W. Lazone Grays is the founder and President/CEO for IBSA, Inc., an international economic and community development organization.

Lazone is an accomplished business leader with strong Local Government experience, extensive grassroots experience, a professional background, proven credentials in managing social service programs and a well-cultivated entrepreneur. A native of the South, he has lived in Kansas since 1963. He graduated from Washburn University in 1992 and has received certification from the Kauffman Foundation as a First Step FastTrac Administrator/Facilitator/Business Counselor in 2006. He is former Who's Who of American Business Executives, Community Corrections Advisory Board Member, and designs/develops websites in his spare time. Lazone Grays is a principal partner with Kansas Small Business Promotions, a private company providing business promotions consulting and strategic email / Internet / Street-level marketing packages for small and disadvantaged businesses in Kansas.

§ Certificates of Service by City of Topeka, Office of the Mayor

§ Recognition for Community Service by Office of the Governor, Kansas

§ Presidential Whitehouse Citation for Community Service (1999)

§ Kansas Minority Business Advocate (1998 & 2002)

§ Dr. Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award for Community Service, Topeka, KS

§ Ghandi-King ‘Community Hero Award, Kansas City, KS