Higher Education Minority Resources

Her passion for writing landed her a writing position with Yandy Smith-Harris’, star of VH1’s “Love & Hip-Hop: New York,” Tahanee communicates the significance of self-awareness, respect, dignity and love for family, friends and the Creator while engaging with the public at churches, fundraisers, AIDS awareness events and colleges such as Gaudette College, Howard University and University of Maryland University College. Tahanee is featured on various media platforms, including print, podcast, social media and radio, such as “Madame Noire” magazine, the “Stafford Sun Newspaper,” Tahanee consistently communicates the importance of self-love and having standards in her books, YouTube series and interviews.

Tammy Thompson started T3 Consulting, Inc. after being out of work for a year and not being able to find another job. Since primarily focus on raising awareness about poverty and how it impacts people mentally, emotionally and psychologically, I think we bring a different perspective to the issue of poverty and the people working hard to escape it. I’ve found over the years that there are many agencies and social service practitioners who benefit from having the information that I provide because it makes them better at what they do and as a result families who find themselves needing assistance get better services. Increased awareness also creates space to think about poverty differently and encourages the powers-that-be to be more creative and innovative in thinking about, creating and changing policy that directly impacts people living in poverty.

, “I started my business to help women of color close the salary gap and live out their God-given story. I’m a passionate Career & Salary Strategist who believes you can do anything you put your actions to. We have helped women to advocate for their well deserved earnings in the workplace and to hone in on what makes them unique for the ultimate confidence. To date, my strategies have equipped women to earn 20k-100k Salary raises even in the midst of a pandemic.

With a focus on client attraction & retention Julie Parker is a national educator, role model and mentor and founder of Elite Consulting. A national educator, role model and mentor with over 15 years of corp experience in Oil & Gas industry , she helps established entrepreneurs, sm biz owners and commission based professionals with their own online events so they consistently and elegantly fuel their sales pipelines with targeted quality leads & ideal referral partners by showing up powerfully and making a bigger impact to convert them into clients.

I am a career and lifestyle design coach who helps high-integrity people who hate selling themselves to create work that they enjoy. After working 12-hour days in New York with only 5 days of vacation per year, I knew I wanted a different life and that I wouldn’t figure it out while being so busy. I left New York to work a contract in Belize, took a western roadtrip with my late grandmother, and then moved to the middle of nowhere Colorado. Since that day in 2010, I have privately coached hundreds of people from 25 countries on creating jobs and businesses they love, consulted on negotiations that yielded millions more in lifetime revenue, and have presented to groups on topics ranging from life purpose and ideal career design to LinkedIn, business branding and negotiation for audience sizes of up to 14,000.

Geneve Lau and Maya Malekian are the two executive directors of empath worldwide, a pro bono communications collective that was founded during a time of adversity in the COVID-19 pandemic. Their mission is to create synergy between small businesses/nonprofits and passionate communicators to make waves in their communities

A mother, Smoothie King Franchise owner, certified fitness/health coach and accountant, Alexis Moore is a sought-after physical empowerment specialist, conscious thinker, and life-changing leader. She has earned a noteworthy reputation as a catalyst for change and demonstrates true compassion for women and individuals with communication disorders. Alexis Moore combines her wealth of physical expertise with her depth of spiritual understanding to reveal life-transforming messages that empower and inspire. Seasoned with authenticity, compassion, revelatory insight, and personal sincerity, Alexis opens minds and penetrates hearts with biblically-based principles of physical healing and personal empowerment.

With the growth of online marketing and mobile-friendly technology, Shanta offers cutting edge marketing strategies tailored to provide maximum online exposure to sellers. Leading this organization allows her to educate the minority community on the steps and benefits of homeownership as well as assist with members’ engagement and chapter development. Her passion for community has shown through her successful efforts to raise over 19,000 meals two years in a row for a local Title I school. Shanta has 100+ volunteer hours focusing her efforts to combat teenage homelessness, mentor young women, and advocate for homeownership in minority communities.

Della Ricca was founded by Board Certified Hair Professional, Karen Anne Jacks, who believes everyone deserves a salon-grade, professional hair color- Della Ricca is upgrading the “do-it-yourself” hair coloring experience. We match your perfect color formula for a shade tailored to your exact specifications, and we ship your custom color to you with step-by-step instructions to apply it successfully at home. Understanding the science, chemistry, and artistry of hair color (and recognizing that every client is unique), each order has the personal touch of being approved by a professional colorist who understands a client’s desired outcome.

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