Desmond Meade is the current president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), and a 2nd-year law student at Florida International University College of Law.

As President of the FRRC, which is recognized for its work on felon disfranchisement issues, Desmond has orchestrated the reorganization and incorporation of a coalition comprised of over 70 state and national organizations and individuals which includes, but not limited to the NAACP, ACLU, Florida League of Women Voters, A. Philip Randolph Institute, and Florida Immigration Coalition. Desmond has also received many accolades, celebrating his hard work and dedication to leadership and commitment to social justice.

Desmond is a member of Phi Theta Kappa- International Honor Society; Lambda Epsilon Chi-The National Honor Society for Paralegal Studies; Sigma Alpha Pi-the National Society of Leadership and Success; the Black Law Students Association; the Caribbean Law Student Association; and former 1-L Representative of the Student Bar Association. Desmond has also been appointed to the Miami Dade College Law Center Advisory Council; featured as the 2008 MDC Honors Recipient for The Law Center, and was the co-founder and inaugural President of MDC's Society of Law and Community Service. As someone who once suffered from homelessness, Desmond Meade has dedicated his time towards finding ways to give back to the community.

He is proud to work and hold positions with the following distinguished organizations: Homeless Formerly Homeless Forum (H.F.H.F.) as co-vice chair and chair of the Rights Restoration Committee, South Florida’s Congress for Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) as Restoration of Rights coordinator, Florida Restoration of Rights Coalition (F.R.R.C.) as former secretary for the Steering Committee and current president, and the Miami Dade Homeless Trust as a board member designee, and former member of Florida attorney general’s Gang Reduction Task Force

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