Virtual Women's Conference

Join Us For Our Virtual Women's Conference!

It's Her Power is a virtual women’s conference
encouraging and preparing women to pursue leadership in any industry in their communities & sharing with women interested in running for office the tools they need to reach success.

Meet Our Founder & Host!

Cierra Jackson is a proud alumna of two women's colleges, Spelman College and Yale University's Women's Campaign School and is the fourth of, now, eight women in her family to attend Spelman College. Selected as both a White House and Capitol Hill intern, Cierra served as the only White House intern in her class to serve the Chief of Staff's office during the Obama Administration. This 28-year-old is also an accomplished singer who has not only worked in the White House, but has performed there too. Cierra, who has also served as a TV host, has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Essence, People and on First Lady Obama's Instagram and service campaigns. Cierra has also served as an ambassador for two nonprofits, Running Start and She Should Run, where she encouraged and trained young women from all over the nation (and even in Iceland!) to run for political office. As the Founder of It's Her Power, Cierra hopes to redefine what it means to look like a politician, not just for herself, but for all women and to encourage them to lead in their communities with a servant's heart.

Check Out Our Speakers!

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Women In Ministry

9 AM

Angel Samone is a preacher, Christian influencer, multi-international pageant titleholder, and fashion phenom. Angel is a second-year Ph.D. student studying Urban Education at Indiana University, where she plans to earn her doctoral degree and launch an educational consulting company. She believes in the power of education and positive influence in the lives of women and young girls. Angel has received the Youth Empowerment Award from the Indiana Marion County Mayor's office and continues to be a positive voice for teen girls through her girls mentoring organization, Outspoken Girl, Inc,. She is an Amazon #1 bestselling author for the anthology, First Class Life Devotional. In 2020, Angel launched a women's ministry named Pick Up Your Crown where she empowers women to take the lead in education, ministry, and entrepreneurship.

Women in Government & Politics

10 AM

Kaycie Goral is the Digital Media Manager for RepresentWomen. She is a former Communications Fellow for RepresentWomen, a “Corona-Grad” from American University, and a creator of compelling storytelling. Kaycie believes that through stories, we can transform hearts and minds with the details and life we put into telling them. Powerful narratives in politics give us context and strengthen our empathy muscles. Kaycie has applied her skill for storytelling with political groups, such as the Democratic Attorneys General Association, radio journalism with NPR and WAMU, and at the Yale Writers workshop. Her writing is featured in publications including Ms. Magazine, The Wrap, The Fulcrum, Gender On the Ballot, and The Hill.

Sharece Crawford is a third generation Washington, DC native — a first generation college graduate of Shaw University and inaugural member in the establishment of The Smithsonian Institution’s First National Museum of African American History and Culture. Professionally, Sharece is a candidate to become DC’s next At Large Council Member. As the current elected At large Committeewoman, former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) for 8E04 and 8C03 Sharece is focused on redefining affordable housing, public health, public safety, business growth, sustainability and economic opportunities. In the community Sharece has invested nearly two decades in public service and community development. As seen on WJLA 7 News Channel 8; News Channel 5, WHUT, DCW50, RTN — and heard on the BBC, WKYS 93.9; WPGC 95.5 and Majic 102.3. Sharece is committed to amplifying unheard voices in her community and around the world.

Ms. Eshé P. Collins represents Educational District 6 and serves as Vice Chair on the Atlanta Board of Education. She was elected to the Atlanta Board of Education in 2013, reelected in 2017 and seeking her 3rd term. An Atlanta native, attorney and former teacher in Atlanta Public Schools, Eshé’s work within urban settings has been the combination of her classroom, policy and legal experience. As a board member, she governs a diverse, urban public-school district with $1.1billion annual budget that supports 6,000 employees and 50,000 students in over 77 schools. She has chaired the Policy Review committee and led the review and creation of policies to support the district’s mission and vision. Currently, Eshé serves the Director of Programming for Jumpstart, a national, early education non-profit, where she works with organizations and communities to provide high-quality early education to all children. She continues to work tirelessly to ensure that the highest quality of education, equity and transparency is afforded to all students, schools and community. In pursuit of her passion, Eshé earned a B.A. in Psychology from Spelman College, M.S. in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University and J.D., cum laude, from North Carolina Central University School of Law.

Young, Female & Gifted

11 AM

Young author Lexi P. is a creative and adventurous teenpreneur with a big imagination and even bigger hair. She is an honor-roll student who loves to serve her community. She is an active Girl Scout member who eagerly mentors younger girls in her troop. Lexi has a passion for writing and saw the need to share her personal lessons about learning to love herself. In her debut book, Curly Girls Love Your Curls, Lexi did just that. She shared a positive message about how loving your natural hair reinforces the importance of self-esteem. Her second book the Ice Cream Talk Loving The Skin You're In expands the topic of self love even more. The young author is a strong believer in following your dreams and believing in yourself. Through what she is envisioning as a series of children’s books, Lexi P. plans on sharing with the world her many adventures and life-lessons. The young CEO was selected by Verizon to be featured in their #Weneedmore initiative which exposes youth to careers in STEM and entrepreneurship. In Lexi’s public service announcement with Verizon she shared her story on being a kidpreneur. Lexi uses her platform to inspire other kids to follow their dreams. Since then Lexi has been invited to speak at schools and other forums inspiring other kids to pursue their goals. As a motivational speaker, Lexi provides inspiration and captivates audiences when she delivers dynamic messages at conferences, seminars, and workshops. She is frequently called on to speak to youth groups about self -esteem and self-confidence. Lexi is super excited about her latest business venture. She taught girls how to love their hair in her debut book, Curly Girls Love Your Curls now she wants to show them how to care for their natural coils. Launching her Magic Curlanista Hair Line she plans to expand her message even further by entering the beauty and hair care world. In 2018, Curlanistas was the selected brand for Sally Beauty’s Cultivate – For Women by Women accelerator program. Being the selected brand was truly an honor and got her products in front of Sally Beauty Consumers around the world. With Lexi’s background as a STEM student, her and her mom took their homemade concoctions and developed a hair care line to help girls’ curls pop non-stop!. Curlanista products are currently available at Sally Beauty Stores across the country. Get ready for your Curls to Pop Non-Stop with Curlanista hair products!

The BoykinZ, are a sister quartet with a diverse background in musical theatre, public speaking, and multimedia entertainment. As generation Z influencers, they are songwriters, musicians, and composers. They have a unique, melodic, and harmonic sound, infused with pop, soul, rock, and jazz. After signing with Toni Parkman Entertainment Group, LLC in August of 2019, their musical credits include; the release of Rebel Z, Behind the Mask Podcast Jingle hosted by former NFL Takeo Spikes and Tutan Reyes, “The Chronicles of Christmas holiday EP”, featuring a remix of Christmas classics such as; Mary Did You Know, Drummer Boy, and an acapella original called Merry Christmas to You. Their musical projects were produced by Multi- Grammy Award winner Chanz Parkman and can also be STREAMED on all digital platforms. For the past 9 years, The BoykinZ have performed on television, at numerous festivals, and major public events across the country. They have premiered in off-Broadway musicals such as; Motown Motor City Revue, Broadway Baby, Show-n-tell, Cindy the Musical, Acappella, and now reappearing in the 10th season of Stepp Stewart's A Soulful Christmas in December 2021. The group was also featured on ABC's Nightline at The Urban League's "Pull Up to the Polls 2020” in Atlanta.

Sister 2 Sister: Sisterhood in Advocacy & Business

12 PM

Leah Roddenberry, formerly Miss Tampa 2020 and current Miss Florida, is an author the Founder of “Be a LeadHER”. She is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences. Leah is a member of the Florida Blue Key, the oldest and most prestigious leadership honorary society in the state of Florida. Leah founded the UF chapter of IGNITE and currently served as president. In addition to her collegiate studies, Leah was heavily involved in her UF and local community: she is a 4-year member of the Dazzlers, the official dance team of UF, a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, a Rock the Vote Florida state ambassador, and a ServiceVote 2020 Fellow for Youth Service America. In 2019, Leah was named a Brand Ambassador for Advanced Recovery Systems' Real Talk program where she engages with individuals 13+ to educate them on substance abuse and addiction. Leah started “Be a LeadHER: Igniting the Spark Within” as a result of her own struggle with self-confidence during her youth. Leah believes that young women deserve to be taught the foundations of leadership and courage so they can learn how to tackle any situation they may face. Her goal is to lead by example and ignite the spark within every young woman, providing them with the opportunity to dream bigger and pursue goals they never thought possible. Leah published “Leah Goes to Washington” in July 2020 in the hopes to inspire elementary-age children, especially young girls, to learn about civics in a fun and interactive way. As a spin-off of the Flat Stanley project, kids are encouraged to take the Leah character cut out and take her with them as they complete acts of service. They can take pictures doing community service or being an engaged citizen with little Leah and share with family or post on social media platforms using the hashtag #LeahsLeadHers.

Porscha Lee Taylor is a former Miss District of Columbia United States who recently launched her own radio show called Tech Talk with Porscha Lee Taylor on the #ReneeAllenandFriends show and founder of @Say Yes LLC, a women-owned tech startup that aims to revolutionize the way technology is used to help professionals achieve the perfect work-life balance with innovative tech-based products – like her newly launched planner that can charge your phone on the go, SayYes Planners at www.sayyesplanners.com and Website Design and Digital Marketing agency for small business and entrepreneurs at www.sayyescareer.com. Before being a beauty pageant queen and being apart of the 4% of women of color to shatter the stereotype of owning a women-owned business in the Technology field in the US today. She was an adolescent from Fayetteville, North Carolina that faced many adversities like being homeless, losing a brother to gun violence, and being a caregiver for her late grandmother who suffered from Dementia. Through these life changing situations, she became focused on evolving herself to become her best version in hopes to change her life and others. During her sophomore year of high school in Lumberton, NC where she enjoyed cheerleading and JROTC she was accepted into Robeson Early College High School, the first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) school program in North Carolina at Robeson Community College to offer underserved and underrepresented students paid-access to an Associate degree while in high school. While there she found her love for technology through coding and became the SGA President, Who’s Who Among High School students, Beta Club member, and advanced her college degree in Business Administration while accomplishing her personal goal of being ranked #1 in here high school academically during her senior year. She went on to attend North Carolina A&T State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism & Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Relations. While there she became Miss 1911 of the Mu Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi, President of the largest student academic organization with over 140 student members of (NABJ) National Association of Black Journalists, member of PRSSA, NAACP and even obtained 6 internships before graduating. After graduating college Porscha took a leap of faith and moved to Washington, DC with one suitcase, $300 and slept on her sister’s couch while searching for her next career move. 4 years later as a resident in our nation’s capital she has accomplished being an advocate for her late grandmother, by becoming the Alzheimer’s Ambassador to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Junior Board member of the NCA chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, helped raised 3.1 million dollars for research in March 2016, told her story on Fox 5 DC, lobbied on Capitol Hill with Miss USA 2016, Olivia Jordan and was later crowned Miss District of Columbia United States 2016 and placed Top 10 at Miss United States. Since then she has traveled internationally to countries like Guatemala to help cope children suffering from poverty and limited access to proper education and also worked with top companies in the Tech industry like Adobe. She is now taking initiatives to promote women and girls in technology and entrepreneurship. Her motto: “SayYes to your dreams, SayYes to YOU!”

His Power for Her Power: Men as Allies

1 PM

Darrell Larome is the Director of The Miss HBCU Teen Scholarship Pageant. . After graduating from Prince George’s Community College, he transferred to Morehouse College where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., an Oprah Winfrey Scholar, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He graduated with honors and is one of the debt-free students from the Morehouse class of 2019. He then received his Master's in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University as an HBCU Fellow.

Ronald McCullough 2 is an educator who’s motivation lies on the success of his students, and an activist with human rights equity at the forefront of his actions. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from Clark Atlanta University, graduating at the age of 19. He then earned a Master’s of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, graduating at age 20. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, INC., and sits on the executive board of the National Society of Black Engineers Healthcare Innovation Special Interest Group. Now at age 24, Ronald works as a professor at Clark Atlanta University and Atlanta Technical College, teaching several biology related subjects. He also teaches 5th through 12th grade science at Light of of the World Christian academy, and, most proudly, co-owns McCullough’s Creative Children Center, a childcare and after-school program founded by his loving parents. When not in the classroom, Ronald is “in the streets”, constantly protesting for Black Lives Matter and human rights concerns that affect the nations. The unfortunate case of Ahmuad Arbery brought him into this fold. Since becoming an activist, he has led several marches, including the Protect Black Women March and the HBCU March of the Generations, on behalf of the organizations in which he belongs, the Atlanta-based The People’s Uprising, and the Washington D.C. based The Live Movement. Ronald is currently pursuing a PhD in Organizational Leadership from Beulah Heights University. He enjoys playing basketball in his free time and is also a self-proclaimed professional thrift shopper, recently opening a thrift store, Elite Vintage and Retro, for those who shop in that demographic.

Darrell Frye Jr. is the Founder of Black Men Move and the Brother to Brother Online Book Club. This California native, graduated form Morehouse College in the Class of 2014. While at Morehouse, Darrell served as the president of the Morehouse Marketing Association. He also held previous marketing roles with Sodexo and marketing internships in China. Darrell later worked for BET a subsidiary or Viacom as a BET Experience Coordinator before becoming a Field Representative in the California State Assembly. Currently, he has embraced the nomad life, selling all his belongings and living within the environment with his powerful wife Destiny and their daughter.