01 — Where it started
Baltimore raised me to fight for it.
Growing up in Baltimore, I witnessed firsthand the deep racial inequities that shaped my community. As a Black woman raised by a single mother alongside two older sisters, I came to understand the compounded challenges we faced navigating life at the intersection of race, gender, and socioeconomic disadvantage.
Our upbringing was marked by instability including drug abuse, domestic violence, and periods of homelessness. In an effort to outrun the assumptions attached to that reality, I sought out "good schools," perfected the art of code-switching, and threw myself into my career.
02 — What the workplace taught me
No matter how far I climbed, the weight followed.
But no matter how far I climbed, I couldn't escape the invisible weight of navigating corporate spaces as a Black woman. Being too agreeable made others see me as weak and unfit to lead. Once I started voicing my boundaries and concerns, I was seen as problematic. It felt like there was no winning.
After enduring three layoffs and several toxic work environments, I went searching for belonging, for understanding, for a space that offered culturally grounded support and community. Outside of frequent venting sessions with my sisters, I didn't have another space.
03 — Why The Sis Sanctuary exists
So I stopped searching.
I built it.
With over a decade of experience designing high-impact programs and more than 8 years of cross-industry career coaching, I launched The Sis Sanctuary as a brave, affirming space for Black women in the workplace.
This is for us. A space where Black women can be fully and unapologetically themselves, without the pressure to conform or perform. Here we center career growth, community, and holistic well-being in ways that affirm our lived experiences.
Together, we navigate life's complexities, embrace our imperfections, and grow personally and professionally. Because healing and success should always be within reach for us.