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Dr. Mondestin is a physician who is triple board certified in both OB/GYN, maternal fetal medicine and obesity medicine.  She holds a certificate of executive leadership from the Wharton School. She holds voluntary faculty clinical appointment at both Jefferson and Rutgers Medical School which gives her the privilege to contribute to the education of medical […]

Yonelle Moore Lee was born in Guyana, South America, and is the first generation in her family educated in the United States. By the time she was 7 years old, Yonelle had lived in three countries.  Her passion for travel has continued and to date, she has visited over forty countries.  She is an attorney,

Tshombe Buckman is an airline industry veteran with three decades of working in progressive roles at American Airlines. Most of her career was dedicated to internal auditing and regulatory compliance. She was part of a team of five that developed the company’s Internal Financial Controls Manual, as well as curriculum for cross-functional departments; which resulted

Minister, The Hon. Tinee Furbert JP, MP MSc OTR C/NDT ATS CDME Contact information and Service Area: 20 Redkiln Rd. Hamilton Parish CR02 Bermuda (441) 704-5636 Email: tsfurbert@gmail.com Servant Leadership Practice Focus and Interests Tinee is highly involved with her community and has developed a practice where she advocates on behalf of a person’s healthcare

A Prince George’s County, Maryland native, Taylor has made her mark as a social justice advocate in places like New Jersey, Georgia, Ireland, and her very own DC-Maryland-Virginia tri-state area. Taylor has worked with middle school and high school students in mentor and teaching capacities and has increased her passion for education reform primarily for

Shanice Battle, PhD, MPH is a Social Epidemiologist whose work examines various aspects of health equity. Dr. Battle is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (BS, Psychology), Georgia State University (MPH) and the University of Michigan where she earned her doctoral degree in Epidemiological Sciences. She has previously worked at the Centers for Disease Control

Margie Scott was born and raised in South Carolina. After graduating from law school and earning admission to the South Carolina Bar in 2016, Margie worked for  Walmart Stores, Inc. where she adjusted complex general liability, products liability,  premises liability and property damage claims in Florida, West Virginia, Illinois, Utah,  and Rhode Island. In 2019,

Karen Wright-Chisolm grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, the 7th child of eleven children.  Karen attended and graduated from Burke High School in 1973.  Karen is a Retired Veteran from the United States Air Force, retiring as a Chief Master Sergeant, the highest enlisted rank only obtained by 1 % of the force. Chief Chisolm

Felicity Richlove Ashun has over 12 years of experience in the areas of Administration, Human Resources, Banking Operations, Treasury Management, Procurement and IT. My current role as the Head of Administration and Human Resources and the Banking Operations Department of MGI Microfinance Limited has given me the rare opportunity of applying all my skills and

Fadzai Thelma Mafudze is a Zimbabwean currently based in Maryland. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International relations & business and she also holds a Master’s degree in International business and management. She is a seasoned resource acquisition and business development expert with work experience spanning over 7 years.  Her background in socio-economic development, specializing

“No one ever became a success without taking chances… One must be able to recognize the moment and seize it without delay.”                                                                       Estee Lauder.   My name is Bridgette Rahming. I was born on August 22, 1971, in Grand Bahama.  I am a 50-year-old single Black female. I speak one language which is English.  I have

Brianna R. Smith is an ambitious young professional from Oakland, California. Born and raised in Oakland, Brianna transitioned to Austin Texas where she works as a Cybersecurity Project Manager in Identity and Access Management. Brianna serves as Vice President of the Austin Area Urban League Young Professionals, a service auxiliary group and affiliate of the

Tiffany James is the founder and CEO of Justice James Consulting, a global social impact and public relations firm based in Columbia, SC. Currently, Ms James is working on a community effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 as the Vaccine Equity and Community Engagement Coordinator at the South Carolina Association for Community Action Partnerships.

My name is Nnenna Onwuzo. I currently live in Houston, Texas. I am a lifelong learner with a flair for trade and business. While preparing to be a good leader with a doctorate in Leadership and global business, I have just completed a leadership development program at the Dorothy I Height Global Leadership Academy. The

Annie E. McDaniel was born and raised in Fairfield County, SC.  Her education began in Fairfield County’s public schools. Ms McDaniel then earned her Bachelor of Science in business administration with a major in accounting at UofSC. She later returned for a Master’s in public administration. Ms McDaniel completed two PhD education administration courses in