VALARIE SELDERS

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VALARIE SELDERS Ms. Selders always had a passion for helping other, her passion started at a young age in which continued while working in the East Baton Rouge School System for 20 years, which led to her first program created “Back to the basics” an innovative etiquette program that focused on heath, hygiene, self-awareness/esteem, emotions/feelings, [...]

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DR. AUDREY SAULS

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DR. AUDREY SAULS Dr.  Audrey K Sauls Evangelist Sauls received her Evangelist proclamation through Covenant Bishop Global Council in July 2016. She received her Doctor of Divinity Degree through Pendleton Chapel Seminary on December 26,2016. Sauls has an optimistic attitude toward every situation. Sauls said, “in direct proportion to the intensity and degree of your [...]

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MONICA NIJOKA

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MONICA NIJOKA Monica Nijoka’s history with Baton Rouge General dates back nearly 45 years, when she was an up-and-coming student nurse here in 1975. After graduating from nursing school, Nijoka officially came on board in 1977, working her way up to Vice President of Patient Care Services by 1999. After serving as The NeuroMedical Center’s [...]

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CLEMENTINE CHISM BARFIELD

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CLEMENTINE CHISM BARFIELD Founded Save Our Sons And Daughters (SOSAD) in January 1987 after her two teenage sons were gunned down in a Detroit school related incident in 1986. 16-year-old Derik was killed instantly and 15-year-old Roger died 32 years later. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Clementine Chism Barfield reached out to parents of [...]

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TANA RACHEL BOUDREAUX-ALLEN

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TANA RACHEL BOUDREAUX-ALLEN Tana has served as an accomplished teacher, effective literacy coach, dedicated administrator, parish champion middle school track coach, high school Volleyball coach and administrative dean for over 23 years in the East Baton Rouge Parish School  System. As a parishioner and lector at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Tana believes in remaining deeply-grounded [...]

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NAYO ANDREWS

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NAYO ANDREWS Nayo Andrews is an entrepreneur and 2nd generation insurance agency owner. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Dr. Donald & Agnes Andrews. Nayo spent her childhood learning the importance of family, ownership and business from her parents. Keeping with her family’s tradition, she enrolled at the Southern University A&M College, where [...]

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CONSTANCE R. SAIZON

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CONSTANCE R. SAIZON Constance Saizon serves as the pastor of Hughes United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge, and St. Landry United Methodist Church in Gonzales.   Formerly the pastor at Peoples United Methodist Church in New Orleans, she arrived in the Baton Rouge District as a result of Katrina rendering her church building and home [...]

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DIVA DIONNE CHARACTER

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DIVA DIONNE CHARACTER Essence Music Festival Best-Selling Author, Entertainment Editor, Celebrity Red Carpet Host, Creative Writing Instructor and Singer From New Orleans to Hollywood--CA Dionne Character has proven that there is no reckoning when a Woman Dreams.  Born and raised in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Character has been holding a microphone since the [...]

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KATHE HAMBRICK

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KATHE HAMBRICK     Kathe Hambrick is the Director of Interpretation and Curator for the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen, Louisiana. She is the Founder of the River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville, Louisiana and the River Road African Burial Grounds Coalition. She was successful in leading the efforts to preserve 1200 [...]

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VIRGINIA BATTLES

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VIRGINIA BATTLES Virginia Battles is a Licensee Belief Therapist, Certified Youth Behavior Advisor, Certified Reentry Crisis Counselor, and a graduate from University of Phoenix in Psychology who has worked in the field of domestic violence since June 2004. She is the CEO of Diamonds in the Rough Housing & Learning Center, Inc. where she refers [...]

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