Dr. Bledsoe resides in Toledo, Ohio and serves as Special Assistant to the President at The University of Toledo. He founded SAAB  in the fall of 1990 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University responding to the needs of African American males at the university. 

Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe was born and raised in Grenada, Mississippi. He received his Bachelor’s of Arts Degree and his Master’s of Education degree from Mississippi State University. Additionally, he graduated from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in Counseling and Student Affairs Administration and was chosen as the Outstanding Doctoral Student in the State of Georgia and was most recently recognized as the Outstanding Doctoral Alumnus by the University of Georgia. He has held the following positions:   

• Financial Consultant for the College Board’s College Scholarship Service
• Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Student Affairs Specialist at The University of Georgia
• Associate Vice President for Student Life at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia
• Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina
• Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at North Carolina Wesleyan College and was the college’s first African American executive officer
• Associate Vice President/Dean of Students at Sam Houston State University
• Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences/Assistant Professor at Sam Houston State University 

Dr. Bledsoe is the Executive Director of the SAAB National Headquarters to enhance funding and staffing needs that affect the mission of the organization.

He is very active in the arena of higher education and is highly recognized by several professional associations for his research, publications, presentations and scholarly work.  He has been a keynote presenter and seminar leader for a large diversity of colleges, universities, church and fraternal organizations along with other groups.  He was invited to Oxford, England to serve as a participant to discuss his work with African American men at the Oxford University Roundtable Institute, which is sponsored by the British Council. 

Through his consulting firm, “2 Care Unlimited”, he is deemed as one of the most exciting and dynamic motivational presenters by the thousands who have had the privilege of hearing him speak.

Alonzo holds a bachelor's degree in Justice Studies from Arizona State University and a Master's degree in Developmental Education from Southwest Texas State University. His professional career has been spent managing and developing programs within a higher education setting to combat the problematic enrollment, retention and graduation rates of Black, Latino, and Native American youth. Currently, Alonzo Jones is the Associate Dean of Student Life at Arizona State University (ASU) and the founder of Apoch Programs, a life’s skills training program for youth based community organizations and institutions.