Showing posts with label Operation HOPE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Operation HOPE. Show all posts

Monday, May 2, 2011

YWTF-ATL Board of Directors Highlight: Natasha L. Foreman, MBA

The Board of Directors for the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter (ywtfatlanta) came together and collectively decided to highlight each board member in both the blog and monthly newsletter as a way of sharing with members of the organization and the community the ladies that serve and stand firmly behind this great chapter. Today we will highlight one of our board members.

Some of you may already know Natasha L. Foreman. She serves on the Board of Directors as the Director of Communications and Marketing. What you may not know is why and how she began to serve in this capacity and what Natasha does when she is not handling the communications and marketing efforts of the chapter. Today you get the chance to find out.

Let us introduce to you Natasha L. Foreman...





Natasha L. Foreman, MBA is a Business and Entertainment Consultant, Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, Blogger, Mentor, and self-proclaimed "Change Agent". She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach and her MBA with a specialization in Marketing at Kaplan University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Organization and Management with a specialization in Management Education, and a certificate in College Teaching.

Natasha has been involved in various philanthropic and grassroots movements for over 20 years. She is actively involved in her community, visiting and speaking with students at local K-12 schools throughout Orange County, California for over 18 years and independently throughout Metro Atlanta, Georgia for more than three years; and for more than one year now as a HOPE Corp Volunteer through Operation HOPE. Natasha has also been mentoring young people from tweens to adults who are in their twenties for numerous years. These are some of the reasons why Natasha came to ywtfatlanta.

"I was on Twitter and I tweeted something about women I believe and it was retweeted by one of my followers, and ywtfatlanta also retweeted it so as I was thanking both for the retweets I noticed ywtfatlanta and began to research the YWTF organization. I was looking for an organization that was multicultural and well-blended with women from all socio-economic, educational, religious, and cultural backgrounds," Natasha explained.

"I saw that the demographics were younger women 20-39 and I thought that maybe this was right up my alley. I could be around other positive, making-things-happen women in their 30s that were experiencing similar issues that I am experiencing in both my professional and personal life while also working with and helping to mentor even younger women in their 20s," she continued.

"So I reached out to ywtfatlanta to seek membership information and to see in what ways I could help serve the organization and Lauren Zink the Director of Communications and Marketing at that time connected me with Chapter Director, Terica Scott, discussed the opportunities for me to become a blogger and from there things just took off. I became a member and blog contributor in 2010, joined the board in January 2011, and was officially working in my current capacity the following month as we worked to finalize the details for the A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference for March. Now I'm on a mission looking for more bloggers and monthly newsletter contributors to join the ywtfatlanta family," Natasha said smiling.

In addition to reading Natasha's posts on the ywtfatlanta blogs at ywtfatlanta.blogspot.com, ywtfatlanta.wordpress.com, and ywtfatlanta.tumblr.com you can also follow her through her Natasha Foreman blog at natashaforeman.com, or her Paradigm Life blogs at paradigmlife.blogspot.com, and theparadigmlife.wordpress.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/natashaforeman

To contact Natasha about ywtfatlanta-related matters feel free to email her at: natasha.ywtf@gmail.com



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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

John Hope Bryant is Bringing HOPE to the ASCEND Leadership Conference

On Saturday, March 26th members, friends, and supporters of the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Metro Chapter will have the honor of meeting, and hearing opening remarks by John Hope Bryant, the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc.

For those of you attending the conference we wanted to give you a sneak peek into the life and work of John Hope Bryant, while making those of you who are not attending (or have not committed to purchasing a ticket) want to hurry and claim your ticket TODAY.




From the humble beginnings of Compton, California and South Central Los Angeles, John Hope Bryant is today a philanthropic entrepreneur, businessman and best-selling author, in the business of empowerment. This includes Mr. Bryant’s non-profit work throughout the United States, through Operation HOPE, his global non-profit work led by HOPE Global Initiatives, his vast work in public policy, and his increasing portfolio in “thought leadership.”  In August, 2009, Bryant’s new book LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World” (Jossey-Bass), debuted on the CEO Reads Top 10 Best Seller List, and was #1 on the Amazon.com “Hottest New Books” List.



Mr. Bryant is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, America’s first non-profit social investment banking organization, now operating in 69 U.S. communities and South Africa, having served more than one million individuals and raised more than $500 million from the private sector to empower the poor.

On January 22nd, 2008, Mr. Bryant was appointed by then President George W. Bush as vice-chairman of the bi-partisan U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy.  Vice chairman until January, 2010, Mr. Bryant proudly served under the historic presidency of the Honorable Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States.  


Are you ready to hear what Mr. Bryant has to say this Saturday at the conference? 




ASCEND Act   | Speak | Create | Empower | Network | Develop
Saturday, March 26, 2011
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
103 West, Atlanta

Visit
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Monday, March 21, 2011

Check out the ASCEND Leadership Conference Speakers

In five days, Saturday March 26th, the Younger Women's Task Force Atlanta Chapter (YWTF-ATL) will host its First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference at 103 West  from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Buckhead.

Although we shared information with you about some of the speakers, we want you to see and experience a little of what and whom YWTF-ATL is bringing to motivate you to Act Speak Create Empower Network Develop. Take a peek at three of our speakers...

The Empowerment Keynote speaker will be Q100's very own, Melissa Carter, DJ and Co-Host of The Bert Show.

The Leadership Keynote speaker will be Dr. Kendra King, Author, Professor and Political Thinker



Opening Remarks will be delivered by John Hope Bryant the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc.



If these three powerful and inspirational individuals have you beyond excited, wait until we highlight the Roundtable Speakers who are ready to share with you what they know about Career Advancement and Management, Entrepreneurship, Work Life Balance, Political Leadership, Advocacy and Community Organizing, and Organizational Leadership.

Trust us when we say, "You don't want to miss the ASCEND Leadership Conference for Younger Women"

We look forward to seeing you there!