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“Dr. Carla did an excellent job and led a great discussion about empowering our young ladies to not allow society to put these pressures on us about what beauty really is. If you’re looking for a speaker or presenter to really inspire and encourage young ladies or women in general, please consider Dr. Carla for your next event. “

“I think she was a great inspiration to all the girls here. I’ve worked with girls for a long time and I think this is one of the better ones I’ve ever heard… They seemed to have loved her. She had a great response, so if you’re thinking about using her I would say please do so.”

“We’ve had very positive feedback…The workshops were outstanding…If you’re considering hiring Dr. Carla to come and work with girls or the professionals in your life, I would highly recommend it.”

“The JLMC was excited to bring Dr. Carla in to participate in three workshops. Our first was educating the members of the JLMC in coaching and mentoring young girls. The second workshop was for community organizations who serve girls. She was able to teach them new skills and strategies on how to better serve that population. And our final workshop was for parents and caregivers.

Dr. Carla is a natural fit for the JLMC and the workshops were met with great success. We’ve had very positive feedback from our membership as well as from the girl-serving providers in our community. Clearly, this was a hot topic for them and they were able to exchange ideas and share stories and talk and collaborate about how to move forward in a better capacity.

The evening workshop for parents and caregivers was outstanding. Parents were taught strategies on how to communicate with their children as well as open up the dialogue about social media. If you’re considering hiring Dr. Carla to come and work with girls or the professionals in your life, I would highly recommend it. She is easy to work with, she delivers a clear and concise message, people are happy to engage with her and she is happy to engage back with them. She’s an excellent communicator and sharer of knowledge.”

– Kelly Boyer, President, Junior League of Monmouth County, NJ

“I just saw Dr. Carla speak and she is amazing… You should definitely hire her to come speak. It’s phenomenal. She’s doing great work.”

– Erica Butler, M.Ed., Media Literacy Educator, Columbus, OH

“Your presentation gave them a real sense of possibility for their futures as leaders.”

“It was fabulous having you speak to graduate students and faculty at the University of Michigan Department of Health Behavior & Health Education (HBHE) Rackham Centennial Lecture.

Several of our students told me that they really appreciated hearing your story, an inspiring example of a non-traditional career for an HBHE graduate. Your presentation gave them a real sense of possibility for their futures as leaders in public health.”

– Nancy Willard, MPH, Director of University of Michigan School of Public Health HBHE Internship, Capstone, and Alumni Programs

“Carla Stokes is a woman who understands what girls go through on a daily basis”

“I saw Carla speak at the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) conference where she presented on the images of women in hip-hop and her program HOTGIRLS.  Her organization is really positive and a progressive intervention for girls.…No pun intended, but I think Carla’s program HOTGIRLS is hot! It is a much-needed program for teen girls.

Carla Stokes is a woman who understands what girls go through on a daily basis and she is providing much needed progressive female leadership. She’s dope. She is very intelligent and eloquent about the issues she addresses.

I am honored to know Carla and believe that the work that she is doing is very important and relevant to the lives of so many girls. I hope that more people, particularly foundations support her and the organization, because I see it as an effective model to help young girls and woman navigate through a hostile, and sexist culture.”

– Byron Hurt, Award-winning documentary filmmaker, published writer, and anti-sexist activist

“Carla Stokes is an outstanding and dedicated educator and coach especially in the realm of empowering young women and girls to improve their health and quality of life.”

“Carla Stokes is an outstanding and dedicated educator and coach especially in the realm of empowering young women and girls to improve their health and quality of life and to gain the health literacy and leadership skills necessary to positively impact their futures.

As a founding member of the HOTGIRLS Board of Directors, I have seen Carla work countless hours and make significant sacrifices to invest her time, energy, talent, finances, and gifts into the organization’s highly successful grassroots efforts. As one who has stood up for the welfare of young women and girls in Atlanta and across the country, Carla is a pioneer and unmatched one-woman phenomenon.

Carla’s hard work, commitment, and amazing progress in cultivating a new generation of empowered young women and girl leaders is a true inspiration!”

– Na’Taki Osborne Jelks, Manager, Education and Advocacy Programs, National Wildlife Federation Southeast Regional Center

“This workshop should be done in all schools and organizations that address the social and emotional development of girls.”

Dr. Carla speaking to girls at a workshop

“I am a Kappa Omega Finishing School Mentor and a retired school administrator.  I was present at the self-esteem workshop Dr. Carla Stokes facilitated for the mentees.

I was very impressed with her presentation and the level of engagement of the girls.  I observed their attention, interest, and participation in the interactive activities that required them to reflect on their thinking and their beliefs about themselves.  I know that the girls left with a sense of pride and more confidence in themselves.

This workshop should be done in all schools and organizations that address the social and emotional development of girls.”

– Linda Thompson, Ph.D., Retired School Administrator, Atlanta, GA

“I just wanted to let you know that I appreciated your presentation to my young girls. It was informative and worthwhile and the students enjoyed it as well.”

Dr. Carla speaking to 9th Grade Girls at Benjamin E Mays High School

– Amina Ross, Counselor, Business and Entrepreneurship Academy, Benjamin E. Mays High School, Atlanta, GA

“The Using Hip Hop to Empower Young Women workshop was enlightening and helped me, as a Youth Specialist, come up with strategies to reach and teach my girls.”

Dr. Carla’s Using Hip Hop to Empower Young Women professional development training for educators, girls allies, and public health professionals at the Columbia College Institute for the Study of Research on Women & Gender in the Arts & Media in Chicago, IL.

– Quan, Youth Specialist, Housing Opportunities for Women

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