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Matter is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides
an annual
Conference for girls, their parents and girl-serving professionals.
The
organization’s goals focus on building self-esteem, setting goals and developing
leadership skills to inspire more emotionally and physically healthy and confident
young women. We serve the metropolitan Detroit area and support other organizations
that share our goals. Girls Matter is a project of Girls
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Kimber Bishop-Yanke, MIM
Founder and Co-organizer
Kimber Bishop-Yanke is the President and founder of Girls
Empowered and Kids Empowered, a company for over
8 years that has provided over 30,000 kids summer day camps,
after-school programs, assemblies, Parenting programs
and Professional Development throughout the Detroit
area
and nationally in the areas of relational aggression,
bullying, self-esteem, assertiveness, confidence,
social skills and fitness. Kimber is a Girls Circle Trainer
and Parent Talk Facilitator.
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Judge Kathleen M. McCarthy
Co-organizer
The Honorable Kathleen M. McCarthy serves in the Family
Division of the Wayne County Circuit Court since her election
in 2000. Judge McCarthy obtained her law degree from the
Detroit College of Law and her undergraduate degree from
the University of Michigan. In addition to Judge McCarthy’s
active involvement in various professional organizations
she also teaches around the country for the Institute of
Certified Divorce Financial Analysts and is the co-founder
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Andrea Hall
Member
Andrea is employed with DTE Energy in the Customer Service
and Marketing areas since 1994, Andrea is serving on
the Girls Matter
Conference Planning Committee as the DTE Energy Liaison
and a key contact for Detroit Public Schools Alternative
Education sign-up effort. Andrea's two daughters, Aaliyah
and Alanna, have not been old enough to attend conferences
during her former years as a Girls Matter volunteer but
she remains passionate about supporting causes for girls
in the community in which she lives and works. Her commitment
ensures that girls in the Detroit area continue to benefit
from events and resource hubs like the Girls Matter conferences.
Andrea is also attending leadership workshops for Girls
Scouts of Metro Detroit Council and enjoys photography
and craft magazines.
Quote:
" I love to see the girls who come in and act
so cool and nonchalant about being at the conference.
But then there is that glimmer in the eye as she listens
which means she just heard a statement that energized
her thinking about something, or at the very least,
she heard a message that will stay with her the rest
of her life. We all have those moments we remember
from our early years, and I believe those moments are
happening at conferences like Girls Matter."
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Valerie Geftos
Member
Valerie is an attorney admitted to practice in the
State of Michigan since 1994. My office is located in
the City
of Southgate where my practice is focused in the area
of court appointments in both the Probate and Family
Courts as Guardian ad Litem.
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Judy Muhn
Member
Judy is the Director of Adult Development & Volunteer
Services for the Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit. A professional
psychologist, genealogist, public speaker/trainer and
longtime (30+ years) non-profit manager, Judy provides
support to volunteers in training, volunteer recognition,
consultation and support services to serve girls throughout
the metro Detroit area.
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