Wilheimina Long is the Founder and the Executive Director of Youth Matter Inc., also dba as YMCDC, a multi-service non-profit organization community development corporation, that has even reached across many states in assisting Hurricane Katrina displaced families, as well as servicing youth and families in her own local communities.

She also excels as well as President and Founder of BRITLON, a creative services and advertising firm that services small and large businesses, as well as local, state and federal agencies.  Wilheimina has over 24 years of experience in business management through the establishment of her own businesses. She received her BA degree from University of Mary Washington (former Mary Washington College). 

During the Clinton Administration she accompanied Secretary of Energy Hazel R. O'Leary on the Presidential Mission on Sustainable Energy where she traveled to New Delhi, lndia, Hong. Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, China, and South Africa, providing design support services to Secretary O’Leary for media presentations for various ambassadors, where materials were designed in English and Chinese.  Some of Wilheimina’s major honors include receiving Vice President Al Gore “Hammer Award” for Innovation in the Government, 1996 where she created a document that displayed the Secretary’s goals and accomplishments in reporting to the President of the United States.

During her time in college, she was the first African-American student to be selected for the Mortar Board Chapter of Cap and Gown, Mary Washington College, 1981 – 1982. Through Wilheimina’s volunteer services over the past few years, she is the recipient of the President’s Volunteer Call to Service Award where she has donated over 4000 hours of her time through community service in running Youth Matter Inc., while also managing her businesses.

She is also a portrait artist where she has exhibited at the University of Mary Washington, as well as local art shows.