WARRIORS n COMMUNITY WARRIOR
Valencia Powell
WRITER WARRIOR
Laura Dorsey alencia Powell is a graduate of St . Louis Community College with an Associate of Arts Degree in General Transfer Studies . She has over 30 years of experience as an Advanced P . C . T ., a C . N . A ., and Certified Pharmacy Technician . She became a Certified Nurse Assistant at Kirkwood Manor and obtained a certificate as an Advanced Patient Care Technician from Barnes Jewish Hospital . In 2016 Valencia worked at Piney Ridge Behavioral Health Center where she received a certification as a Youth Care Worker working with troubled boys and girls and in 2018 she became Certified to be a Veteran Medical Foster Home Care provider where she takes 24 hour care of Veterans in the privacy of her home .
Valencia is an established entrepreneur who owns many businesses : Angels of Care , a 24 hour in-home care service for the elderly and veterans .
What would you define as a Woman Warrior ? A woman warrior to me possesses hard working skills , strength , determination and resilience . She perseveres with aggression no matter the obstacles faced , while striving to master everyday life ’ s challenges . She sacrifices selflessly to achieve her goals while not giving up and living her life like it ’ s golden .
What Obstacles did you overcome to get to where you are today ? I overcame a lot of changes while growing up . I grew up in a small town with very strict parents and a tight family circle ; which drastically changed when my parents divorced and forced me to move with one of them to a big city . Being a teen mom at the age of 16 definitely impacted me as well . I overcame a still born birth in 1999 and a miscarriage in 2014 . I ’ ve also dealth with discrimination , racism and sexual assaults as an African American female caregiver and Business Owner .
What are your current endeavors and future goals ? I am the CEO and caregiver at Angels of Care , where I take care of Veterans / Elderly . I ’ m one of the proud Amazon # 1 Best Selling Authors for collaborating on a book called , Girlz Run The World In Pearls . Also I am in the process of founding a Nonprofit Organization for Teen Girls called Teen-Angelz , INC . and I am now part of The Woman Warrior Program which plans to open up other homes and communities and will be partnering with other like professionals to take care of Veterans and their families . n
ContactMe @ ValenciaPowell . com www . ValenciaPowell . com www . TeenAngelz . org y experiences as an adult student , along with some fantastic faculty , changed my life . I left corporate America after 17 years ending that career as Assistant Vice President of Trust Operations for Comerica Bank based in Detroit , Michigan , deciding to follow my passion . I have been with educational administration for 25 years and have been teaching at various universities for 20 years . I recently started my consulting firm , LLD Consulting LLC .
My current consulting endeavors , although varied , all relate to the area of writing . Currently , I am an Amazon # 1 Best Selling Author and a ghostwriter for two Amazon Best Selling Projects . I am also the Associate Editor and contributing writer for IBA Success Magazine and ONYX Magazine and contributing writer for Program Success Magazine . In addition , as a board member and the Vice President of the Southeast Region of the Infinite Scholars Program , I am involved in the community . I am also sitting on the Board of Directors of Clarita ’ s House Outreach Ministry , Central Florida Diaper Bank , and YEP ( Youth Empowerment Project ). I reside in the DMV area with my daughter and son-in-law , Tamika , and Cecil Thomas .
What would you define as a Woman Warrior ? A Woman Warrior can be defined as one who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity , cause , or conflict . If I am a Woman Warrior , and I want to think that I am , then what is my weapon of choice . For me , that is a pen . The pen is mightier than the sword is a metonymic adage indicating that communication , particularly written communication is a more effective tool than any direct interaction .
What inspired you to become the woman that you are today ? If I think about what inspired me to become the woman I am today , I really need to say WHO . As much as I had a contentious relationship with my biological mother , much of who I am is because of her . If nothing else , I have spent most of my life being a success because she told me that I would not . The things that I did not find in her , I looked for in life – love , marriage , career , and being the best mother that I could be . I did not always succeed every time , but I kept trying .
What word of advice would you like to share ? My only word of advice is to find the PASSION in your life . By that , I mean , if you did not have to work for money to pay bills , what would you do for free . People who tell me that I am living my best life , I tell them that I am living my most passionate life . n
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