Team Bios

This experienced poet, author, actor, spoken-word artist and mentor has over 25 years of experience empowering youth and young adults to celebrate life, achieve dreams, cultivate self-love, and develop self-respect.

This experienced poet, author, stage manager, mentor and Milwaukee Poet Laureate has almost 30 years of experience managing, training and developing leaders in sales and in the community  to believe in themselves, find their voice, and  live with Love and compassion in their hearts.

This community mother touts having hundreds of 'children' with only one set of labor pains.  With over 20 years of experience as an Evangelist and Family Support Advocate focused on death and dying, Mama Banks uses her wisdom and life experiences to promote healthy grieving, healing and growth.

Our original student coordinator, Kashunda has graduated to a new city and still finds her way back, helping coordinate and execute our annual events. Her passion is empowering women and serving others.

Our focus on community has a huge impact on our village. From vendors for our annual Dream Big Spa Day, to politicians, artists, and entrepreneurs, we make every effort to expose our girls to a myriad of supporters from the community.

Our in-house poet is dedicated to building the self-esteem of girls and women, with her hands as a licensed natural stylist, her pen as a phenomenal spoken word artist and her heart as a fierce believer and servant of God.