"Empowering Girls to Live Healthier Lives" with Trinita Ervin, CEO of Ladybug for Girls Foundation Inc.

Trinita Ervin is the Founder and CEO of Ladybug for GirlsTM a health and wellness social enterprise. Ladybug for Girls is a youth development program designed to encourage young girls to be healthier where the live, learn, and play. Since launching her non-profit in 2008, the Ladybug for GirlsTM Foundation has served thousands of young girls and their families in metro Atlanta through their after-school programs, community workshops and through the installation of school gardens. The foundation mission is to empower elementary school girls with the tools to feel beautiful from the inside out. They achieve this by encouraging healthier lifestyles, building their self-confidence, strengthening their social awareness, and advocating for healthier environments locally and globally. Through its ‘Global Girls Health’ campaign, the foundation also supports girls from the refugee community in the Clarkston area, adolescent girl’s health programming in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, India and they’ve chartered their first international Ladybug for Girls Club in Liberia, Africa. The Ladybug for Girls Foundation, Inc. has also partnered with Emory University’s School of Medicine and Emory Rollins School of Public Health to provide students with applied public health experiences. Trinita is a respected community leader with an extensive professional career in healthcare and health and wellness advocacy. She has served on the Board of Trustees for Leadership Sandy Springs and as Vice Chair for the Regional Board of Directors for the American Red Cross. She has served on the Board of Directors and as Health Chair for the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, MAC. She has furthered her leadership outreach by serving as an EPIC trainer for the American Academy of Pediatrics, serving on the Farm-to-School Advisory Council for Georgia Organics, as an Ambassador for Slow Food Atlanta and as a member of Georgia Shape, the Governor’s statewide initiative to address childhood obesity in Georgia. She recently received the 2018 Woman of Distinction award from the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce for exceptional leadership for her professional endeavors, community involvement and sense of social responsibility. Globally, Trinita is an Ambassador for EcoFemme a global women’s empowerment initiative in India, she’s a member of WASH United a water, sanitation and hygiene advocacy organization serving South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and she is a member of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. She is an active member of the American Red Cross Tiffany Circle Women Philanthropist, a member of Junior League of Atlanta, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Trinita is a graduate of Spelman College and Georgia State University. She received her Health Coach certification from Emory University. She is certified in nutrition and dietary theory from the State University of New York and studied Child Nutrition, as well as, International Women’s Health and Human Rights at Stanford University. To learn more please visit: Website: https://ladybugforgirls.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LadybugForGirlsFoundation/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladybugforgirls IG: https://www.instagram.com/ladybugforgirls/