Her Divine Call on July 31, 1991

After a car accident three years ago, God used the recovery period to hone my old skills and birth new. Over the course of the process, He repositioned me for a different journey. The new path led to a transition from a secular K-12 setting to Christian higher education; yet, still within the context of supporting a diverse student population. My purpose became preparing and teaching ministerial leadership in a

For 17 years God has blessed me to serve alongside my husband as directors of Chi Alpha at the University of Texas at Arlington. During my time here, I have served and mentored hundreds of young women and internationals who now fulfill the mission of Chi Alpha in the marketplace and the world as pastors, missionaries, police officers, nurses, teachers, and social workers. I am especially thankful to walk with those students who came to faith, experienced discipleship, and the Holy Spirit empowered their lives through the ministry.

When I first began this journey of obtaining my degree I had the goal in mind to continue my education until I receive my Doctoral Degree. By obtaining my Doctoral Degree in Business Administration I can make a difference in people’ lives by sharing the knowledge I have gain through my educational studies and work related experiences. As a student of Saint Leo University I have been able to apply the University’s six core values of Excellence, Community, Respect, Personal Development, Responsible Stewardship, and Integrity to my life experiences. I volunteer at numerous community events, such as the city of Newport News annual South East Community Day, Family Redirection Institute’s C4 annual week long Community Event, and Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority Community Day Events, that are geared to bring together and empowering the community. Through applying these core values to my lifestyle I have gained more insight and experienced more fulfillment with the achievements I have accomplished. By obtaining my Doctoral Degree I will have the opportunity to expand my knowledge and gain a better perceptive for the corporate environment, community and

After graduation, I committed myself to learning new things and more importantly to try things that intimidated and frightened me. While doing so, I searched for and found a way to make a change in the lives of those who needed help the most. I became a career advisor for one of Washington D.C’s largest workforce development projects. I was tasked with the responsibility of teaching DC’s welfare population the essential skills needed to progress in life, and succeed in the workforce. Having overcame being a learning disabled student, and traumatic brain injury I was

One of the most leading and powerful African American women of the first half of the twentieth century, an equal parts educator, politician, and social visionary. Mary McLeod Bethune, also known as the “First Lady of the Struggle” dedicated her profession to bettering the lives of African Americans through education, political, and economic empowerment (Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume Two). She accomplished that through the school she founded, Bethune Cookman College, later as president of the National Council of Negro Women, and then as a top black administrator in the Roosevelt administration. Mary was known to be “an educator not only for her students, but for the entire world, she was the only women of color at the founding meeting of the United Nations” (National Women’s History Museum). Mary McLeod Bethune’s life will be analyzed through her history, contributions, and lessons learned from her.

She found her passion at the age of eighteen when she decided to pursue a career in nursing. Mahoney began working at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, and at the age of thirty-three she was accepted into the first nursing program in the country. She graduated the next year and began her work in which she was known for her “calm and quiet efficiency.” However, her more renowned legacy is for assisting in the establishment of the National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses and in the movements for equality that followed. Mahoney acquired a position in a well-known organization for nurses, but became well-aware that they were “slow to admit black nurses.”

After carefully assessing my past training, experiences, interest, and goals, I have decided to continue my studies and pursue a Master’s in Business Administration. In high school, I was given the opportunity to duel-enroll in a trade school to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and join an association known as Heath Occupation Students of America (HOSA). As a member of HOSA, I was privileged to represent my school as a treasurer on the student board of trustees. This gave me small insight into the business world. My high school experience and belief in Christ is what drives my passion to help, care, and love other as Christ first loves me (John 13:34).

5. Dedication - This counselor will press towards the mark by diligently pushing towards her masters regardless of the obsticles that may come in her way. Not withholding that all of her help comes from the Lord who has ordained her for this season in her life to the good works for ministry to those who are in need.

“Once I made the decision to go to PBA, I think that then God just opened the doors,” she said. “It’s helped me to broaden my spiritual outlook and to understand that we all are shaped by our experiences and to understand where another person is coming from without

In conclusion, if we were too fast forward to the times of today Mary Mahoney has paved the way for African American women who desire a career in the field of nursing and serving their community through her dedication to nursing standards and the practice. Regardless of the social injustices, race relationships and degradative treatment of women Mary Mahoney was a missioner of excellence in her education and with her service as the first African American nurse in the United States (James et al.,

Esther Y. Turner has been a member of Christian Faith Assembly, Hainesport NJ for over 23 years where she currently serves as a Minister on the Ministerial Staff. She formally served as Director of Administration for Christian Faith Assembly, Director of Church Growth Ministries, President of Total Women Ministry and a Job Placement Coordinator/Facilitator, an appointed position by the Pastor, to help those who in the church and in the community with gainful employment. She has organized, coordinated and headed numerous Women’s Retreats and Seminars, both nationally and internationally.

I have acquired a host of titles during the course of my life: protégée, mentor, educator, scholar, author, coordinator, analyst, manager, ambassador, AmeriCorps VISTA, paramedic, combat medic, Doc, soldier and veteran. Significant experiences and life events that accompany these titles have shaped me into the self-motivated and competent leader that I am now. Thus, it is with deep conviction that I express my commitment to completing a Doctorate in Human and Organizational Learning from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University (GWU).

It is always a pleasure to travel in lieu of God, his grace, and the Black College Fund. After four years, I still find new ways to love the Black College Fund ever more. I could never thank Dr. Hopson and Mrs. Crystal enough for extending the opportunity to network, share God’s love and the miraculous work of the Black College Fund in the lives of students across the world. This year was yet another year of awesomeness.

Reynolds at Baylor Scott & White Health. Furthermore, my past colleague was surprised to hear that she made an impact in my life on wanting to pursue a role as an educator, not to mention, Mrs. Reynolds held a position as a Regional Professional Education Development Specialist at Baylor Scott & White for the past two years. Moreover, Sherry continued to emphasize on how the facility was distinguished as one of the highest nationally recognized awarded hospitals for excellence in clinical nursing care (S. Reynolds, personal communication, April 16, 2018). To illustrate, nurse educators promote inquisitiveness in the learner which allows an invitation for growth leading towards opportune measures for staff to build a strong foundation in their current healthcare practice. Sherry continues to add, more importantly, mentoring clinical staff nurtures the individual to strive to diligently administer care towards patients in a holistic, compassionate approach, while placing emphasis on safety quality outcomes (S. Reynold, personal communication, April 16, 2018). Furthermore, I was invited to stay most of the day to shadow the nurse educator at her place of employment, granted my expectations were just to have a quick visit then head back home to San Antonio, but turned out to be an enlightening, interactive, day in the life of an educator in a clinical healthcare

In the famous words of Maya Angelou, “When you know better, you do better.” The historical course of nursing is the epitome of this statement. There are a great many things in the long history of our chosen field to be proud of ranging from the advancements made by Florence Nightingale to the support the nursing community gave to Kelly Johnson following her two-minute speech during the 2015 Miss America Pageant. With that being said, there have been a few mistakes along the way. One such mistake involves the role that the infamous Nurse Rivers played in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.