Celia Carey has dedicated her life to education. With 14 years of teaching experience in secondary schools throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, she particularly has a passion for working with students that come from tough backgrounds. Celia first recognized her desire to work with children when working at a summer camp in Red Bank, New Jersey. Years later, Celia has climbed the ladder by working as a daycare worker, babysitter, substitute teacher, teacher’s assistant, teacher, mentor, department chair, and leader in a range of schools- from the most affluent to alternative settings.
Celia earned her Bachelor’s degree in the area of Psychology from the illustrious Hampton University in Virginia. She later completed her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the beautiful Dallas Baptist University in Texas. She has taught all levels of students, and is certified in Special Education, English as a Second Language, Social Studies, Language Arts, and the Principalship. She currently serves as the English/Language Arts Instructional Lead Teacher at a middle school in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, TX.
Alicia is a certified group fitness instructor through the Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). She has an extensive technical dance background with over 25+ years of experience ranging from various forms of traditional dance (ballet, tap, jazz) and international dance.
She began her fitness journey with Zumba and has been an active instructor for 10 years. She holds several licenses under the Zumba brand in addition to other dance formats, such as BollyX.
Recently, she has found freedom in movement through the Nia Technique. Originally drawn to this format in 2009, she was intrigued by the healing, therapeutic, and holistic approach to movement and the combination of 9 different modalities in one class. The Nia Technique is founded on 3 disciplines: Dance (Modern, Jazz, Duncan), Martial Arts (Aikido, Taekwondo, Tai Chi), and the Healing Arts (Yoga, Feldenkrais Method, Alexander Technique). The combination of free dance, fitness elements, and light choreography innate to the body's natural way of moving created a new way of exploring expression and emotion through dance that she wishes to share with others. Her specialty focus in “Moving to Heal” provides an opportunity to teach movement from the perspective of healing not just for the body, but mind and spirit.
My name is Alicia Jackson. I am a mother, business professional, and a proud member of Iota Sweethearts Inc. I attended Fairleigh Dickinson University for a Bachelor Degree in Marketing while attending school, I also worked in International wholesale for Wakefern Food Corporation. During my academic tenure, I joined the Delta Iota Chapter of the Iota Sweethearts in the Spring of 2004.
Being a member of Iota Sweethearts Incorporated allows me to fund-raise, serve my community through community service, and provide and receive the opportunity to grow and develop professionally. I have had the opportunity to facilitate workshops on leadership and accountability. I have also been apart of several committees during our Regional and National Conferences. I work diligently as Chapter President and Regional Secretary to help fulfill the purpose of this growing organization. I have also held the Community Service Chair Position as well as the Fundraising Chair for my Chapter.
While I am very active in my organization I do have a career in property management with the same company for over 10 years. I decided I wanted to further my education and now I am currently enrolled with the University of Phoenix to complete a Bachelor's degree in Business Management.
