As the founder of Ladybug for Girls ® a sports wellness and clean beauty brand, I’ve come to see that passion and inspiration are contagious. When the hearts of a few are ignited, this fire for change evolves and grows into a powerful movement.
Marked by First Lady Michelle Obama’s healthy school lunch and Let’s Move initiatives, this national campaign opened the door to a new era focused on health, nutrition, and female empowerment. It was during this period of time that I noticed a lack of social-emotional resources available to Georgia children who participate in sports, and disproportionately for girls, in the health system in Atlanta. I decided to take a stand with other passionate community healthcare leaders who came together, united by the common goal of starting a woman-led socially responsible enterprise to increase healthy sport options for girls. So girls can be healthy. So they can feel confident. So they can be inspired. In this way, the Ladybug for Girls ® brand was created to help our girls improve their individual health, enhance their participation in sports and overcome social-emotional wellness barriers in a fun, safe supportive environment.
Being a community leader and an experienced health professional has shown me the steps we need to take in order to improve our standards of health education, sports wellness and the empowerment for girls in metro Atlanta. My passion is to continue being an advocate for our community health and wellness. I have continued to support this desire by working with programs including the American Academy of Pediatrics Georgia Chapter, Georgia Organics Farm-to-School Alliance and Farm is Medicine Advisory Council, the Slow Food Atlanta movement, the Georgia Department of Public Health Governor’s Council, Kids Yoga Alliance and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. I am also a docent for the Lexicon of Sustainability initiative.
In my role as a behavior scientist and certified health coach, the ability to nurture the potential of tomorrow’s leaders is a huge blessing and a cherished opportunity. Our non-profit, the Ladybug for Girls Foundation, celebrates a vision of girls health and female empowerment through health education, discovering self-awareness and a change in sports. I’d like to warmly invite you to join our movement and become a part of our family.
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