Women often wear many hats and are unselfish in giving of themselves.
AWEWAG is a women advisory empowerment group with a goal to empower those women that are unselfishly giving of themselves.
These women typically are confident, resilient, survivors, achievers etc.
At times they lack confidence to reinvent their goals & desires. They may need a hand up rather than a handout. It may be a temporary shoulder to lean on but often times it’s a non-judgmental support group where they get to explore their multifaceted authentic selves.
With AWEWAG they will start an unorthodox journey with an iterative personal milestone of their choosing.
The goal is to give unconditionally to themselves before giving to others.
It’s an empowering journey.
Become an AWEWAG member!
"Unlocking the gate to unseen possibilities”
because
"Your thoughts become things"
How we began
Meet the Advisors
Advisors are a diverse group of women residing in various locations.
The women bring their own uniqueness to the group.
Whether it’s culture, persevering personal and or professional challenges, preparing for marathons,
surviving health complications, mentoring professional growth, etc.
The list goes on because the empowerment is a continuous growth.
Meet the Conqueror
ELVINA JEFFERS
Meet the Conqueror
ELVINA JEFFERS
Survivor to Thriver
I am the oldest girl in a large family that lived in poverty. When I was 10, my mom went to work and I had primary responsibility for caring for my four siblings – I ran the household from meal planning and cooking to cleaning and organizing. At 11, I started a business sewing wedding and bride’s maid gowns because we needed money for groceries and to pay bills.
At 17, I began working in healthcare to pay my college tuition and since then have held a variety of roles in hospitals, clinics and with Fortune 500 healthcare companies. My experience includes creating strategy and managing process improvement and multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects. I pioneered a unique approach to improve clinic processes from appointment scheduling through billing/payment, building upon an inpatient grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
In 2011, I returned home to Louisiana to be the primary caregiver for my parents. That experience, combined with decades working in healthcare gives me a unique perspective and insights for optimizing your health and healthcare experience. In 2017 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my healthcare insights from my work and care giving experience were instrumental in early diagnosis and rapid, high-quality treatment. I now regularly speak to professional and patient groups about optimizing their healthcare experience and support individuals in their cancer, mental health or chronic condition journey.
I am the oldest girl in a large family that lived in poverty. When I was 10, my mom went to work and I had primary responsibility for caring for my four siblings – I ran the household from meal planning and cooking to cleaning and organizing. At 11, I started a business sewing wedding and bride’s maid gowns because we needed money for groceries and to pay bills.
At 17, I began working in healthcare to pay my college tuition and since then have held a variety of roles in hospitals, clinics and with Fortune 500 healthcare companies. My experience includes creating strategy and managing process improvement and multi-year, multi-million-dollar projects. I pioneered a unique approach to improve clinic processes from appointment scheduling through billing/payment, building upon an inpatient grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
In 2011, I returned home to Louisiana to be the primary caregiver for my parents. That experience, combined with decades working in healthcare gives me a unique perspective and insights for optimizing your health and healthcare experience. In 2017 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my healthcare insights from my work and care giving experience were instrumental in early diagnosis and rapid, high-quality treatment. I now regularly speak to professional and patient groups about optimizing their healthcare experience and support individuals in their cancer, mental health or chronic condition journey.
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Meet the Competitor
Hazel Turnbull
Meet the Competitor
Hazel Turnbull
I competed collegiately in volleyball. With still the thirst for competition, my next move was to compete professionally in Puerto Rico while getting a Masters in Business Administration (Finance). I now compete recreationally in tennis and have won several championships.
My intellectual challenge came when I received my second Masters in Business Administration (Management of Technology) from Georgia Institute of Technology. My daytime “opponent” involves being analytical by turning words into dollars.
"We are what we believe!"
Meet the Change Champion
Karen Wang
Meet the Change Champion
Karen Wang
A career and a life built on adapting to change.
Corporations, teams, projects, and even individuals, need to adapt when new circumstances, opportunities and threats arise. As a project manager, and a business continuity and crisis professional.
Wang’s strengths are in investigating, planning, organizing, and acting as catalyst for the change management process.
Corporations, teams, projects, and even individuals, need to adapt when new circumstances, opportunities and threats arise. As a project manager, and a business continuity and crisis professional.
Wang’s strengths are in investigating, planning, organizing, and acting as catalyst for the change management process.
Meet the Contender
Shaney Lokken
Meet the Contender
Shaney Lokken
The contender
This initiative started in the 90’s with a young group of diverse women on an Army base in Germany. Women being the minority, our ambitions were trivialized, yet our experiences were vast. Living on foreign soil, we were apprehensive of sharing life issues, personal / professional, growth or conflicts, “what if” concerns & doubts, being motivated or just surviving the grind. This isn’t an exhaustive list but an insight of not knowing that togetherness brings about empowerment and knowledge brings about wisdom to plan accordingly.
JP JEAN-PIERRE Founder of AWEWAG