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| 2011 Conference Guest Speakers  Alexis Nelson
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER As one of women’s emerging philanthropic leaders Alexis Nelson has always been passionate and dedicated to helping women. For years she used her home as a resource for women helping them to build self esteem, encouraging positive self-image and sharing with them life values. Alexis is energetic and has a gifting of establishing and maintaining new and existing relationships.
Alexis earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from New Jersey City University in Jersey City, NJ. She is currently a member of Abundant Life Family Worship Church in New Brunswick, NJ. Alexis serves as ministry leader of the Women’s Ministry under the leadership of Bishop George and Pastor Mary Searight. She has been a speaker at Women’s Summits and Fellowship Meetings and she helps to coordinate annual functions that celebrate and uplift women.
In her own grief and mourning after losing her mother on April 21, 2008, she felt a need to start H.E.R. Day Corporation for women who lost their mothers. Her compassion for women expanded at that time because she was able to relate to the feelings and fears that they experience.
Her education, life experiences, and leadership training has prepared Alexis to reach women on every level, both emotional and spiritual. Her desire, dedication, and passion to help others have been observed by many. Anything that Alexis does is done with excellence and fervor. With the successful launch of H.E.R. Day Conference one of Alexis’ remaining goals is to continue to touch as many lives as possible through the power of sharing and caring for people. Her vision through H.E.R. Day is to host conferences across the U.S. in every state and every year helping all daughters who have lost their mothers.  Jean Daly, RN
Jean Daly, Registered Nurse, is a dedicated holistic health therapist, counselor, and educator specializing in a body-mind-spirit approach to health and wellness. With over 30 years experience Jean is known as a warm, inspiring, and skillful practitioner who is committed to helping her students and clients believe in and realize their own potential for growth and healing.
Jean has extensive experience counseling individuals, couples, and families through issues of loss, grief, chronic pain and disease, trauma, anxiety, stress, and depression, communication and relationship problems, and transitional phases of life.
Jean’s training includes national certifications as a practitioner in Holistic Nursing, Imago Relationship Therapy for singles, couples and families, and Reiki Healing Mastership. She also is trained in the utilization of relaxation and meditation techniques, interactive guided imagery and visualization, the One Brain Stress Defusion System, interpersonal communication skills, spiritual introspection, and integrative healing modalities for women’s issues. Additionally, Jean is now in the process of receiving her certification as a Life Coach.
Throughout the years Jean has developed and taught classes and courses on the above named topics as well as on subjects of puberty and healthy self esteem for adolescents. Also, Jean held the positions of Integrative Therapy Nurse and Community Health Educator Nurse for Women’s Health at RWJ Hamilton.
Jean Daly combines her knowledge of complimentary/integrative therapies with traditional medical practices to offer a true holistic perspective to the process of healing and to the maintenance of health and wellness. She is passionate about her work and enjoys being able to assist those who wish to reach a more authentic level of physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual well-being.
 Gladys Cardona, LSCW
Gladys Cardona, born in N.Y.C, she spent most of her childhood in Puerto Rico. Married, gave birth to two boys, after a contended divorce went on as a single mother, raising two marvelous gentlemen. Later on in life Gladys was forced to deal with the illness and deaths of her mother and father. Tragically, she is also a survivor of the passing of the youngest of her beautiful sons.
Gladys is Bi-lingual speaking fluently in Spanish; she’s a Psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in the field. In order to expand her private practice she took an early retirement from public Mental Health work in 2006, after 25 years with the County of Middlesex, NJ. During that time she worked as a Psychotherapist with individuals, groups, families, HIV/AIDS, Geriatrics and Grief Counseling. She wrote grants, supervised students, staff and Coordinated the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Mental Health Program.
Besides her private practice she works part-time with the Eatontown Community YMCA Family Support Service's Intensive In-Community Program as a Clinical Therapist for families in crisis. Today Gladys is happily remarried and the joyful grandmother of three gorgeous granddaughters to her eldest son and his beautiful wife.
 Roszita M. Fields
Roszita M. Fields, is a woman who can be deemed as “a woman of many hats” simply based on the teachings of her beloved mother, Rose who was taught by her own mother Rosie; and the Word of God in Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT; “Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.” As a child having those principles engrained in her, she strove to do all things in the spirit of excellence!
Roszita continued her education after graduating high school, becoming a mother and being employed full-time at Telcordia Technologies located in Piscataway, NJ for over 20 years. She earned her Associates Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Office Management in March 2003 with a GPA of 3.5 and her Bachelors of Science Degree with a concentration in Business Management in June 2008 with a GPA of 3.7 from Berkeley College positioning her to become a member of Sigma Beta Delta - International Honor Society for Business, Management and Administration.
Roszita is a devoted wife and loving mother of three sons in addition to functioning in ministry at her church Liberty Baptist Church as well as in the community. She was licensed as a Minister in 2007 by her then pastor Rev. Anthony Wilcots Sr. She also served on the Trustees Ministry and was appointed leader of the New Members Ministry which she still faithfully leads under the leadership of Pastor Lester Wormley.
Roszita has been a guest speaker at many churches for women’s fellowships. She worked closely with Rev. Pamela Boykin-Jones in Liberty Baptist church with the women’s ministry helping to organize events like “Pillow Talk” where the ladies came together to learn new and exciting things with regards to the various roles that women play at home, the community and church. Additionally she served part-time in a social services agency that performed community outreach which ministered to the needs of families by providing instruction on family dynamics, counseling, education on peer pressure, abstinence, providing school supplies, coats for the needy and food pantries.
Above all else, it is Roszita’s desire to do all that the Lord has purposed her to do that in the end He may be glorified in all aspects of life.
Kumari Ghafoo-Davis, MSW
Kumari V. Ghafoor-Davis, MSW has served children and
families for over 15 years. Many of
which were diagnosed with mental health issues including depression, bipolar,
psychosis and other concerns including ADD, ADHD, and learning disabilities.
Over the years, Kumari has become dedicated to advocating
for women and youth by finding available resources to assist them. She has been
afforded the opportunity to work with women, men and youth in a number of
settings including; hospitals (crisis unit), treatment/group homes, shelters,
mental health, and independent living programs. Kumari is a NJ certified School Social Worker,
and teaches Sociology courses at a few colleges in NJ.
While keeping her sights set on empowerment, success, and
maintaining her sense of self, Kumari juggles the balance and responsibilities
of being a mom, wife, academe and entrepreneur.
With her experience, knowledge and wisdom, she continues to ensure that women
and youth understand their greatness and advocate for their own choices.
Residing in New Jersey, Kumari is married, with two
children. Her oldest child is now in college and her youngest a toddler. She understands the challenges of raising a
head strong, self motivated, male child. Her journey has motivated her first
book of the series, “Real Talk: Parenting Strategies to Raising Confident
Successful Children”, which is due for release in Summer 11’ .
2011 Special Guests
Ijeoma Opara
Ijeoma Opara was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ were she lived with her parents and older brother. Ijeoma spent most of her youth caring for her mother who became paralyzed and blind due to Diabetes. As a family they also cared for Ijeoma’s older brother who is autistic. When she was 17 years old and only a month after her family relocated to Roselle Ijeoma’s mother lost her 10 year battle with diabetes and pasted away. Ijeoma and her family were deeply saddened by the loss. With the passing of her mother Ijeoma and her father were left to care for her brother alone which was difficult for them because Ijeoma’s father worked two full time jobs. In 2006 after accepting Christ as her Lord and Savior Ijeoma started to look at life differently and stopped questioning why certain things happened to her; she began to accept life for what it was. Ijeoma went on to pursue an Associates Degree from Union County College where she graduated in 2007. She then transferred to New Jersey City University after receiving full academic scholarships from both schools. Ijeoma completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at NJCU where she graduated with honors. In 2009 she entered the Masters program in Public Health in Epidemiology New York Medical College. In April of 2010 while on her course of continuing her education Ijeoma’s father was rushed to the hospital after having a massive heart attack at work. Ijeoma's father was put on life support and died four days later. Ijeoma and her family were shocked; she was now left with no parents and her extended family abandoned her she felt completely alone. But soon, Ijeoma realized she was not alone, God was with her and by prayer and faith, she became a brand new person and a role model for many of her friends. God became her strength, her mother & her father. Ijeoma is now a graduate of public health and will be pursuing a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania this fall where she was recently accepted into their six year Post baccalaureate Pre Medicine Program. Ijeoma now uses her past trials and tribulations in her life to help others who need guidance and encouragement after the loss of their mother.
 Pamela Turner, CFT
Pamela is an expert
fitness professional who is highly respected for her ability to educate and
motivate her clients. Pamela is the owner and president of TurneRound Fitness,
LLC, and certified by International Sports Sciences Association. Her unique style
of coaching comes from her passion for promoting health and fitness to people
of all ages. Over 95% of her clients would recommend TRF- making her a highly
sought after personal trainer in the NJ and PA area.
Pamela is a working
woman and an entrepreneur who puts her clients’ needs first. Experienced and
goal-oriented, Pamela offers custom training regimens for a diverse client
base. "My philosophy is to transform people's ways of thinking about
fitness and taking control of their physical well-being. My goal is to help my
clients feel great, live healthy and look fabulous." Ms. Turner's
personalized regimens are not just about diet and exercise, she is a life coach
that helps bridge the gap between health and fitness.
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