Sankofa in the City - A Journey to Empowerment

PURPOSE:

To provide key information and resources to women and girls interested in starting and growing their own businesses

ABOUT US

IN THE CITY

Alpha Omega Foundation, Incorporated was established in 1984 as a provider of scholarship opportunities, health education, educational empowerment and training, community care and concern for the Northeast Ohio Area.

Olivet Housing and Community Development Corporation (OHCDC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of disadvantaged individuals and groups by providing programming and investment into enhancing their social and economic condition. OHCDC, through its Health and Education Institute and NeCCESS (Neighborhood Collaboration for Competitive Employment Status) Initiative, focuses on addressing health and socioeconomic disparities through strong partnerships with community-based organizations. Our approach is wholistic in concentrating on improving health, economic self-sufficiency and family outcomes.

Welcome

Mrs. Marsha Morrell Smith

Chairman,AlphaOmegaFoundation,Incorporated

Dr. Daisy Alford-Smith

ExecutiveDirector,OlivetHousing&CommunityDevelopmentCorporation

Dr. Terry A. Webb

Adolescent Brain Development

Assistant Dean of Counseling, Psychological & Student Accessibility Services, Cuyahoga Community College

Sylvia Marshall

Safely Navigating Social Media

Elementary School Administrator, Rowland Elementary School

Advocating for the Success of Our Children

Rebekah Sharpe

High School Administrator

Deborah Frost

Retired Gifted Intervention Specialist

Kelly McCorvey

Elementary School Educator

Renee LaRue Manuel

High School Counselor

Lisa Mack

National PTA Board of Directors Member

Giveaways/Raffle Baskets

Presenter Bios

IN THE CITY

Dr. Terry A. Webb, LPC, NCC, CCTP, CGP, currently serves as the Pastor of ChristianUnityBaptistChurchofMapleHeights,Ohio.HeisalsotheAssistant DeanofCounseling,Psychological&StudentAccessibilityServicesatCuyahoga CommunityCollege(Tri-C®).HeisagraduateofGrandCanyonUniversitywitha Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis on BehavioralHealth,andhasaMasterofArtsinClinicalCounselingfromAshland TheologicalSeminary.

Dr.Webbhasmorethan30yearsofsecondaryandpost-secondarysupervision andteachingexperience.Heisanexpertinmotivation,overcominganxiety,and variousissuessurroundingminoritymalesovercomingself-imposedlimitations. Inaddition,heisapassionatemotivationalspeaker,pastor,educator,visionary, organizer,andpsychotherapist,whoseesvalueandpotentialineveryone

Dr. Webb is a licensed professional counselor for mental health through Ohio andholdsboardcertificationfromtheNationalBoardforCertifiedCounselors, Inc HeisalsoaCertifiedClinicalTraumaprofessional Inaddition,heistrained inmentalhealthfirstaid Hehasworkedasafamilytherapist,providinglifeskills andcounselingservicestobrokenfamilies Hefocusesonhelpingfamiliesand individuals heal, also exploring how non-cognitive factors impact relationships

HistruepassionistofindwaystohelpBlackandBrownmenhealemotionally fromthedisparagingtreatmentofourculturethatpermeatesoursociety

Dr TerryA Webbhasbeenmarriedfor20yearstohislovinganddevotedwife, TracyY Webb,MBA ReverendDr TerryA Webbcanalwaysbefoundvolunteering histimeorsharinghisknowledgewithothersinsomecapacity.Thatiswhyitwas nosurprisethathereceivedtheMapleHeights2022CitizenoftheYearAward.He was also awarded in fall of 2022, the “Professional Excellence Award” from CuyahogaCommunityCollege.Hehasevendevelopedandconductedworkshops forNielsenCorporationthatwerebroadcastedinmultiplecountries.

SylviaMarshall,anativeofGreaterCleveland,hasaprimarymissionofinspiring, motivating, and empowering people, in particular students, to become highachieving, contributing members of our global society At an early age, she discoveredaloveforworkingwithchildrenandeventuallystudiededucationin college,earningaBachelorinEarlyChildhoodEducationfromUrsulineCollege. SheeventuallywentontoearnaMasterinReadingfromNotreDameCollege,a Master in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity(VirginiaTech),andathirdMasterinEducationAdministration fromUrsuline. Inaddition,shereceivedherProfessionalPrincipalLicensefrom the State of Ohio Department of Education. Sylvia also has her technology endorsementandpassedGoogle'sTrainerSkillsAssessment,whichallowsherto providetrainingonGoogleEducationToolsinschools.

SylviaiscurrentlytheAssistantPrincipalatRowlandElementarySchool.Evenin heradministrativeposition,aswellasthroughoutheryearsofteaching,shehas beenexceptionallyproficientinengagingandconnectingwithparents,students, andstaffinsideandoutsideoftheschoolbuilding

Sylvia has been a beacon of change for the South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District Asateacher,sheimplementedandledmanyprogramsandafterschool clubs She has also led professional development in technology for her colleagues Sylvia has received many awards and honors, including News Channel's5TerrificTeacherandtheOhioPTALifeAchievementAward Shehas served as her district’s Summer School Principal and found a way to add excitementandinnovationtoapostpandemiclearningenvironment

SylviaisafaithfulmemberofRockCityChurch Shestatesthatbeingawomanof faithiswhathasenabledhertohavethefortitudetobeawomanofintegrityanda positiverolemodeltofuturegenerations Ifasked,shewillcreditherloveofGod asthereasonshehasmadeitthusfar.Besidesthecareofherstudentsandher churchlife,Sylviaenjoystraveling,shopping,andcaringforherbeloveddog,Bella.

Dr. Terry A. Webb

Assistant Dean of Counseling, Psychological & Student Accessibility Services Cuyahoga Community College

Sylvia Marshall Assistant Principal Rowland Elementary School

South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools

Presenter Bios

IN THE CITY

Rebekah L. Sharpe is a 2006 graduate of Cleveland Heights High School. She obtained a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Capital University, a MasterofArtsinMusicEducationfromKentStateUniversity,aMasterofArtsin Educational Leadership from The University of Cincinnati, and is currently workingonherPhDatTiffinUniversity.

ShetaughtchoiratMarion-FranklinHighSchoolinColumbusCitySchoolsforfive years, before returning to Cleveland to teach choir and orchestra at Shaker HeightsMiddleSchoolforfiveyears.

She first served as an educational leader in the Dean of Students role for two years at Shaker Heights Middle School. She is currently completing her second year as an Assistant Principal at Shaker Heights High School. Her current responsibilities include being the principal of a 350-student cohort, overseeing PositiveBehaviorInterventionsandSupports(PBIS),andassessingstudentdata asameansofsupportingschoolimprovement

SheresidesinCleveland,Ohio,andisanactivememberofAlphaOmegaChapter ofAlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Inc

DeborahFrostisaretiredteacherfromClevelandHeights/UniversityHts.School district. During 27 years of teaching, she taught English and Language Arts, a giftedresourcepulloutprogram,andservedasaGiftedInterventionSpecialist. She also served as the advisor for the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN)andNationalJuniorHonorSociety(NJHS),coachedthePowerofthePen (POP)-creativewritingteam,wasDistrictTournamentCoordinatorforthePower ofthePencompetitionsandHeadCoachfortheGirls’&Boys’Tennisteams DeborahearnedherBachelorofArtsdegreefromNotreDameCollegeandafter beingemployedatLTV SteelCompanyfor16years,decidedtochangecareers and earned a Master of Education at John Carroll University and a Gifted EducationdegreeatKentStateUniversity DeborahisanactivememberofAlpha OmegaChapterofAlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Inc,

Deborah is a dedicated educator that believes, “children are our future” and continuestoseekwaystohelpchildrenreachtheirhighestpotential

Kelli McCorvey earned her Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Management from Mississippi State University. After moving to Cleveland,Ohio,andrealizingthathertruepassionwastobecomeaneducator, sheearnedherMasterofEducationinCurriculum&InstructionfromCleveland StateUniversity.Kellihastaughtmultiplegradelevelsduringher28yearswith ClevelandMetropolitanSchoolDistrictandiscurrentlyservingasaModelLead Teacher/DataSpecialistatMaryMcLeodBethunePreK-8School.

KellirepresentsherschoolasthecoordinatorforSocial&EmotionalLearning/ Peer Mediators, chairperson of the Parent Engagement Committee, and facilitates a middle school girls empowerment group. For the past three years, KellihasservedasaParentPartnerwiththeYoungScholarsAcademyprogram throughtheClevelandPublicLibrarySystem KelliisanactivememberofAlpha OmegaChapterofAlphaKappaAlphaSorority,Inc

Kelliexuberatesthequalitiesofbeingalifelonglearner

Rebekah Sharpe High School Administrator

Deborah Frost Retired Gifted Intervention Specialist

Kelly McCorvey Elementary School Educator

Presenter Bios

IN THE CITY

ReneeLaRueManuelgraduatedfromHathawayBrownSchoolinShakerHeights and then attended Case Western Reserve University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.Sheworkedintheindustryforafewyearsandthendecidedtoearn her Master’s degree in Education from the University of Akron. Renee was a FulbrightScholarandspentasemesterabroadinCostaRica.

WhileworkingasaBiologyandChemistryteacheratShakerHeightsHighSchool, sheearnedaMaster’sdegreeinSchoolCounselingfromJohnCarrollUniversity and transitioned into a School Counselor role. This is her 21st year working at ShakerHeightsHighSchool.

LisaMackisaRegionalCoordinatorandCoordinatorCoachwithMyComof GreaterCleveland,ayouthdevelopmentinitiativeorganizationSheholdsa BachelorofSciencedegreeinElectricalEngineeringfromPurdueUniversity.She hasworkedinthefieldofengineeringandhasalsobeenanentrepreneur,having ownedatravel/eventplanningbusinessandastaffingagency.

LisacurrentlyservesasMemberRepresentativeontheNationalPTABoardof DirectorsandMemberoftheNationalPTAFieldServiceCommittee.Asthe52ndState PresidentofOhioPTAfrom2013-2015,LisawasthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdthis positionShehasearnedOhioPTA’sGoldKeyLeadership,LegislativeAdvocacy,and Family-SchoolPartnershipAwards,andhasreceivedtheOhioPTALifetime MembershipAwardandNationalPTALifeAchievementAward.InApril,Lisawasone oftheinauguralrecipientsoftheOhioPTADebbieTidwellEverydayAdvocateAward forhereffortsofadvocatingforyouthandfamilieseachandeveryday

DuringtheObamaAdministration,shewasselectedastheParentandStudent NegotiatorontheU.S.DepartmentofEducationNegotiatedRulemaking CommitteeforESSA(EveryStudentSucceedsAct)

LisaisamemberoftheOhioDepartmentofEducationHighSchoolFairnessand SensitivityCommitteeandtheStakeholdersCirclefortheUrbanLeagueEquity andExcellenceinEducationProject

LisaisanactivememberoftheAlphaOmegaChapterofAlphaKappaAlpha Sorority,Inc,andservesaschairmanoftheCommunityConcernsandSankofa Committees

Renee LaRue Manuel High School Counselor

National PTA Board of Directors Member

Acknowledgements

Thank you to the following for helping make today's event a success:

AlphaOmegaFoundation,Incorporated

SankofaCommittee

Lisa Mack, Chairman

Tonya Abrams

Tammy Coney

Tristan Fritz

Deborah Frost

Loretta Gray

Valissa Howard

LaToya Smith

Rhonda Williams

Marsha Morrell Smith, Foundation Chairman

OlivetHousing& CommunityDevelopmentCorporation

Daisy Alford-Smith, PhD, Executive Director

Adrianne McDaniel, Administrative Coordinator