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I Am Barnes & Thornburg | Black History Month Part 2
Alicia Raines Barrs
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Dallas
I AM
Someone who loves God and loves to laugh
Loyal
A lover of Sailor Moon, a Japanese cartoon from the '90s
Terrified of most animals
Someone who finds the most joy from dancing
From a small town in southeast Georgia
The personification of classic “middle child syndrome”
Married to my best friend
Ashamed of my love for binge-watching TV – most recently The Unit, Brothers and Sisters, The Practice, and Grey’s Anatomy
A former high school FFA Creed Speaking Competition winner
Dawn R. Rosemond
Fort Wayne
I AM
A first-degree black belt in TaeKwonDo earned at 17 – reality proves otherwise, but in my mind, I’m Bruce Lee/Ronda Rousey
Fiercely in love with Christ
A total and unapologetic “mama’s girl” who’s incredibly spoiled
Allergic to disrespect and unkindness
Totally scared of spiders, heights (except roller coasters), mirrors in the dark due to the movie Candyman, and clowns
In love with the most amazing man who is the nicest human being I have ever met; he is the “Good Rosemond”
The mom of the coolest, inspiring and God-fearing young men
The creator of REIGN™, a personal and professional development platform designed to point people to their inherent royalty
Someone who lives to build people up and to leave all I encounter better than I found them
Vertically challenged, which has resulted in a serious addiction to high heel shoes
Convinced I belong in every room I enter and that my quest to take over the world is indeed possible
Juanita DeLoach
Dallas
I AM
A board member of Girls Embracing Mothers and of Dallas Summer Musicals Associate Producers
Lifetime member of the National Society of Black Engineers
The first African- American woman to graduate with a BS in electrical engineering from Mercer University School of Engineering
The owner of way too many bottles of nail polish
From Ludowici, Georgia – a one-stop-light town
A former collegiate basketball player
Able to re-watch over and over and over all Law & Order episodes
An absolutely horrible singer, but that does not stop me from singing
Beginning to tidy my life using the KonMari Method
A hiker when bribed with subsequent massages
A corporate track star having medaled in the 100m and 200m
Chris Baxter
Columbus
I AM
A husband to a beautiful wife who is an attorney and director of human resources for a municipality
A father to a beautiful 3-year-old daughter
A Cleveland, Ohio, native
Proud to have served as a judicial law clerk to a United States Bankruptcy Judge
Someone with real knowledge of car performance and enjoys competing at drag racing events
A member of New Salem Baptist Church, which brings together faith and is committed to serving the community and beyond
A school mentor at Mifflin High School in Columbus, Ohio
A foodie and enjoys cooking
A grandson of a participant in the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service
Someone who enjoys building relationships with people
