Diva’s Day 2022
The Resilience in You!
Guest Speakers, Panelists, & Award Recipients
Nikita Borten of The Borten Institute for Learning Disabilities
https://www.theborteninstitute.com
With more than 10 years of teaching experience and an expansive background in psycho-educational assessment, Nikita has been responsible for evaluating a student’s functional capabilities and making appropriate recommendations for instruction and training.
Educational Background:
- University of St. Thomas-M.Ed. Exceptionality in Children, 2012
- Texas Southern University- M. Ed. Community/Clinical Counseling, 2009
- College of Biblical Studies- B.S Biblical Counseling 2004
- University of Houston- B.S. Human Development and Family Studies, 2002
Her other professional experience includes but is not limited to working for nonprofits focused on domestic violence, several years as an investigator for Children Protective Services, and 15+ years in education.
She is the owner/operator of The Borten Institute for Learning Disabilities, an educational consulting firm that offers advocacy for parents with children who have learning differences or disabilities; and provides academic tutorial services for children with learning disabilities.
Additionally, she EMPOWERS children with learning disabilities by making learning obtainable. She offers highly specialized tutorials designed to meet the needs of children with learning disabilities such as: Dyslexia, ADD, Autism and more.
Neitra Blair of Organizing Lifestyles
Organizing Lifestyles | Declutter & Organize
Neitra, owner and founder of Organizing Lifestyles, has been perfecting her organization skills since she was young. Growing up, her mother taught her that everything has a place and Neitra found her place helping others de-clutter and teaching them how an organized life makes for an easier life.
With a degree from Prairie View A&M and a background in corporate project management, Neitra combines her education and natural ability to help individuals and companies achieve organization.
She has been a past Board member for the National Association of Professional Organizers Houston Chapter (NAPO), The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) as well as served on the National Committee for The National Association of Professional Organizers conference committee.
Neitra has been recognized as Organizer of the month for the Houston local chapter of Professional Organizers, Better Business Bureau Winner of Distinction, Action Coach global Award for Business Excellence, Angie’s List super service award and NAPO Houston Volunteer of the year. Neitra has also been featured in several newspapers and magazines such as Martha Stewart and featured on several local and national television including Fox, NBC, Deals and Deborah Duncan to speak about organizing, as well as conducted organizing workshops for companies such as IKEA Houston.
Dr. Jane Ujoatu of Encore Nutrition and Wellness
Encore Nutrition and Wellness – Making Lasting Impact! (encorenphc.com)standard
Dr. Jane Ujoatu earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Foods and Nutrition from the University of Houston-Main Campus, in Houston, Texas. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition Science from Texas Woman’s University- Houston center, Houston, and a Doctor of Public Health degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas. She also holds a Certificate of Training in Weight Management from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Dr. Jane has over 9 years of experience in providing nutrition services to individuals and groups in various settings. She has over 5 years of experience in community-based program development, implementation, and evaluation, and community-based research. She also has over 4 years of providing nutrition counseling to diverse groups and individuals both in corporate and community-based settings. Most recently, Dr. Jane is involved in providing nutrition counselling and care to End Stage Renal Disease patients as well as serving as a nutrition instructor for undergraduate students.
Dr. Jane has a passion for improving population health through healthy nutrition by addressing health disparities especially in low-income communities in order to make our societies better. She is also committed to community engagement, volunteering, mentorship for dietetics students and young professionals, as well as in leadership development.
P: 832-594-0756
E: jujoatu@encorenphc.com
Nahchon “The Developer” Guyton of Best CEO ActionCoach
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Nahchon, “The Developer,” is the owner and founder of Best CEO LLC, Best CEO ActionCoach, and Best CEO MLB. Nahchon is an MLB (Mind, Life, and Business) coach. Nahchon helps business owners, teams, individuals, families, and organizations make their workplaces more productive, profitable, and self-sufficient. He does this by ensuring that the owner and the business members all have the same goal. Nahchon married the girl he had a crush on in high school. They have two children, a girl and a boy, and two grandchildren, a boy and a girl. Nahchon will always work for himself. He comes from a long line of people who ran businesses with their families. He knows what a family-run business must do to get to the next level. Nahchon has known for a long time that the way people who own and run a business think is what makes it fail, not the business itself. Nahchon knew that people were most affected by what they thought about the most rather than where they came from economically. In 2002, he was able to put his idea to the test.
In 2002, Nahchon got a job as a coach. He was a motivational speaker and worked in training and development before that. Everyone used to be called a trainer. Before the word “coach” became as common as it is now, people who worked with athletes were called “trainers.” Nahchon’s signature program, which is now called MLB Coaching, has helped start-ups and executives from Fortune 500 companies grow, expand, and become better leaders over the past 20 years. Employer’s Association, Inc. gave Nahchon a certificate that says he can think of new ways to solve problems. Nahchon is an expert in training and development. Robbin and Associates gave him a certificate to show that.
When Nahchon worked for the Saint Paul Urban League, he got better at what came to him naturally, helping people change how they thought. He was asked to make a program called “Aspire” to help people get off welfare and get jobs. Nahchon’s job was to train between 20 and 30 adults every month. In 3.5 years, he met 1050 new people and went to school for 7,280 hours. The goal was to get them off of welfare and into work. He also made the program and came up with ways to teach it. Nahchon’s unique way of training people worked well, and 85% of the people he worked with were able to leave welfare and get jobs. Nahchon was named the most influential trainer and speaker of 150 trainers and speakers at the Urban League for two consecutive years.
Sherica A. Matthews of Feminine Success Mastery
Speaker & Host of Orgasmic Relationships Podcast
www.shericamatthews.com
Dr. Darlene Breaux of Insight*Ed
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Dr. Darlene Breaux, Founder and CEO of Insight*Ed Consulting is an author and a visionary leader driven by educational policy, research, and the science behind learning. Dr. Breaux was featured in the Texas School Business magazine as a Thought Leader and Innovator in Education. Dr. Breaux’s recently published chapter What Do You Do When Silence is No Longer Golden was touted as an “Essential Read” by Psychology Today magazine.
She is currently the Director of the Research and Evaluation Institute at Harris County Department of Education. She serves the Alief community as the vice-president of the Alief ISD School Board Trustee and Chair of the Policy Committee. In addition, Dr. Breaux has been elected to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors. Her tireless work as an advocate for all students has earned her the honor of being named HAABSE and TABSE School Board Member of the Year. Dr. Breaux recently received the Dissertation of the Year award from Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration for her policy and advocacy work for students with dyslexia and the teachers who teach them.
Darlene is a powerful motivational speaker that has engaged audiences at a national level. She is known for her genuine openness and ability to move individuals to regain their focus to uncover the barriers, limiting beliefs, and behaviors that hold them back from achieving their goals and excelling in life.
Dr. Tamara Levy White of The Comeback Queen, LPC
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Dr. Tamara White also known as ‘The Comeback Queen,’ has more than twenty-five years working in a profession that stresses “helping” others and has counseled and coached thousands during her career. She takes pride in empowering others more specifically women to adopt fulfilled and productive lives while helping them find purpose, hope and direction. She has developed a system which she uses to teach others how to ignite their courage and confidence, kill the fear, and anxiety so they can live with purpose and have their greatest comeback.
She is the creator of “The Courageous Woman Effect” and author of 7 Strategies for Courageous Living, A Guidebook for Women. As a Life Coach, Counselor and Speaker, she teaches and speaks to people about building a life they love.
Dr. White is a Certified Life Coach, Speaker and Licensed Professional Counselor.
Tamara enjoys family time, chocolate, high heels, dancing and loving on her precious grandchildren.
Kim Mason of Women Cultivating Greatness
www.womencultivatinggreatness.com or www.divasday.org
The Mission of Women Cultivating Greatness is to address the needs of brilliant women who learn differently by offering tools and techniques that minimize barriers to economic, emotional, and educational success improving overall quality of life.
Our Vision is to provide awareness and solutions to all women with learning challenges, disabilities and obstacles. Our ultimate goal is to provide sustainable resources and support to assist our target audience with leveling the playing field so they may sustain a balance between community, family, life, school, and work. Because of our founder’s life experiences with learning challenges, we are dedicated to giving every woman an equal opportunity to achieve success with solutions designed to provide life balance. We want to provide practical solutions that enable women to take control of their career and personal growth.
Website: www.womencultivatinggreatness.com
Facebook: Women Cultivating Greatness Instagram: kmwcg
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Ferrell D. Phelps of The Skin I’m In
Ferrell Phelps – Stylists and Artists | Skin I’m In Model & Talent Agency (skiniminmodel.com)
Ferrell E. Phelps Jr. is a talk show host, public speaker, celebrity photographer and co-founder of Skin I’m In Model & Talent Agency (SIIM Agency, LLC) The agency was birthed from a successful three-year labor of love that gained exposure worldwide. Mr. Phelpsl is the creator and producer of two “Skin I’m In” exhibitions, as well as the author of three published books., two of which “Skin Deep, The Skin I’m In” and volume 2, “Beyond the Mask” were elevation points in the creation of his agency. Skin I’m In Model and Talent Agency is the next level, offering Unique Model and Talent Diversity mainstream to all brands while embracing the model/talent. The Skin I’m In is not your traditional agency, “It’s A Movement”. This agency promotes diversity, inclusion and acceptance. The SIIM Agency LLC, showcases the talent that represents and celebrates all ethnicities, skin types, skin tones, and abilities. “EveryBOdy Should Be Represented”. The Skin I’m In movement is here to show the beauty in our unique differences through equality and brand awareness worldwide.
Over the last decade, Ferrell has worked with a variety of celebrities. His clientele includes Destiny’s Child, Nancy Wilson, Shaquille O’Neal, Steve Harvey’s (Nephew Tommy), Letoya Luckett, and Charnele Brown and a host of many more..Ferrell Phelps is a socially conscious visionary. His passion for photography has led him to create his first documentary book “In My Lifetime” which displays photographic essays and tributes honoring our first African American President Barack Obama. “In My Lifetime” currently resides in the White House in Washington DC.
The Ferrell Phelps Show “Let’s Talk About It” covers a range of topics from the humble beginnings of celebrity guests, community involvement, stories of triumph, education, along with local and national cultures. His podium has always been to make a difference in the lives of others so that they may be inspired, educated and uplifted. I strive to listen with an open heart as I interview each guests on my show. I’m often intrigued to hear their authentic stories from beginning to end. We all have a story to tell that will inspire many people. We all have a purpose in this life to touch others with our experiences. Ferrell Phelps has interviewed such guests as actor Blair Underwood, actress /singer Letoya Luckette, actress Charnele Brown, actor Reginald Ballard “Bruh Man”, R&B celebrity Monifah, Songstress Alyson Williams, actor James Pickens of Grey’s Anatomy and Destiny’s Child Member Latavia Roberson.
Ferrell also received recognition for his Freedmen’s Town Project and Documentary. This project offers a historical account of the African American after slavery in the Houston Texas community. This exhibition has changed and will continue to change the lives of many. that set standards in their community of growth and perseverance through faith and consistency being the first African Americans to come into the City of Houston after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1865. The Former Slaves laid the red bricks in Freedman Town. My goal is to preserve this rich history through the Freedmen’s Town Documentary Project. This small town is nearly extinct. I’m very excited to have Deneen Tyler from the Oscar winning film 12 Years A Slave in the project as well as former Houston Astro Pro Baseball Player Eric Anthony, Dr. Thomas Freeman who coached the actors in the Denzel Washington film, “The Great Debaters” as well as band members of Legendary Jazz artist Joe Sample “The Crusaders” and a host of other local talent in the City of Houston, Texas
Sonyia Baring Graham of The Skin I’m In
Skin I’m In | Diverse Talent & Model Management Agency (skiniminmodel.com)
Sonyia Baring Graham, talk show host, public speaker, author, publisher & co-founder of Skin I’m In Model & Talent Agency (SIIM Agency, LLC) was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. She relocated to Houston in 1987. She is the proud mother of Andrew and Victoria Graham, who represent and are her best work. The author of “It’s Time to Uncover Your Original Blueprint” in which she uncovers and coins the phrase “Passive assimilation.” Publisher and owner of Colored Mirrors Publishing, LLC, whose motto is “Written words are colored mirrors to one’s soul.” Sonyia believes everyone has a story and it is important to birth your story, leave a legacy. While Sonyia is excited to share the Original Blueprint around the world, she is equally excited about the opportunity to help others and be an advocate for change. She is Co-founder of the Skin I’m In Model and Talent Agency, not your traditional agency “It’s A Movement”, which promotes diversity, inclusion and acceptance by showcasing the talent that represents and celebrates all ethnicities, skin types, skin tones and abilities. “Everybody Should Be Represented”. In her sports management career, she had the pleasure of managing and branding Silver Medalist Olympian Nia Abdallah, who she successfully secured the first NIKE Martial Arts endorsement in 2004. As an entrepreneur, one of her companies, Mirror Perfect Marketing, Inc., got the attention of Compaq Computer Corporation and became Compaq’s first online promotional products provider nationwide. Sonyia is the Host of Facebook Live Show “Your Voice Talk Show” that provides a platform for Real Conversations, she enjoys a strong brand presence among her peers and is passionate about influencing people & impacting purpose!
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