But what his biography doesn't convey are his approachable warmth, sincere humility and unquestionable integrity, which have made him one of the most well-respected and influential leaders in the Dayton area.

Moore has given more than 50 years of voluntary leadership to corporate, nonprofit, local government and grassroots organizations. As a former chair of The Dayton Foundation Governing Board, he had a hand in developing the African-American Community Fund. He served on the Governing Board from 1972 to 1991. Moore also is credited with a leadership role in the creation of The Job Center, the largest one-stop employment and training center in the country.

His list of honors and awards is equally as extensive. But prestigious titles and awards are not what matter most to Moore. What does matter is how he can best use his energy and resources to make a difference in his community.

Some 30 years since he first became involved with The Dayton Foundation, Moore still is actively engaged in helping the Foundation address diversity and education in the community, two issues he firmly believes are key to the health and future of the Dayton area.

As chair of The Dayton Foundation Governing Board's former task force focused on diversity and harmony now known as the Commission on Minority Inclusion and the Minority Economic Development Council, Moore sees an opportunity to promote diversity as a community strength.

"Not everyone has accepted the need for diversity or considered themselves part of a solution," Moore said. "It's going to take some work to change attitudes, and there are system challenges that need to be overcome."

Education also lies at the heart of Moore's determined spirit. As an executive committee member of the Out-of-School Youth Task Force, Moore is helping to blaze a trail to lead school dropouts to new alternative educational programs and to find prevention strategies that will keep potential dropouts in school and interested in learning.