Servant Sweetie Loves the Children Dr. Sweetie is a Minister and youth advocate for child safety, child trafficking, and empowering the minds of children through the arts. She is the owner of ‘It’s Yes Performing Arts Institute’, and a Servant of God. As a youth advocate, Dr. Sweetie joins with other community leaders and provides support through her performing arts school to teach, train, and empower the minds of youth to believe in who they are and what they can and will become. “I want children to learn and know that their destiny is not based on where they come from but where they are going” she adds. Located in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Sweetie took her personal challenges and instituted her school to help children know that nothing can hinder their success. Faced with a childhood speech impediment, Dr. Sweetie knows what it is like to be different, regardless of what ‘different’ looks like for the individual, there is still an emotional connection that children need to understand that comes with being unique. Dr. Sweetie teaches confidence and promotes healthy self-esteem through the arts. She explains, “The type of skills I teach my youth are lessons for life skills through the arts. These life skills are based on the character traits of an Eagle: goals and dreams, importance of time, facing storms, challenges of life, association, etiquette, commitment, perseverance, integrity, decision making, services learning and self-control. Dr. Sweetie was born in Pensacola Florida. She is well accomplished and very active with her career as she explains, “I attended Florida A & M University and received my B.S. Degree in Art Education. I received a Master’s degree in education leadership from Nova Southeastern University and a Doctorate of Ministry
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Degree from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. I am a retired educator of 31 years. In addition to owning ‘It’s Yes Performing Arts Institute’, where I teach character traits to empower the minds of children through the arts, I am an artist. I write children songs, plays, and teach children how to draw. A day in my life reflects me, being a wife to my husband of 37 years, spending time with God, teaching Performing Arts Classes during the day online with the Boys & Girls Club, writing, drawing, singing, reading, acting, counseling, serving others, and studying God’s word”.