#MantleMondays (3.11) with guest: Dr. Sylvia Long and host: Bishop Travell Travis, Esq.

Dr. Sylvia Elisabeth Long is a Washington, D.C. native, born to Elder Joe and the late Evangelist Pamela Hayes. In 2010, Sylvia surrendered to the call of ministry at the Church of Jesus Christ, Incorporated in Washington, D.C where Bishop John T. Leslie, Jr. is the Senior Pastor. At the age of 20, she graduated from the Evangelical Training Association (ETA) during the 54th National Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith Convention in Orlando, Florida. After relocating to Baltimore in 2013, Dr. Long joined Freedom Church and Ministries, Incorporated under the leadership of Bishop Bryant K. Martin. There she willingly served in several administrative and ministerial capacities before she was ordained as an Elder and installed as the Youth Pastor. Her final post of service was in the office of Assistant Pastor, in which she served until 2021 until she married the love of her life and relocated to the Carolinas. Professionally, Dr. Long has ten years of civilian service in the Federal Government and currently works for the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Program Director in the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. She is also a faculty member at the Foundation for Advanced Education in Sciences where she teaches Communication in Biomedical Science, Leading with Emotional Intelligence, and Communication Interventions for Health Disparities. Dr. Long holds a Bachelor of Science in Management and a Master of Arts in Organizational Communications from Bowie State University, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is Certified in Public Health (CPH) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE). Dr. Long currently resides in Wilmington, North Carolina with her husband, Elder Reddgo B. Long, Jr. and they attend The Door of Hope Christian Church in Marion, SC under the leadership of Bishop Michael A. Blue and Pastor Malinda Blue.