Featured in Who’s Who In Black Dallas 5th Edition for his work in nonprofit leadership and community activism, Coy LeBron Poitier is an award-winning filmmaker, keynote speaker, music producer, historical commissioner, urban farmer, and Texas Certified Master Gardener.
Coy is co-owner of Poitier and Associates, LLC, a startup consultant business that specializes in creating environmentally-sound landscapes, urban gardens, and food-secure communities in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.
In 2007, Coy moved to Dallas County with his wife and children to assist in his mother’s church as Minister of Music and Christian Education Director. In 2014, Coy became the executive director of FAWC Conservatory of Arts and Sciences and their mission is to promote creative youth and young adult development by linking arts and science education, training, and interpretive experiences with building personal, social, and intellectual capacities needed to succeed in school, career, and life.
Poitier is a graduate of the 2020 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Master Gardener program. He is certified in native landscape, food management, National Geographic Educators, and other urban agriculture certifications.
In 2021 Coy and FAWC Conservatory’s team dedicated the farm to its founders, Roy and Carolyn DeLoach. At DeLoach Urban Agricultural Center, the community gets hands-on experience on how to grow food, maintain a small garden, and more.
In January 2022, Coy was elected to the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Dallas Urban County Committee and serves as board chairman. The Dallas Urban County Committee works to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production practices.
He also serves on the Dallas County Historical Commission, Baylor Scott & White- Resident Advisory Coun
