Meet Dedra Eatmon (Dr. Dee), founder of Tassel to Tassel and college transition strategist. She is a first-generation college graduate with over a decade of high school and college experience. Dr. Dee began working with high school.

Meet the Founder and CEO of Keep Your Hair Headgear, LLC., Natasha Hinds, an Army veteran turned entrepreneur. She is an alumna of Saint Paul’s College and Webster University where she did a master’s degree in Computer.

Shelia Burkhalter is a 27-year higher education executive, educator, change-maker, culture shaper, and executive and leadership transitions coach. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and political science from Southeast Missouri State University, a master’s degree.

Dr. La’Tonya Rease Miles (second to the right) is the Founder and Chief Strategist of First Gen and Juice. She also started and manages the dynamic Facebook group Empowering First-Generation College Students and is a co-founder of.