INTERNATIONAL ELITE BLACK MS WOMAN 2009

FELICIA WALLACE

My name is Felecia Wallace and I am the new International Elite Black Ms Woman 2009 Queen. I represent the mature woman of color who has a wealth to give the world.

I reside in Anne Arundel County in Annapolis Gardens, a public housing community in Annapolis, MD. As a 2009 International Elite Black Queen, I hope to inspire and motivate people to continue to believe in hope and move with understanding. I will use my voice to plant, water and cultivate the seeds of knowledge sitting dormant in people’s lives. I believe that if you change your mindset, you can change your direction. We can bring people together to accomplish lasting change on many levels. Knowledge used with understanding and wisdom brings forth creative, positive and lasting change. We need each other to bring forth the wisdom, talents and gifts within us. Let us catch fire and change our environment.

My platform is PURSUE IT! Pursue it, Overtake it, Own it and Use It - Educate You and others. I plan to use all platforms opened to me to speak, preach and teach change your mindset. I am passionate about taking what you have and making the most of it. Take what you already have; using what you already know and making it work for you. We can make a change, even if we do not own the deed, we can still own the space occupied. There are so many avenues for success. Once you change your mindset, you change your space and your environment. You can be what you inspire to be, you can make change happen. Is this new, no, but it is effective and we must continue to use it LOUDLY.

Our people all have different needs and diverse goals they desire to achieve, they feel strong about them. I think I can be one of many to make the difference to inspire others to reach for their desires or goals and accomplish them. Our President, Barack Obama dared to entertain the thoughts of being the President of the United States of America. He Pursued his ambition, Overtook it by laying Ownership to the process, won the democratic nomination, Used it to Educate himself and others and became the 44th President of the United States of America. He and others put their minds to it and what an everlasting change it has and will continue to make.

I am a facilitator, keynote speaker, emcee, singer, preacher, elder, writer, poet, coach and creative thinker. I am attending Anne Arundel Community College pursuing an Associate of Arts degree in Transfer Studies with a Letter of Recognition in Applied Sociology, then an Associate of Science in Business Administration Transfer. Upon completion, I will pursue a BA in Psychology and an AAS in Architecture and Interior Design.

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