Executive Power Note

Message from GLMPI Executive Director, La'Keisha Gray-Sewell

Wow! It seems as if time goes by so fast. GLMPI recently had a "birthday," celebrating our 3rd year as an organization. And to think, our anniversary came about just as we find ourselves expanding, getting to know more girls like me at our newest school site and helping them to know themselves better while collectively reading the awesome "The Skin I'm In," by Sharon G. Flake. Reading this book together with girls, witnessing their transformation, and seeing the impact my mentoring had on girls was the impetus for starting GLMPI. Realizing how much necessary this work of advocating and empowering girls has been humbling and glorious. The icing on our figurative birthday cake was the Twitter shout out we received from the author herself. Check it out below. I wouldn't trade my job for the world!

Our anniversary is not the only thing we are celebrating at GLMPI. We are still on the moon about our successful 3rd Annual Pampered Power Talk that we hosted for Women's History Month in March. The girls connected their wellness to various career options in STEM. 

Although we're almost half way through 2015, major things remain on our horizon. Earlier this year GLMPI was selected to be a part of the illustrious Goodcity Chicago's incubator program. Through this leadership and organizational development program, we know our mission will be manifest. In turn, our impact and relevancy amongst girls will increase tenfold so that they will be our best illustration of Girls Like Me transforming our city, making a difference in the world! 

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