Tevin Ellis is an advocate for civil rights and has been an active member of the NAACP for over a decade. He has held leadership positions spanning from his presidency at the local youth council in San Antonio, Texas, to vice president and secretary of the Texas Youth & College State Conference. He has also served as a member of the National Youth Works Committee and led as chair for several NAACP committees while attending Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.