New Year, New EmpowHERto Goals for 2025 – PR.com

Toronto,
Canada,
January
18,
2025
–(PR.com)– EmpowHERto,
an
organization
based
in
Toronto
and
Fort
Lauderdale
dedicated
to
partnering
with
minority
women
and
girls
underserved
communities,
appoints
five
new
industry
leaders
to
the
Toronto
Board
of
Directors
—
Kris
Tsaousidis,
Cheryl
Stookes,
Namrata
Narayan,
Merlin
Jacob,
Kianah
Dames
and
Wes
Gendi.

“Our
new
board
members
bring
an
incredible
wealth
of
expertise,
diverse
perspectives
and
a
shared
passion
for
empowering
minority
young
women
and
girls,”
said
EmpowHERto
founder
and
executive
director,
Janeen
Brown.

The
new
board
members
represent
a
variety
of
professional
backgrounds
from
education
and
finance
to
technology
and
community
development,
which
will
significantly
enhance
EmpowHERto’s
ability
to
drive
innovation,
expand
reach,
develop
new
strategies,
strengthen
partnerships
and
ensure
the
sustainability
of
EmpowHERto’s
programs.

“The
new
board
members
bring
a
deep
understanding
of
the
challenges
faced
by
the
communities
we
serve
and
a
shared
vision
to
create
lasting
change,”
Brown
said.

New
board
members
are
joined
by
the
current
EmpowHERto
Board
of
Directors
consisting
of:
Janeen
Brown,
Founder
and
Executive
Director;
Diana
Gallo,
Board
Chairperson;
Adé
Adeyemi;
and
Kadine
Cooper.

There
are
a
number
of
key
priorities
for
EmpowHERto
for
the
coming
year
including:
–
Expanding
Impact:
Scale
programs
to
reach
more
underserved
young
women
and
girls
across
more
communities
in
Ontario;
–
Strengthen
Financial
Sustainability:
Secure
diverse
funding
streams
such
as
grants,
corporate
sponsorship
and
individual
donors
to
support
growth
and
longevity
of
EmpowHERto’s
initiatives;
–
Deepening
Community
Partnerships:
Forge
stronger
collaborations
with
local
organizations,
schools
and
businesses
to
enhance
program
delivery
and
create
more
opportunities
for
the
young
women
and
girls
served
by
EmpowHERto’s
programming;
–
Advancing
Workforce
Readiness:
With
a
focus
on
real-life
skills,
EmpowHERto
will
expand
training
programs
in
technology
and
entrepreneurship
aimed
to
equip
young
women
and
girls
with
the
tools
needed
to
build
successful
futures;
and
–
Enhancing
Governance:
The
Board
of
Directors
will
prioritize
refining
our
governance
practices
to
ensure
transparency
and
accountability
to
align
EmpowHERto’s
mission
as
the
organization
grows.

“We
are
united
in
making
2025
a
transformative
year
for
EmpowHERto
as
we
continue
to
ensure
young
minority
women
and
girls
become
the
leaders
and
innovators
of
tomorrow,”
Brown
said.

For
more
information
visit
empowherto.org.

EmpowHERto
2025
Board
of
Directors:
Kris
Tsaousidis
(Board
of
Directors
President)
—
Former
Toronto
small
business
owner
with
more
than
20
years
experience
in
the
financial
services
sector
and
currently
sits
as
a
Vice
President
with
Visa
Canada.
Cheryl
Stookes
—
Respected
industry
leader
recognized
for
driving
growth
and
building
high-performing
teams
with
more
than
20
years
experience
in
technology
sales,
marketing
and
partnership
leadership.
Namrata
Narayana
—
Founder
and
director
of
the
feminist
communications
and
public
engagement
practice,
WOKE,
with
15
years
experience
in
strategic
planning,
executive
communications
and
brand
management.
Merlin
Jacob
—
Global
executive
known
for
leading
and
influencing
growth
at
tech
organizations,
channeling
execution
on
go-to-market
strategies
and
improving
various
marketing
and
customer
experience
programs.
Kianah
Dames
—
Influencer
marketing
expert
with
more
than
eight
years
experience
in
brand
partnerships
and
digital
strategy
working
with
top
brands
in
the
beauty,
fashion,
wellness
and
lifestyle
sectors.
Wes
Gendi
—
Director
at
Canadian
Pacific
Kansas
City
and
International
business
professional
with
more
than
17
years
experience
in
project
management
and
equity,
diversity
and
inclusion.

About
EmpowHERto:
EmpowHERto
is
dedicated
to
partnering
with
young
minority
women
and
girls
from
underserved
communities.
Our
mission
is
to
empower
them
with
the
necessary
tools
to
thrive,
overcome
systemic
barriers,
and
beat
the
statistics
stacked
against
them.
EmpowHERto
is
a
women-led
organization
with
the
goal
of
positively
impacting
and
uplifting
minority
women
and
girls
through
free
life
skills
programming
with
a
focus
on
financial
literacy,
leadership
skills,
mentorship
and
mental
health.

EmpowHERto
offers
six
core
programs:
providing
hands-on
career
mentorship
with
AdvisHER;
coding
and
digital
empowerment
training
with
CodeHER
and
Data4HER;
coaching
in
mental
health
and
well-being
through
EmbraceHER;
learning
to
break
negative
financial
habits
with
Finace4HER;
and
empowering
leadership
and
entrepreneurship
through
FoundHER.

For
more
information
visit
empowherto.org.
Media
Contact:

Eniola
Soetan
Marketing
and
PR
Manager

647-370-1231
Eniola@empowherto.org