It is our please to welcome you to the 1st Annual Women's History Month Recognition and Celebration. As we gather together to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of some of Sumter's most talented and notable women, we pray you are encouraged to continue to MAKE THE DECISIONS that change the trajectory of our community. We hope the panel discussions and community engagement segement will prove to be informative and transformational. Please network and make new connections in sisterhood, friendship, and business. Most importantly, when you leave this event, we look forward to continued partnerships that will prove to grow a stronger Sumter Community.
Thank you for joining us and may the Peace, Love, and Joy of God forever be yours.
Lenore Jackson Letuan Montgomery
Combined Influence, LLC.
TaylorMade Lash Bar
Lenore Jackson, is Sumter County's MOST FAVORITE Adopted Daughter. She served in the United States Air Force for 22 years and worked for the Federal Government for 8 years, giving her a total of 30 years of Federal Service. Lenore earned an Associate’s Degree from The Community College of the Air Force in Workgroup Administration, a Bachelor’s of Science in Organizational Management from Morris College, a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Phoenix. She is an active member of her community serving on the County Library Board. In 2022 she served as Campaign Manager for Evangeline Hundley for Congress as well as consulted on several local campaigns. She serves as Secretary of the Sumter County South Carolina Democratic Party. Lenore is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., League of Women Voters, NAACP, MCNAA, National Association of Black Military Women, and Women’s Veteran’s Interactive. She is a 2x breast cancer survivor who developed the mantra, “YOU WIN IT IN YOUR MIND FIRST!” Those words still hold true today and guide her every day life. Lenore is married and she and her husband share share 4 Children and 1 Grandson.
Letuan Montgomery is no stranger to the beauty industry. She started her career path in sales as the manager of her best friend's beauty kiosk, Color Me Beautiful, where she remained top seller expanding her knowledge of how to engage and connect with clients. Once becoming a wife to Marcus Montgomery, Master Barber, Letuan decided to continue her education at Morris College where she received her BA in Organizational Management.
After only working a few years at the college, Letuan lost her father who played a major influential role in her life. Letuan then decided to return to her first love that would allow her to empower and motivate others through beauty by influencing self care and love. God guided her to take the leap of faith to change her life forever. With the help and encouragement of her husband and family, Letuan enrolled into Southeastern Esthetics Institute where she completed 600 hours, and became a Licensed Esthetician. She now owns her own spa, Taylormade Lash and Brow Bar, in Sumter, SC where she offers a variety of beauty services including lash extensions, facials, and brow services. Letuan's passion for knowledge of the beauty field ensures that she stays informed through mentorship programs, lash and brow training, and skincare classes. Working as a Licensed Esthetician has not only allowed Letuan to service a consistently growing clientele, but also mentor, train, and guide other women to find their own God given purpose.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
*PRAYER
*OFFICIAL WELCOME
*POETRY
*INTRODUCTION OF PANELIST
LUNCH-NETWORKING-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
*PANEL DISCUSSION
*AWARD PRESENTATION
*SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
*REMARKS-ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
She is wisdom, eating the chronicles of heritage for her journey is great
She is humility, ingesting nectars of lineage to preserve and create a fresh narration
She is future, wrapped in a chrysalis of history, her evolution is still being written
She is legacy, stepping out of the cocoon of her ancestors but they are not forgotten
She is the colors of courage, sharing pigments of light so that fear is removed
She is strength, flying against the currents of society, boldly altering the pace of wind
She is beauty, soaring from ashes, her splendor a reminder of dreams yet to be fulfilled
She is the whisper of hope, spreading her shawl of faith so that others can see their purpose
She is grace, embracing the wildflowers of change, floating over meadows of stigma, stirring seeds of revolution
She is a vessel metamorphosing from larvae of oppression, opening her wings, revealing destiny
She Is Butterfly
11-2-21 CDJ
