Dwaine Radden Sr., Chief Executive Officer of Provisional Educational Services, Incorporated (PESI), DBA, the Provisional Accelerated Learning (PAL) Center, has over 35 years of experience in the area of Business and Marketing. He also brings a multitude of organizational knowledge and leadership in administration, teaching, mentoring, coaching, and youth advocacy.
He is a native of New York, raised in the south (North Carolina, Tennessee), has lived in San Bernardino for 35 years, and is a husband and father of five.
He attended East Tennessee State University (ETSU), where he majored in business and played collegiate football until he suffered a career-ending injury. He received his Teaching Credential from California State University at San Bernardino. He was an instructor at PAL Charter Academy and operated a successful HVAC and Major Appliance business in San Bernardino for 25 years.
Radden’s experience and perseverance elevated him through the agency’s ranks to become the first Afro-American male Chief Executive Officer. He currently oversees three community-based programs for the company and is responsible for managing over 6 million in agency funding. Programs include the PAL Charter Academy, (one high school and a middle school), Upward Bound, YouthBuild Program, and San Bernardino County Food Bank. In addition, he oversees fifty-four employees and fosters many community partnerships with local organizations.
He currently serves on the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Volunteer Forces (VTF), is Commissioner on the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Commission (JJDPC), sits on the Brandman College Advisory Board, and is certified with the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce Leadership Training Program. Radden is a recipient of the 2014 Dr. Margaret Hill Community Black Rose Award and Assemblymember Cheryl Brown’s Father of the Year Award just to name a couple.
Radden brought in a 1.3 million dollar turf football and soccer field and elevated the school’s play to be a part of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)-Southern Section. He has volunteered countless hours to shape the character of young people and has managed to rescue many from the depths of low self-esteem and degradation. Radden coached youth football from 1990 to 2004, engraving his code Discipline, Determination and Dedication equals winner always, throughout generations.
He revived a defunct San Bernardino Pop Warner, Founded the United Football Alliance League (UFAL), and has received countless accolades and awards for his community service and leadership. Radden’s motto led him into the National Football Minor League Hall of Fame and Championships at every level of football. In addition, he brought the first-ever volleyball championships to the PAl Charter Academy for both girls and boys.
Radden has brought his winning mindset, business, marketing, and coaching experience to the PAL Charter Academy and has infused the students and staff. His 21st-Century business approach and his motto “Believe it then Achieve it” have transformed and elevated PAL Center and PAL Charter Academy to a community plateau status.
He has been a proven winner throughout all levels of business and coaching. He coached several nationally known players who came out of the Pop Warner and Youth Football Leagues. They included Chris Polk of the University of Washington (Philadelphia Eagles), Rodney Harris of the University of Kansas (Speed Coach), Gary Walker of the University of Idaho (2013 NFL Draft Prospect), and Dewayne Booker of Wayland Baptist (Track and Field). Radden has lived his tenets of “Discipline, Determination, and Dedication Equals Winner,” and his young proteges continue the legacy.