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Speakers, Presenters & Moderators
Opening Speaker: “Get Your Mind Right”
QUINN GENTRY, PhD / MBA
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Motivational Speaker
Messages of Empowerment Productions, LLC
Dr. Quinn M. Gentry, affectionately known as “Dr. Quinn,” is president and CEO of Messages of Empowerment Productions, a public health anda management consulting firm.
A behavioral scientist by training, Dr. Quinn has more than 30 years of experience in public health, social enterprises, and organizational effectiveness.
A 19-year member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, Dr. Quinn served seven consecutive years as the chair of the Annual Leadership Summit. Currently, Dr. Quinn serves on NCBW’s National Health Committee, and the National Leadership Development Committee. She also served as the National Program Committee Chair for NCBW’s 2009 and 2019 Biennial Conferences.
Dr. Quinn has written more than 60 books; the first 50 were penned in celebration of her 50th birthday in 2018. An educator and motivator at heart, she is passionate about helping people reach their full potential with her “Quinn Motivates” platform to inform, inspire, motivate, and coach people to greatness.
Dr. Quinn completed a post-doctoral fellowship from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Urban studies from Georgia State University; an M.B.A. from Clark Atlanta University; and a B.A. from Texas Christian University, with dual majors in Political Science and History, and a minor in International Relations.
A licensed minister, most recently, Dr. Quinn was accepted to Harvard Divinity School with 70 percent tuition support, Yale Divinity School with a full scholarship and stipend, and Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, where she was named a Woodruff Fellow (Emory University’s most prestigious scholarship Award), which includes full tuition and a stipend to complete the Master of Divinity degree.
When Dr. Quinn is not researching, evaluating, teaching, motivating, or implementing science, she enjoys dancing, live bands, spoken word, and creative writing.
