Tenay Taylor was looking out for Erie long before she established its first Black woman-owned security firm. Over the years, her nurturing spirit has manifested in her direct care work at Sarah Reed Children's Center, where she helped transform the lives of kids and families; as an AmeriCorps VISTA member, through which she has teamed with local nonprofit organizations to fight poverty; as program coordinator with Erie's Black Wall Street, where she's equipped her fellow Black entrepreneurs with actionable business insights and strategies; and as an Erie City Mom supporting other mothers and mother figures.