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A woman with long braided hair is sitting on a beige cushioned bench in a bookstore, reading a children's book titled 'The Amazing Zoe.' She is wearing an orange and blue patterned jacket, black pants, and orange Nike sneakers. Behind her, there are bookshelves filled with various books. To her right, there is a podium with a person in a pink sweater standing behind it, holding a smartphone, and a camera crew capturing the scene.

I’m a passionate Public Speaker on the matters that I advocate for and have joined panels, been featured on radio and television interviews, delivered opening/closing remarks, and keynotes at organizations such as The Alzheimer’s Association to various chapters across the US.

Media

Newspaper | Journals

The Kit: Square One teamed up with Portraits with Impact, founded by Julianne Costigan, to put the spotlight on Mississauga’s community leaders. March 2024.

The Toronto Star: This IWD, we’re celebrating women making an impact. March 2024

Prevention Magazine: Alzheimer’s In Black and White September, 2023.

Brain Matters, By Baycrest Hospital ‘Memory Box’ Story Connects Generations, Pg. 27, Spring 2022.

Caribbean Camera: Great Reads For Our Young Readers, April 2022.

The Messenger Magazine: Rain Maker August 2021

Wellington Advertiser: Guelph Black Heritage Society pleased with first Anti-Racism Summit

GTA authors on publishing during a pandemic; Hot off the press, meet the writers behind some of the GTA’s new and noteworthy fiction.

Local Author Promotes Diversity in Children’s Book Series

By Blacks: The Amazing Zoe Tackles Tough Topics for Kids Like Covid-19 and Alzheimer’s Disease, February 2021.

Mississauga author releases two diverse books for children

Radio

Peel Matters: The Importance of Black Voices in Literature and History

Podcasts

Home Thrive: Racial Disparities in Alzheimer’s Care feat. Valene Campbell

Health Care Worker Created a Children’s Book on the Pandemic, Side Hustle School


Social Dad Podcast: Black Voices in Canadian Children’s Literature

Mother’s Day with Andrea Horwath

AMI: Diversity and Representation in Kid’s Books

The Onyx Family Book Club

Television

Alzheimer's Society Canada: Dementia in the Black Community

The Amazing Zoe Brings Diversity to Children’s Literature, CTV News

Tackling Alzheimer’s disease through Children’s Literature

Diverse and Converse, Rogers TV