See. Her. Emerge.
As part of our Young Women’s Empowerment Initiative, our middle and high school young ladies participated in the “SHE Seminar” this past Friday at Imani.
“We came up with this actually over the summer, ” said CEO and Head of School Paulo Nzambi, “we were thinking about our young ladies, and we wanted to make sure principally that they felt seen, heard and valued. And so what we did is we structured a number of engagements throughout the school year where it would be exclusively focused on them and their development.”
SHE is the second event in the Young Women’s Empowerment Initiative.
“We started with Dress for Success program, where they acquired professional attire in collaboration with Dress for Success Pittsburgh. And today is our very next session and that is the She Seminar. It stands for See Her Emerge.”
The half-day engagement included a keynote address followed by several breakout sessions focused on money, relationships, and living a balanced life.
“We’re going to talk about with these ladies is just some things to help them in their Christian growth. So my sessions are going to focus on healthy relationships.” said keynote speaker Patrice Wade Johnson.
Breakout leader Latifah Miller added “I want to talk to the girls about the importance of having balance and structure in their lives, knowing that when you have that balance, it equips you to be your authentic self.”
Presenters were:
Patrice Wade Johnson – an author of several books, producer, director, speaker and one of the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Women of Excellence.
Cassie Cooper – First National Bank’s Manager of Diversity and inclusion and Imani board member.
Susan Maloney – a director with Baker Tilly’s high education and non-profit team and Imani board member.
Latifah Miller – Founder of Daughters of Zion and Imani board member.
Thank you ladies for your time and insightful words to the young ladies of Imani Christian Academy.

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