, state, and local levels. He spent over seven years with 1199 SEIU representing health care workers in government affairs at some of the region’s medical institutions, including The Johns Hopkins Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Dimensions Health Prince George’s Community Hospital.

Following that, Nick spent time successfully consulting for corporate, nonprofit, and government clients, representing Oracle, District of Columbia Firefighters Association, and Prince George’s County Government to name a few.

Nicholas is a graduate of Kent State University. He is active in the community and was recognized as a Rising Star alum for the Living Classrooms Foundation.

Chuk oversees the cost-estimating, project management and supply chain management for Modern Suppliers and Modern Builders sister companies under Mayson-Dixon enterprise and has over 10 years’ experience in estimating, engineering, and construction management.  

Before coming to Mayson-Dixon Chuk was in New York, NY serving as a Project Manager and Cost Estimator for F&S Contracting, Hailey Development LLC, and Lafayette Glass Company and during that time estimated oversaw over 53 million dollars in supply and project cost estimating. In those roles he focused on managing the bid buy-out process, quality control on material deliverables, tracking RFI logos, and monitoring labor time and materials.

Prior to that Chuk worked as a Project & Civil engineer. Originally from Nigeria he has a Bachelor of Engineering from Federal University of Technology Owerri, and a Master of Science in Construction Management from Philadelphia University.

John is a Vice President in the Evergreen Advisors' CFO Advisory Practice. He has developed a broad but specific set of capabilities built though his background working in key management positions across several industries. He has over 25 years of executive financial management experience working in both private and public accounting where he provided strategic financial advice in process improvement in the construction, technology, and government services sectors.

John’s executive financial management experience has been acquired while performing strategic roles as CEO/CFO for a large regional construction company and several professional and IT based companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. He provided strategic and mission critical advisory services for start-up companies needing essential seed capital for growth and/or turnaround and growth-oriented companies in need of infrastructure and support to help get them on a path to sustainable growth. He has worked with businesses in the following industries: construction, oil and gas production, information technology, CFO consulting, public accounting, radio broadcasting and government contracting.  

His recent experience had him working for a large specialty contractor in the Mid-Atlantic region looking for a way to grow its revenue base and he orchestrated the acquisition of two companies which ended up generating over 4 million dollars of new recurring revenue. Prior to this, John formed his own CFO Advisory company which serviced companies in human resource outsourcing, software product development, construction, real estate, and information technology.

As the Senior Associate for Mayson Dixon Strategic Consulting, Naomi brings a multitude of tactful strategies and refreshing brand approaches to the team. Naomi oversees Mayson-Dixon's marketing strategies, social media, website campaigns, and internal/external communications. Additionally, Naomi provides clients with expert consultation, recommendations, and strategic planning. In her former years as an Account Executive, she implemented ubiquitous campaigns that aligned with technological advances tailored to C-Suite executives.

Naomi has represented over 20+ clients in her career and arranged for them to be featured in some of the most notable news outlets, some include Inc. Magazine, SHRM, Authority Magazine, and Oncology Times.  

Naomi is an active member of Leader Breeders Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization in Baltimore, MD that encourages change for the inner-city youth by providing a space for academic enrichment, career development, physical activity, and growing community engagement. The New York native graduated from Morgan State University, where she played Division I basketball and received a degree with honors in Strategic Communications. She grew to love Baltimore and its community. She hopes to influence the city and county, to guide the narrative while shedding a positive light on why it is truly the Charm City.    

Dan Newcomer joins the MD Strategic team after semi-retiring from his 42-year career in the automotive industry, where he worked for new car dealerships in Maryland and Pennsylvania in their fixed operations departments. Dan has had many roles and titles over the years such as Parts Manager, Parts Director, Service Manager, Service Director, Parts and Service Director, Regional Manager of Fixed Operations, and National Advisor for the 10-person National Advisory Board for Kia Motors of America and brings a great wealth of experience to his new role as Director of Special Projects.

Dan studied and played football at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. He enjoys many indoor and outdoor sports and has a passion for playing golf and spending as much time as he can with his wife, Nancy, their children, and RJ, their grandson.

As a Morgan State graduate, Yakira brings transferable construction management skills, tenacity, and structure to our team. At Morgan, Yakira is a member of CMAA (Construction Management Association of America), in which she retains useful insight to new developments in the construction management realm. Her certifications include OHSA and Procore. Following her collegiate experience, Yakira landed an internship with Mayson-Dixon Companies, which led to an apprenticeship at Whiting Turner where she was the acting Project Engineer. Currently, Yakira is the lead Project Engineer for a mentorship program with Mayson-Dixon Companies, Under Armour, and Whiting-Turner.

Darius graduated from Morgan State University in May of 2021, with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management. He spent over three years as a Bricklayer Apprentice at Edward Wight’s Mason. Additionally, he interned at Legacy Contractors focusing on construction management and helped keep projects delivered on time. Darius is currently a member of the Construction Management Association of America, in which he hopes to assist on future projects that are targeted towards developing the Baltimore community.

Hailing from South Korea, Yongwoo started his career at Mayson-Dixon Companies in 2021 under a summer associate program, where he later received the opportunity to be a project engineer at Modern Builders. He is responsible for reviewing submittals and participating in the bidding process for multiple projects with our Director of Construction. Yongwoo is currently a senior at Morgan State University, studying construction management and is expecting to graduate in December 2022.