Realtor Quandell Iglesia wants to help the next generation get ahead.
At just 26 years old, the Williamstown resident founded his own nonprofit, SNJ Millennials, to help young people focus on growth and financial opportunity through networking, leadership development and education. The organization partners with the Voorhees-Gibbsboro Lions Club.
“It’s all about education,” explained Iglesia, who is in his third term on the Monroe Township Board of Education. “It’s about how you are there for your neighbor. I never had a mentor, and I think about how I can help the next generation out with things I struggled with.”
SNJ Millennials hosts events on business development like panels and workshops by utilizing Iglesia’s experience in business consulting, public service and nonprofit leadership. His community service led him to the Monroe school board, where he has served two terms and is in the final year of of another. His work also stems from a home life in which he cares for brothers who are high-school freshmen.
“I struggled academically,” he acknowledged. “I didn’t take the most common route with going to college and feel like I didn’t get the best support since I didn’t go to college. I try to tell the (high-school) seniors that there are better paths besides going to college. Some people get there and realize that it’s not for them.”
Iglesia’s work in the community led to recognition by South Jersey magazine as one of its men of the year in 2024. TV’s PHL17 News did a story on his mentoring of future Hispanic leaders and he was named “a man on the move” by the National Hook Up of Black Women, a nonprofit that focuses on creating better lives for women and their families.
Monroe invited Iglesia to address its Black History Month reflection and celebration on Feb. 9.
“They reached out to me,” he recalled, “and they do so much for the community across the spectrum. In the past, I sponsored some of their events, and I try to do my part in helping them and the community.”
