Meet our Board
Passionate about community empowerment and social justice, Lynette Trawick is a dedicated advocate and organizer committed to creating positive change. As the founder of the I Am U, she works tirelessly to combat social isolation among women facing social disparities, providing a platform for sisterhood, belonging, and community support.
With a commitment to education, Lynette has facilitated workshops on diverse topics like HIV/AIDS, healthy relationships, abstinence, and others for audiences spanning both faith-based and non-faith-based communities. She driven by a vision of inclusive, equitable communities where everyone has the opportunity to grow and shine.
Shanay G. Rowe is a Philly-based author, intersectionality scholar, and social justice advocate.
Shanay serves on the community advisory boards and volunteers with several community based organizations.
The impact of her community work has caught the attention of government officials, non- profit administrators, and media representatives.
Professionally, Shanay is healthcare risk manager for the largest behavioral health facility in the Philadelphia area.
Loriel Johnson is a seasoned Health Educator and Public Health Program Developer who has dedicated her career to supporting Black women who have experienced trauma, to fighting for equitable treatment of Black women in health systems, and to empowering Black women with knowledge of how to navigate health systems in order to obtain the resources they need for optimal health.
Loriel is the Founder of The Balanced Woman, an organization leveraging technology to reduce Black maternal mortality, improve health equity and increase access to health, educational and professional opportunities for Black Women in the U.S. and Caribbean. Loriel hosts nutrition, prenatal, childbirth, sexual & reproductive wellness, self defense, dance, flexibility and healing through movement workshops and constantly strives to amplify the voices of black women.
Whitnee Pemberton is the Director, Community Outreach & Information Services under the Health Access and Service Delivery department at AccessMatters. Here, she helps to improve healthcare systems throughout the Philadelphia, PA region.
Whitnee is passionate about health equity, and supplements down time to volunteer work in healthcare settings within her community. These experiences have fueled her passion as a public health social change maker. To further her academic pursuit of this passion, Whitnee is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in public health.
Arnetta Shaw is a Registered Nurse of 15years with a specialty in mental health crises. She has obtained her Masters in Nursing with a concentration in Public Health to expand her impact on health equity for persons of color. Most recently, she has extended her advocacy as a Christian ‘Sexpert,’ hoping to change the outdated, restrictive, and legalistic view of the faith in favor of addressing health sexual needs with unbiased education and support.
She is an avid lover of Strawberry fruit rollups and advocate in any way possible for those who are oppressed and disenfranchised through lack of knowledge.
Hosea 5:6 “My people are destroyed because of their lack of knowledge…”
Alicia Diggs is a native of Philadelphia PA but resides in North Carolina. Alicia has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work, a master’s degree in Public Health and has completed doctoral courses for a PhD in Public Health with a focus in Advocacy and Leadership. Alicia works for the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (UNC-CFAR) as the Manager for the Office of Community Engagement.
Nechelle Terrell has served as the HIV/AIDS Coordinator and Community Outreach Coordinator for Alexandria Health Department in Alexandria, VA since 2002. She is known throughout the community for providing HIV/AIDS education and outreach throughout Alexandria, with a focus on reducing HIV stigma in the African American Faith community. She has coordinated various HIV/AIDS awareness events throughout the years to include the “Hoops in Virginia” basketball tournament, National Black AIDS Day Symposium and annual World AIDS Day events and commemorations.