RaKim Lash

“I'm an engineer; helping boys and men build highways between their head and their heart by promoting healthy manhood.”

RaKim “RahK” Lash is the Vice President of Programs for A Call to Men, training and educating men and boys to embrace and promote a healthy, respectful manhood on a global scale.

RahK was first introduced to the organization in 2011 as a participant of the Men Ending Violence Conference in Asheville, NC. In 2016, he was invited to join the organization as a Trainer and in 2023 he stepped into the role of Director of Healthy Manhood Initiatives.

RahK started his career in higher education in Arkansas. Within student affairs, he transitioned from Housing & Residence Life to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and then Student Leadership & Engagement. During his time at Ithaca College, he championed student success through progressive responsibilities and roles in Multicultural Affairs and the Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Social Change (IDEAS). As the inaugural Director of the MLK Scholars program at New York University, he worked collaboratively to engage, educate, and empower students through leadership development, academic excellence, research, and civic engagement.

As a leader, he believes impact can never be sacrificed for anticipation. He currently resides in the Charlotte area of North Carolina and is a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. RahK is a writer, poet, DJ, cosplayer, kitbasher, gamer, artist, and enjoys all things comic-book/superhero-related.