Live to the Beat | Community Ambassadors

Community AmbassadorsLearn about the community ambassadors who help empower adults to live their healthiest lives.

Join our Community Ambassador Network

We invite you to join and spread the word about an exclusive network of trusted leaders, organizations, and businesses in the Black community to help us empower more adults to live their healthiest lives. As a “Live to the Beat” Community Ambassador, you can help those in your community lower their risk for heart disease and stroke. As an Ambassador, you would:

  • Sharing heart-healthy messages and resources with your community.
  • Promoting opportunities for your audiences to win cool prizes for taking healthy steps.
  • Sharing your outreach to inspire others.
  • Gaining national recognition and a chance to earn prizes of your own.

Check out the “Live to the Beat” catalog of resources to see the materials you will have access to. Visit bit.ly/communityambassadorsnetwork to express interest and get started.

Community Ambassador Network

In the Spotlight

We are proud to feature ambassadors who are making a big difference reaching people online and in their local community.
Vermelle "Tina" Walls headshot
Vermelle "Tina" Walls
Living a healthy lifestyle has been important to me since my early twenties. I learned early and believed that exercise and good nutrition were simple, yet integral, choices to being healthy. I also learned that I felt better and looked better by incorporating healthy lifestyle choices. I decided to become a Live to the Beat Ambassador because of its commitment to educating adults about how to prevent heart disease and stroke. Both diseases disproportionately affect the black community and it is important to me to provide education and inspire action to prevent both. As an ACE certified Personal Trainer, I am honored to partner with Live to the Beat to inspire others to healthy living by sharing heart-healthy messages about managing blood pressure, stress, cholesterol and blood sugar. My message is simple: Move More and Eat Better!

Meet Our Ambassadors

Hundreds of ambassadors across the country have raised their hands to help their communities Live to the Beat. They are educating people about small steps to prevent heart attack and stroke as part of their day-to-day work.

  • Landria Miales
    Ahoskie, NC
  • Alison Austin
    Albany, GA, PRUITTHEALTH PALMYRA NRC
  • Cassandra Nelson
    Albany, GA, I$A Divyne purpose
  • Janet Campanella
    Albany, NY, NY State Department of Health
  • Odaysia Burton-Garland
    Albany, NY, Pulse Career Solutions
  • Crystal Hoepner
    Alexandria, MN, Horizon Public Health
  • Haneda L. Garner
    Alexandria, VA, HG Travels
  • Michelle Bush
    Americus, GA, West Central health District/Public Health
  • Demaris Watson
    Anderson, IN, Sari-Heart Foundation Inc
  • Vermelle Walls
    Anderson, SC, Passion Fitness
  • Tycoma Miller
    Anniston, AL, TNM Social Services Consulting,LLC
  • Debra Franklin
    Apex, NC, Bicycle Oven Company
  • Crissy Stewart
    Asheville, NC
  • Ada Dieke
    Atlanta, GA
  • Adam Petty
    Atlanta, GA, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (AAC)
  • Allisyn Rhimes
    Atlanta, GA
  • Asia Rivers
    Atlanta, GA, Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Cheryl Smith
    Atlanta, GA
  • Cicily Newby
    Atlanta, GA, The Faith Center (Tucker)
  • Dana Austin
    Atlanta, GA, Center for Global Health Innovation
  • Darlene Sterling
    Atlanta, GA, The Faith and F.A.M.I.L.Y Project, LLC
  • Delphine Lake-Williams
    Atlanta, GA, The Family Health Centers of Georgia
  • Denzel Veale
    Atlanta, GA, Village Medical
  • Felicia Drummond
    Atlanta, GA, Ditch, Inc.
  • Ja’Len Husband, MPH, CPH, CAPM
    Atlanta, GA, The Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority
  • Jimmie Simmons
    Atlanta, GA, Grady Behavioral Health
  • Keila Brown
    Atlanta, GA, The Family Health Centers of Georgia
  • LaQuinta “Lala” Quinn
    Atlanta, GA, CHRIS 180
  • Lila Gilliam
    Atlanta, GA, Sigma Gamma Rho (Spelman College)
  • Precious K. Williams
    Atlanta, GA, Simply Passionate Life
  • Rachel Ezzo
    Atlanta, GA, Whitefoord Inc
  • Tina Ann Cecelia Kerr Thompson
    Atlanta, GA
  • Toi Irvin
    Atlanta, GA
  • Toi Irvin
    Atlanta, GA
  • LaShawna Stowe
    Bakersfield, CA, African American Network of Kern County
  • James Edward Long
    Baltimore, MD, Gospel Aerobics
  • Pamela Xenakis
    Baltimore, MD, Ascension St Agnes
  • Sal Shah
    Baltimore, MD, Leadership Health
  • Vivian Richburg
    Baltimore, MD, Macedonia Baptist Church of Baltimore City
  • Julianne M. Haydel
    Baton Rouge, LA, Haydel Consulting Serivces, LLC
  • Pat Greene Pinckney
    Beaufort, SC, Healthy Churches Consortium
  • Sarah Lane
    Bellingham, WA, Health Ministries Network
  • Dianne Toney
    Birmingham, AL, First Baptist Church of Zion City
  • Raksha Ramdas
    Birmingham, AL, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
  • Yolanda Jefferson Banks
    Birmingham, AL
  • Tantania Grier
    Blakely, GA, Primary Care of Southwest Georgia
  • Kathy Dennis
    Bloomfield, CT
  • Sarah Posey
    Blue Island, IL
  • Tiffany Christian
    Boone, NC
  • Kitty Mahoney
    Boston, MA, Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses
  • Maiya Coilton
    Boston, MA, THE BLACK BRAIN HEALTH COLLECTIVE
  • Crystal Warren
    Brisbane, CA, The Well Ministries International, Inc.
  • Mamadou Soumahoro
    Bronx, NY, NYCDOHMH Adolescent Health Unit
  • Faye Howard
    Cairo, IL, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Kalin Lowe
    Cairo, IL, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Marlin Brown
    Cairo, IL, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Qwayvantae Booth
    Cairo, IL, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Richard Miles
    Cairo, IL, Shawnee Community College
  • Rochelle Morgan
    Cairo, IL, Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc.
  • Kim Ryan
    Calvert County, MD, Calvert County Health Department
  • Ivory Murphy
    Cape Girardeau, MO, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Keri Williams
    Cape Girardeau, MO, Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc.
  • Terrell Adams
    Cape Girardeau, MO, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Becky Robinson
    Carbondale, IL, Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc.
  • Kaylie Adams
    Carbondale, IL, Girl Scouts and 4H Member
  • ShantaQuilette Carter
    Cedar Hill, TX, Pink Peppermint Project
  • Alexis Mitchell
    Charlotte, NC
  • Ashley Carmenia
    Charlotte, NC, Carmenia Consulting LLC
  • Shanelle Brown
    Charlotte, NC, Greater Mt Moriah Primitive Baptist Church
  • Sherree Bradley
    Charlotte, NC, Cityblock Health
  • Tamyca Danielle Brown
    Charlottesville, VA
  • Latisa Dewitt
    Chicago, IL, Lily of Valley Foundation
  • Necole Muhammad
    Chicago, IL
  • Nykesha Jones
    Chicago, IL, Rush University Medical Center
  • Katrina Watson
    Christiansburg, VA
  • Stacy Wright Barleston
    Cincinnati, OH, Sister of the Heart Network
  • Tamika Sanders
    Cincinnati, OH, CINCINNATI HEALTH DEPARTMENT
  • First Name Last Name
    City ST, Organization
  • Tiffani Hurt
    Clairton, PA, Transforming Bodies Fitness, LLC
  • Alicia Gibbs-Duncan
    Cleveland, OH, NEON
  • Faith Richard
    Cleveland, OH, Healthcare Access Worldwide Inc
  • Patrice Sirmons
    Cleveland, OH, PSD Consulting Group
  • Jeannie Gerlach
    Cobden, IL, CHESI / Girl Scouts and 4 H Leader
  • Kim Adams
    Cobden, IL, Girl Scouts and 4H Member
  • Christine Blomberg
    Colbert, GA, MedLink Georgia
  • Tangela Mosby
    Colbert, GA, MedLink Georgia
  • Tangela Mosby
    Colbert, GA, MedLink Georgia
  • Emily Sims
    Columbia, SC, Partners for Change of the Carolinas - Project Wellness
  • Dr. Kimberly Brown-Gullatt
    Columbus, GA, Valley Healthcare System
  • Abby Oberla
    Columbus, OH, Total Health and Wellness
  • Brooke Sims
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Carman Augustine
    Columbus, OH, Southeast Healthcare Inc.
  • Carrie Farquhar
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Chanya Jackson
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Chase Brian
    Columbus, OH, OACHC
  • Dana Vallangeon, MD
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Falak Pasha
    Columbus, OH, Heart of Ohio Family Health Center
  • Israel Mitchell
    Columbus, OH, Southeast Healthcare Incorporated
  • Jessica Ball
    Columbus, OH, OACHC HCCN
  • Julie DiRossi-King
    Columbus, OH, OACHC
  • Kiara Jones
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Lorpu Lavela
    Columbus, OH, Southeast HealthCare
  • Madeline Boone
    Columbus, OH, OACHC
  • Nicole Murphy
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Rachael Habash
    Columbus, OH, Walk with a Doc
  • Sarah Kincaid
    Columbus, OH, OSU Total Health and Wellness
  • Susan Hough
    Columbus, OH, OACHC
  • Teresa Rios-Bishop
    Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
  • Relencia Jefferson
    Conyers, GA
  • Theresa Jacobs
    Conyers, GA, Georgia Primary Care Association
  • Essence J. Thomas
    Dallas, TX, New Comforter Family Church Health Ministry
  • Juan C. Escandón
    Davenport, FL, IMA
  • Tiffany White
    Dayton, OH, OACHC
  • Dorothy Solomon
    Decatur, GA, Health Ministries
  • Aleina Phillips
    Denver, CO, Church and Community organization
  • Ravenn Worthen
    Deridder, LA
  • Chris Espersen
    Des Moines, IA, NACHC
  • Zakiya Jenkins
    Des Moines, IA, Grace Fitness
  • Carmen B.
    Detroit, MI
  • Felicia Cash
    Detroit, MI, Detroit Parent Network
  • George Days
    Detroit, MI
  • Jametta Lilly
    Detroit, MI, Detroit Parent Network
  • LaToyia Shannon
    Detroit, MI, JNS Health Solutions
  • Laura Dewberry
    Detroit, MI, Michigan Public Health Asscociation
  • Patricia Williams
    Detroit, MI
  • Cheyene Bracken
    Dongola, FL, Girl Scouts
  • Natalie Andrews
    Dover, DE, Diabetes and Heart Disease Prevention and Control Program
  • Marshauna Sagesse
    Duluth, GA, MGS Wellness LLC
  • Cedra Starks Cisco
    East Orange, NJ, East Orange Department of Health and Human Services
  • Imani Cabrera
    East Orange, NJ, East Orange Department of Health & Human Services
  • Sade Boss
    East Orange, NJ, East Orange Department of Health & Human Services
  • Sydney Jakes
    East Point, GA, The Twenty Pearls Foundation
  • Janessa VandenBerge
    Eau Claire, WI, Eau Claire City-County Health Department
  • Cori Tallman
    Elkins, WV, Randolph-Elkins Health Department
  • Lu Tramill
    Evansville, IN, Agape Healthcare Solutions
  • Katherine Johnson
    Fairview Heights, IL, To The Rescue CPR
  • Sam Coad
    Fairview Heights, IL, Code Blue CPR
  • Stephanie Barboza
    Fall River, MA, C.L.U.B Blessed Services Inc.
  • Lavonia Stepherson
    Fayetteville, GA, 360TrueLiving
  • Crystal Edmonds
    Fayetteville, NC
  • Jesse Bell
    Fayetteville, NC, Bell of Hearts Foundation
  • Olga Alamilla
    Fitzgerald, GA, South Central Primary Care Center
  • Jamie Moyer
    Fort Collins, CO, Colorado State University Health Network
  • D.S. Wilson
    Fort Lauderdale, FL, D Satterwhite Wilson Consulting Group
  • LoToya Tatum
    Franklinton, NC, Minorities Against Poverty and Statistics
  • Jennifer Cooper
    Frederick, MD, Hood College
  • Linda Garcia
    Gardena, CA, Providence
  • Desiree Williams
    Granite City, IL
  • Ada Johnson
    Hampton, GA, Beats Per Minute Podcast
  • Gayle Enos
    Henrico, VA
  • Betsy Richter
    High Point, NC, YWCA High Point
  • William Crenshaw
    Houston, TX, Medium Man LLC
  • Erica Smith
    Indianapolis, IN
  • Carol Bailey
    Ironton, OH, Ironton-Lawrence County CAO
  • LaVada Singleton
    Jackson, MS, MSDH/Office of Women's Health/MS-WISEWOMAN Prg.
  • Mary Williams
    Jackson, MS
  • Dr. Bianca Simmons
    Jackson, TN, Infinite Rehab and Wellness
  • Shekira Thomas
    Jonesboro, GA, Choose Healthy Life
  • Dana Williams
    Junction City, KS
  • Linda Gibson
    Junction City, KS, The House of Ruth Inc
  • Tracy Sabo
    Junction City, KS, Konza Prairie Community Health Center
  • Dr. Juanita Singleton, PhD
    Kansas City, MO, REGAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS
  • Kimberly Long
    Kansas City, MO
  • Shannon DiMaggio
    Kansas City, MO, reStart Inc.
  • Susan Grinslade
    Lancaster, NY, University at Buffalo SON, Buffalo Community Health Equity Center
  • Jackie Veney
    Lancaster, VA, Beulah Baptist Church
  • Kina Lucombe
    Land O Lakes, FL, Hearts of Valor Inc
  • Skarlet Walls
    Las Vegas, NV, For the People Health Services
  • Dr. Obumneke Amadi-Onuoha
    Laurel, MD, Discover Health Global Initiative
  • KImberly Goodloe
    Lawrenceville, GA, American Heart Association Volunteer
  • Nona Miles
    Liberty, MO, Health Quality Innovators
  • Vaughan Sanders
    Lilburn, GA, New Mercies Christian Church
  • Michelle Yvonne Willis
    Lithonia, GA
  • Karen Boone
    Little Rock, AK, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
  • Michael Scott
    Little Rock, AK, ARORA
  • Valerie Driskell Brown
    Locust Grove, GA, Ayo Healthcare Services
  • Brenda Maull
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Renee Poole
    Los Angeles, CA, Association of Black Women Physicians
  • Crystal White
    Louisville, KY, Family Health Centers, Inc
  • DeNisha Harbison
    Louisville, KY
  • Amy Bornhoft
    Lynchburg, VA, CAN
  • Kinzetta Cobb
    Lynchburg, VA, COMMUNITY ACCESS NETWORK
  • Jamia Morrow
    Mableton, GA, Br8k Thru Support Services
  • Patricia Diane Galloway
    Macon, GA, Bethel CME Church- Social Concerns Ministry
  • Tasha Edwards
    Madison, AL, Hip Healthy Chick
  • Angela Rafine
    Malvern, PA
  • Sylvia Robinson
    Marietta, GA, Cobb County Sheriffs Office
  • Tanisha Hooker
    McDonough, GA
  • Adrian McCray
    Memphis, TN, Urban Collective
  • Almetria Turner
    Memphis, TN, Fit and Finally Free | Roots and River Wellness
  • Briana Webb
    Memphis, TN, US
  • Cynthia Jones
    Memphis, TN, Urban Solutions Global
  • Nisha Adams
    Memphis, TN, Renew Mobile Health
  • Tasha Carter
    Memphis, TN, Independent Health Insurance Broker
  • Wanda Golden
    Memphis, TN, Renew Mobile Health
  • LaTonya Horne Agbagwu
    Meridian, MS, Greater Meridian Health Clinic, Incorporated
  • Jen Cheek
    Miami, FL, Urban Health Partnerships
  • Pedro Martinez-Clark
    Miami, FL, Amavita Heart and Vascular TM
  • Jennifer Armontrout
    Middletown, OH, Centerpoint Health
  • Yanelle Powell
    Milford, DE
  • Velma Pete
    Missouri City, TX
  • Jia Johnson
    Mobile, AL
  • Megan Cooperman
    Montgomery County, MD, Montgomery College
  • Leshaundria Smith
    Montgomery, AL, Fearless Fitness
  • Devin Amerson
    Mounds, IL, SCC HRCTP
  • Isiah Jackson
    Mounds, IL, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Dawn Priest
    Mount Vernon, OH, Knox County Community Health Center
  • Debbie Wauthier
    Mount Vernon, OH, Knox Public Health
  • Kiauna Brown
    Murphysboro, IL, Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc.
  • Ariel Clark
    Nashville, TN, Tennessee Pharmacists Association
  • Edgar Romero
    New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders
  • Rebecca Thompson
    New Glarus, WI, WI Community Health Empowerment Fund
  • Karen Green
    New Haven, CT
  • Daphne Ferdinand, PhD, RN
    New Orleans, LA, Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project
  • Megan Wadsworth
    New Orleans, LA, LSU School of Public Health
  • Nikia White-Spots
    New Orleans, LA, Desired Connections
  • Barbara George
    New York, NY, NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
  • L. Nicholas
    New York, NY
  • Monica L. Williams
    New York, NY
  • Satjit Bhusri, MD
    New York, NY, Upper East Side Cardiology, PLLC
  • Jamelia Lewis-Ridgird
    Newark, NJ, South Ward Promise Neighborhood
  • Liza de la Cruz
    Norfolk, VA, Virginia Department of Health
  • Geraldine Bell
    Norway, SC, Cedar Grove MBC
  • Ruthie Clausell
    Oak Park, MI, HMBC-SEMATAC
  • Ashley Lee
    Oakland, CA
  • Roseanna McCoy Futch
    Oakland, CA, Mccoyfutchjourney.com
  • Judy Swanson
    Ocilla, GA, South Central Primary Care Center
  • Sara Eve Sarliker
    Olympia, WA, Washington State Department of Health
  • Denise N. Youmans
    Orangeburg, SC, Practical Compressions™
  • Kimberly Breuer
    Orlando, FL, EliteCare Health Center
  • Samantha Cotler
    Orlando, FL, AdventHealth
  • Carol Burnside
    Ottumwa, IA, River Hills Community Health Center
  • Ashley Suter
    Paulding, OH, Paulding County Health Department
  • Whitney Frederic
    Philadelphia, PA, It’s Seasoned™
  • Thelma Reis
    Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Department of Health Services
  • Ursula Fletcher
    Phoenix, AZ, A Spur To Greater Effort
  • Taunita Renee Trotter
    Pittsburg, CA
  • Denise Sanders-Boutte
    Port Arthur, TX, South East Texas Health Resources
  • Deborah Martin
    Portland, OR
  • Liliana Will
    Portland, OR, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Mikal H. Shabazz
    Portland, OR, Inner City Muslim American Movement and Associates
  • Pastor Renee Ward
    Portland, OR, More Than An Overcomer
  • Ujuonu Nwizu
    Portland, OR, Oregon Health Equity Alliance
  • Lorraine Middleton
    Poughkeepsie, NY, United Way
  • Erin O'Brien
    Providence, RI, RI Nurses Institute -Nurses Middle College
  • Meg Sherdan
    Providence, RI
  • Janyia Williams
    Pulaski, IL, SCC HRCTP
  • Q'Vaunda Curry
    Quincy, FL, Vitamin Q Fitness
  • Sarah Battle
    Raleigh, NC, Grace AME Zion Church
  • William Pertet
    Raleigh, NC, NC DPH
  • Nikita Wilburn
    Red Oak, TX, Health Lore Community Outreach
  • Jannita Johnson
    Richmond, VA
  • Sherry Minson
    Richmond, VA, Virginia Broadcast Solutions/VA Association of Broadcasters
  • Tiffany Copeland
    Richmond, VA, Sports Backers Fitness Warriors
  • Gloria Wright
    Richton Park, IL, Visions of Wellness LLC
  • Aramis Jones
    Robinsonville, MS, Renew Mobile Health & Wellness
  • Alisha M. Hanes
    Rock Island, IL
  • Anita J.
    Sacramento, CA
  • Mary A. Ponder
    Sacramento, CA, River Oak Center for Children, Inc. - Carmichael, CA
  • Shekena Barber
    Salt Lake City, UT, Community Outreach
  • Elaine Eng
    San Diego, CA
  • Nancy Asare
    San Diego, CA
  • KaRyn Holder-Jackson
    San Francisco, CA
  • Lisa Word
    San Francisco, CA, Bridgespan
  • Pamela M. Cross, MSHS
    San Francisco, CA, The Wellness Ministries, International Inc
  • Sauda JoAnne Jackson
    Sanford, FL, The Universal Hug with Sauda
  • Brandon Mabey
    Shohola, PA, HOSA
  • Natalie Pierson
    Sicklerville, NJ
  • Josiah Amos
    Sikeston, MO, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Torrance Gardner
    Sikeston, MO, Shawnee Community College student in HCCTP
  • Margaret J. Furdge
    Sledge, MS, Mt. Zion Baptist Church
  • Kaijuanda Sutton
    Springfield, MO, NAACP SPRINGFIELD
  • Jamie Austin
    St. Louis, MO
  • Debbie Williams
    Starke, FL, Florida Department of Health
  • Francys Johnson
    Statesboro, GA, Magnolia Baptist Church
  • LaSara Mitchell
    Statesboro, GA, City of Statesboro Village Builders
  • Cynthia Williams
    Stockton, CA, San Joaquin General Hospital
  • Tarri Johnson
    Stone Mountain, GA, MedCura Health
  • Rosemarie Drake
    Stonecrest, GA, Beluah Missionary Baptist
  • Donna Calabrese
    Suffield, CT, Total Body Fitness
  • Sherika White
    Tallahassee, FL, Love Fit Health & Wellness
  • Monique Howard-Brown
    Tennille, GA, Community Health Care Systems, Inc.
  • Tendra Washington
    Texarkana, AK, City of Texarkana Arkansas Park and Recreation
  • Ruby Thomas
    Thomasville, GA, HeartCorps/ Primary Care of SW Georgia
  • Virgil Thomas
    Thomasville, GA, Primary care swga
  • Mallory Abbott
    Toledo, OH, Global Heart Hub
  • Debra Lee
    Tulare, CA
  • Raeshonda Faye Ferrell
    Twinsburg Township, OH, Major Goals And Objectives For Academic Liberty And Success
  • Catina Nicole Burrell
    Tyrone, GA
  • Malinda W. Knight
    Vidalia, LA, Temple of Deliverance Apostolic Ministries
  • Johanna Segovia
    Washington, DC, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
  • Trinna Kirkland
    Washington, DC, NurseFromBirth
  • Tammy Williams
    West Chester, PA, Envision2bWell Inc dba EnvisionWell
  • Lezlie Mestdagh
    West Des Moines, IA, Iowa Heart Foundation
  • Kristin Judy
    Whitehall, PA, Pet Care by Krissy Judy
  • Margo Wagner
    Wichita, KS, Quality Insights and Ascension Via Christi
  • Re'Nesha Nunally
    Wilmington, DE, HJMC
  • Shana Starks
    Wilmington, DE, Sisters Foundation of Delaware
  • Melanie Burnett
    Winfield, KS, William Newton Hospital
  • Loki Sahafi
    Woodinville, WA
  • Jill Wendell
    Youngstown, OH, ONE Health Ohio