EA – Treasurer, Guns Down Gloves Up

Marquita Berry serves as Treasurer of Guns Down Gloves Up, where she leverages her extensive financial expertise to ensure the organization’s fiscal health and sustainability in the fight against gun violence. As a licensed Enrolled Agent and founder of Supreme Tax Team and The Trillion Wealth Syndicate®, she brings over 20 years of financial empowerment experience and more than a decade of IRS expertise to support the organization’s mission of creating safer communities.

Personal Commitment to the Mission Marquita’s dedication to Guns Down, Gloves Up stems from profound personal experience with gun violence that has scarred her life since her freshman year of high school. She has endured the devastating loss of a longtime friend, family members, and classmates whose lives were cut short by violence — faces she grew up with who never got the chance to grow up. When this same violence later touched her children, their friends, and classmates, she recognized the urgent need to act. She chose to use her voice, talent, and influence to ignite change, joining Guns Down, Gloves Up to channel pain into purpose and create real solutions that empower communities to live, grow, and thrive safely.

Financial Stewardship for Community Impact In her role as Treasurer, Marquita provides strategic financial oversight that enables Guns Down, Gloves Up to maximize its impact in violence prevention and community healing. Her expertise in tax resolution, credit building, and asset protection helps ensure the organization’s resources are managed effectively and sustainably. She applies the same principles of financial justice and empowerment that guide her professional work to support the nonprofit’s growth and stability.

Bridging Financial Security and Public Safety Marquita’s understanding of the connection between financial stability and community safety directly serves Guns Down, Gloves Up’s holistic approach to violence prevention. Her advocacy for affordable housing as a public safety cornerstone aligns with the organization’s mission to create safe spaces and stable environments where individuals can heal and thrive. By ensuring the organization’s financial health, she helps maintain programs that address both the immediate and root causes of violence in underserved communities.

Through her dual role as financial steward and passionate advocate, Marquita ensures that Guns Down, Gloves Up has the fiscal foundation necessary to continue serving families impacted by gun violence, supporting youth mentorship programs, and providing the counseling and resources that transform communities from within.