Unfiltered

Dr Juanita Foster

Juanita Foster is a life coach, international leadership and team development speaker, trainer, and consultant. She is the lead consultant and CEO of Educate Motivate Elevate Consulting, LLC, located in Delaware. Juanita conducts workshops and seminars for corporations and individuals, and has provided training in the childcare industry for over twenty years.

Some of her topics include:

How to Lead and Profit with Confidence

Develop Your Leadership Brand

How to build and grow a successful business

Achieve Your Vision

Personal Life

She is a mother of three children and grandmother to three grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family and is known as the family event planner.

Mae Dixon is also the Founder/President of A Will & Way, Inc., a non-profit organization for

Women and children survivors of Domestic Violence.

She attended the public schools of Escambia County and Earned the Certificate of Real Estate from Univ. of West FL, Graduate of Florida’s Realtor Institute (GRI), Earned Retail Sales and Clerical Certificates at George Stone Voc Tech. Alicia Latoya Daniels was born on July 28, 1983 in Georgetown, Guyana. She is a poet, teacher and entrepreneur. She is a trained primary educator and has been involved in primary level education for over a decade.

Her early years of schooling were spent at Freeburg Primary and North Georgetown Secondary . It was in sixth form at the Bishop's High School that she completed her Caribbean and Communication studies at C.A.P.E.

Nikita Boston-Fisher is passionate about health education and health promotion. She has a Bachelor of Science in Community Health and Master of Public Health. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Over the past ten years she has worked in various health organizations including non-profit, government, contractual and academic settings on a wide range of topics, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Tuberculosis (TB). Nikita is an active volunteer in several professional organizations. Currently she is a Project Administrator in the School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her work centres around the creation of the first five-year strategic plan for the SPGH which is a new school. Recently she founded a podcast and blog called The Good Health Café, the place for casual, candid, conversations about how to navigate the healthcare system and how to take care of your health in plain, easy to understand language. - www.thegoodhealthcafe.com

Dr. Sonia Noel is a John Maxwell Trained Coach, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Mentor, Designer, Speaker and Best Selling Author. She is a passionate and industrious creative artist, with a fresh New World perspective on style and life. Dr. Noel is celebrating just over two decades in the fashion industry. She was formerly a high school teacher in her hometown, in Bartica. Back then she was regarded as a small-town girl, but one with a big dream who believed anything is possible. She is very proud of her Amerindian roots, and parlayed this indigenous South American creativity mixed with a cosmopolitan Caribbean flair, to craft a unique fashion aesthetic that became identifiaby trademarked as the Sonia Noel brand. Her determined spirit pushes her to drive creative industry enterprise forward and she has come an exemplar and mentor to young creatives, not only in Guyana but throughout the region. She has been presented with many awards locally, regionally and even internationally, for her dedication to entrepreneurship, her commitment to philanthropy and her engagement as a cultural ambassador, advancing creative ventures, promoting competitive-worthy fashion design and emboldening youth empowerment initiatives. Her designs are described as versatile, capable of being worn from the beach to the ballroom. Well-known celebrities have donned her designs, noteworthy of which are Maxi Priest, Leila Lopes - Miss Universe 2011 -Shevon Nieto and Michelle Williams, formerly of Destiny Child. Over the years, she has positioned her brand to be among the most sought-after trendsetting labels in the region. Her fashions have been featured in numerous publications in the Caribbean and around the world. She is the founder of many socio-cultural industry staples in Guyana - Guyana Fashion Week - expositions of fashion wares; Sonia Noel Foundation for Creative Arts - a youth empowerment agency for creative expression; Women in Business Expo - exhibitions featuring female creative entrepreneurs; Women Association for Sustainable Development - a women's empowerment body fostering socio-economic transformation; Inspire You - motivational workshops for personal and professional self-development. All these non-governmental organisations seek to foster social transformation and creative sector development. Through her motivational work, Sonia Noel went on to publish four (4) books within an amazing four-month time span. She followed this achievement by hosting book tours in Guyana, the Caribbean and through fourteen (14) cities in the United States. Having developed two motivational programmes, 'Confidence becomes you' and 'Living with Intention', she is now enthusiastic about creating online courses, with that content, through the 'Teachable' platform. She also pens a weekly column in the Guyana Chronicle and is currently working on publishing two books. A corollary of her ongoing  work, is her 'Love Revolution' campaign through schools, primarily, as well as through community groups. The vision of this uplifting crusade is to instill the concept of love to engender better-living mandates. Sonia Noel is a mother of two beautiful daughters Mariska and Shonta and two adorable grandchildren - Jaidyn and Peyton.

Chike Henry Izuegbu is a second class honor graduate of law and political science working in a law chamber in Nigeria with the goal of using law as a social instrument to advance the good of the society. Chike was admitted to the Nigerian bar on 26th, November, 2019 as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

He is a member of Institute of Business Advisors, Ibadan (IBA).

Associate Member: Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria (ISMN).

Graduate Member: Nigerian Institute of Management (Chattered) (NIM).

Member: Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

Ambassador for Malaysia at the Nigerian International Model United Nations

Rapporteur of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the

Nigerian International Model United Nations [NIGIMUS]

Chike is also a private research consultant working with both local and international companies.

Justin had no idea his life would have gone in this direction. He started out wanting to be one of the greatest chefs only to realize after college that it wasn't his calling. Through Justin's frustration he found his passion in telling the stories of others through his lens and this has dramatically changed Justin life for the better - both personally and professionally. He goes by this slogan "What's your story? I'd love to tell it!"

Ms. Sharifa Yard

A dynamic, enterprising young woman who is a member of Toastmasters International – The Police Alliance Toastmasters since 2015. She enjoys serving others and is also a proud owner of a growing bakery called Sweet and Special which specializes in Cheesecakes, Bread Puddings, Brownies and Apple Crumbles. Sharifa will continue to hone her skills by attending, visiting and participating in toastmaster activities regularly as well as utilize client feedback from product purchases from the bakery. For sure, Sharifa would love to continue serving others and enhance that skill of being a great leader and baker.

Andrea Adams Edwards

Andrea is a mom of four who loves reading, dancing, picture taking and roller coasters.

She finds complete tranquility in savory foods and beautiful sceneries whether from the

big city lights or by a lake in the woods.

She is the co-founder of the KEG (Knowledge, Empowerment, Growth) Book Club and

enjoys sipping wine and chatting with some of her favorite gals about a good book. She

is an entrepreneur by heart and is the founder of “adornami” a line of virgin hair

extensions, eyelashes, etc. The concept was formed when she asked God to lay a name

on her heart that reflects self-love. It took her many years to adorn herself and

recognise that one of her purposes is to promote self-love and self-confidence. One of

her goals is to become an empowerment coach. She has recognized that many young

persons struggle with unspeakable self doubt and lack of self confidence. Her intention is to help

persons to recognize that they are their greatest resource, and they must

“adornami” (Italian for ‘adorn me’) in order to give the world their best.

Andrea is the first born to Diane Hinds and Andre Sampson. She is compassionate and

has an innate love for people. She has participated in the A21 walk for freedom and

displays a keen interest in the A21 campaign a global non-profit, non-governmental

organization that works to fight human trafficking, including sexual exploitation &

trafficking, forced slave labor, bonded labor, involuntary domestic servitude, and child

soldiery.

She spends an average day bookkeeping, cooking, exercising, and taking care of the

kids.

Her favorite quote is:

“Work smart, play hard”

Anika Abel the proud owner of Nick’s Phonics Centre that was opened in 2015. She has been teaching children ages 2 years old to adult for over twenty years in the private system.

In 2017 she received second prize for her business pitch at Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative – YLAI (Guyana) local competition hosted by Abbigale Loncke.

In 2018 she won first prize at the Business Plan Pitch Competition hosted by the School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation in Guyana (University of Guyana).

In 2019 she received a Brand Youth Award for her outstanding contribution towards molding Guyana’s children at the Forty Under 40 Entrepreneurial Award ceremony.

In 2020 she is the first Guyanese who won the AIM Startup Competition in Guyana.

She is currently the Vice President of Education for Cacique Toastmasters Club.

Treat others as you wish to be treated”. By this mantra she lives each day of her life, for it guides her every interaction with persons she meets, work and relate to. She is Cherry-Ann Greene; she is energetic and passionate about every aspect of life and is always ready for a challenge.

Cherry-Ann holds a Diploma in Commerce, single subject Diplomas in International Communication, Organizational Behaviour, Business Management and Administration, Office Procedure and Administration, Diploma in Spanish, Certificate in Events Management and his currently studying Mandarin through the University of Guyana.

Born on 7th October 1984, she is a Libra working diligently to attain her success. Born the 2nd of two daughters, she was raised in a household that instilled deep values for family, God and pursuit of education. She is a fledging entrepreneur and is the proud Owner and CEO of Ride Along GY Bicycle Rental and Tour Services. Her passions include travelling, reading, and helping persons. Cherry-Ann is a ‘people person’ who enjoys meeting new persons, learning new cultures and networking.

Cherry-Ann aspires to develop herself and build her business to provide a service of high quality to the Country and its visitors. She aims to become a recognised Brand in Guyana’s Tourism arena and so become an agent which adds to the development of the country she loves.