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.
In the
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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.
- Crystal Warren
CA, The Well Ministries International, Inc. - Crissy Stewart
NC - Landria Miales Landria Miales
Ahoskie, NC - Alison Austin
Albany, GA, PruittHealth-Palmyra - Cassandra Nelson
Albany, GA, I$A Divyne Purpose - Odaysia 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 - Jamilah Burnly
Atlanta GA, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority - Sharon Wilson
Atlanta GA, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority - Ada Dieke
Atlanta, GA - Adam Petty
Atlanta, GA, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity (AAC) - 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 Services, 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 - Tiffany Christian
Boone, NC - Kitty Mahoney
Boston, MA, Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses - Maiya Coilton
Boston, MA, The Black Brain Health Collective - 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. - 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 - 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 - Tiffani Hurt
Clairton, PA, Transforming Bodies Fitness, LLC. - Faith Richard
Cleveland, OH, Healthcare Access Worldwide Inc. - Patrice Sirmons
Cleveland, OH, PSD Consulting Group - Jeannie Gerlach
Cobden IL, CHESI / Girl Scouts and 4H Leader - Kim Adams
Cobden, IL, Girl Scouts and 4H Member - Tangela Mosby
Colbert, GA, MedLink Georgia - Emily Sims
Columbia, SC, Partners for Change of the Carolinas - Project Wellness - Rachael Habash
Columbus, GA, Walk with a Doc - Abby Oberla Abby Oberla
Columbus, OH, Total Health and Wellness - Brooke Sims
Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers - Carrie Farquhar Carrie Farquhar
Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers - Chanya Jackson
Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers - Dana Vallangeon, MD
Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers - Jessica Ball
Columbus, OH, OACHC HCCN - Julie DiRossi-King
Columbus, OH, OACHC - Madeline Boone
Columbus, OH, OACHC - Nicole Murphy Nicole Murphy
Columbus, OH, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers - Sarah Kincaid Sarah Kincaid
Columbus, OH, OSU Total Health and Wellness - 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 Ministers - Aleina Phillips
Denver, Colorado, 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 Association - 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 - Lavonia Stepherson
Fayetteville, GA, Faith Community Network - Crystal Edmonds
Fayetteville, NC - Jesse Bell
Fayetteville, NC, Bell of Hearts Foundation - Olga Alamilla
Fitzgerald, GA, South Central Primary Care Center - Olga Alamilla Olga Alamilla
Fitzgerald, GA, South Central Primary Care Center - Jamie Moyer
Fort Collins, CO, Colorado State University Health Network - LoToya Tatum
Franklinton, NC, Minorities Against Poverty and Statistics - Jennifer Cooper
Frederick, MD, Hood College - D S Wilson
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, D Satterwhite Wilson Consulting Group - Linda Garcia
Gardena, CA, Providence - Desiree Williams
Granite City, IL - Ada Johnson Ada Johnson
Hampton, GA, Beats Per Minute Podcast - Gayle Enos
Henrico, VA - Betsy Richter
High Point, NC, YWCA - 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 - Dr. Bianca Simmons
Jackson, MS, Infinite Rehab and Wellness - Mary Williams
Jackson, MS - Shekira Thomas
Jonesboro, GA, Choose Healthy Life - Dana Williams
Junction City, KS - Linda Gibson
Junction City, KS, The House of Ruth, Inc. - Tracy Sabo 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 - 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 - Nona Miles Nona Miles
Liberty, MO - 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 Crystal White
Louisville, KY, Family Health Centers, Inc. - DeNisha Harbison
Louisville, KY - Amy Bornhoft
Lynchburg, VA, Community Access Network - 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 Sylvia Robinson
Marietta, GA, Cobb County Sheriffs Office - Tanisha Hooker
McDonough, GA - Almetria Turner
Memphis, TN, Fit and Finally Free | Roots and River Wellness - LaTonya Horne Agbagwu
Meridian, MS, Greater Meridian Health Clinic, Inc. - Jen Cheek Jen Cheek
Miami, FL, Urban Health Partnerships - Pedro Martinez-Clark
Miami, FL, Amavita Heart and Vascular TM - Jennifer Armontrout
Middletown, OH, Centerpoint Health - 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 - 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 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 - 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 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. - 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 - 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 - 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 - Tendra Washington Tendra Washington
Texarkana, AR, 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 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 Mikulski
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, Delaware, Sisters Foundation of Delaware - Melanie Burnett
Winfield, KS, William Newton Hospital - Loki Sahafi
Woodinville, WA - Jill Wendell
Youngstown, OH, ONE Health Ohio