Teressa Owens-Payne Motivational Speaker from Warner Robins, GA

Background: Teressa Owens-Payne was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. She spent most of career working in a prison system where young "at risk" minority males from single parent homes had become a part of a national statistic. Ms. Owens-Payne involvement with corrections gave her an insight that most never sees; the reality of the down falls concerning our trouble youth. Considering the odds were basically against her, unable to convince many of her cause. She found a recurring amount of resilience through prayer and her love for God. Ms. Owens-Payne retired from Georgia Dept. of Corrections in 2002 after 12 1/2 years of employment. She decided to live out her vision of helping other trouble males through early intervention and travels often empowering her many through motivational speech. Community Involvement: Ms. Owens-Payne is the CEO/Founder of the City of Refuge Uplifting Boys to Men, Founder of the Becoming Whole Project for Women, Founder of Purposeful Men Outlook, Excutive Producer and Co-Host for Atlanta's Nicole King Radio Talk Show, Founder/Committee Chair Leader of the City of Refuge Network, , Certified Professional Motivational Speaker,Certified Life Coach, Board Member for Fort Valley State College Minority Health, Board Member for Kids Journey of Warner Robins, Past Vice-Chair of the Christian Women's Club, Past Co-Chair of the NAACP ACT-SO program, Former Field Representative for Houston NAACP, Former Delegate for Houston County Northside Precinct,.