BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Prior to retiring and starting her own consulting firm, Shelley’s 20-year career began in Baltimore, Maryland with an up and coming telecommunications company, MCI.
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After Verizon’s acquisition of MCI, Shelley became the 3rd ranking executive for Network Solutions, an internet services company. As the senior vice president her responsibilities spanned Sales, Customer Service, Training and Quality Control, Corporate Partnerships, Marketing, Program Management, and an annual budget of over $500mm...
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As the founder of the 21st Century Woman community, Network Marketing Million Dollar Earner and author of Faith. Focus. Action: The Journey to Becoming Who You Are (2013). In 2006, Chereace was introduced to the Profession of Network Marketing. Having no prior Network Marketing experience, in just under two years, she was able to walk away from her GS14 Federal Government Information Technology position to build her business full-time. She and her husband, who also left his full time job as a bus operator, have built a flourishing business that is rewarding on many levels. Within 4 years, they were reached the top position, became 7-figure earners, and helped other families become financial free...
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Karen began her journey as an entrepreneur, founding her first business in 2005: GLITTERRINGS Inc., a fashion jewelry design and wholesale company. Since then she has gone on to Co-Found, Cocotique LLC, a beauty box subscription service for women of color, and Fria LLC, a MedTech startup focused on technology based solutions for hot flashes.
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Karen recently launched, DivineLife Dating, which is dedicated to lighting the path to transformation of the online dating experience from Dismal to Divine. As the Coach she invites and engages both men and women to elevate and evolve the conversation around dating issues and develop the Attractive MindSet for Love. As the Attractive MindSet Coach, she also offers guidance for: Self-Love, Health & Wellness, and Entrepreneurship, Career and Life Transitions: Divorce and Menopause...
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Cheyenne Van Cooten has been in the Human Resources field for 8+ years. She has an M.A in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Cheyenne has worked internally and as a consultant with fortune 500 companies (BETN, Nielsen Media, Thomson Reuters to name a few), multi-million dollar/small nonprofits and small businesses. This work has primarily been within the HR specialties of talent development, organizational effectiveness, team effectiveness, learning development, and strategic planning...
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Akua Obeng-Akrofi was born in Accra, Ghana and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Akua’s passion for community involvement was first ignited as a child in Georgia, growing up in the solace of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. There, she was introduced to sports, became comfortable in her identity as an African, developed a deeper understanding of blackness through the lens of the African Diaspora, and attained mentors who guided her in her development as a leader...
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Chelsea is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants. Raised by a single-mother who was a social worker, much of her adolescence was spent reconciling with the concepts of liberation, equity, and justice.
Due to her involvement with issues concerning transitional justice, women's rights, and social movements, Chelsea has traveled to Burma, Turkey, and Tunisia. While overseas she engaged with NGOs, activists, journalists, and policymakers to further investigate strategic movement building...
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