Ashro Woman of the Week
Ashro Woman: Rev. Dr. A’Kena, EdS
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Rev. Dr. A’Kena, EdS from Emporia, KS Wife, college professor, minister, and style standout, A’Kena has a total of 5 closets (mostly filled with classic clothes)! “I love that I can wear items that are 30 years old….no one knows because the pieces are so classic.”
Ashro Woman: Shanta
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Shanta from Lithonia, GA Shanta is a mother, grandmother and community powerhouse! As Founding Director of The Center for Truth and Healing, member of the Atlanta Black Chambers’ Global Opportunities Committee, and countless other associations, Shanta finds immense joy in making a positive impact.
Ashro Woman: Felisha
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Felisha from Conyers, GA Doesn’t First Lady Felisha look gorgeous in brilliant blue!?! This stunning mother and grandmother is a woman of faith through and through. “My faith in Jesus affects everything in my life.” She serves the elderly and disabled daily through her work with affordable housing, supports her husband in pastoring their church (they recently celebrated their 10-year anniversary there), and nurtures her family with unconditional love—and kale greens.
Ashro Woman: Catherine
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Catherine. from South Chicago Heights, IL Catherine is, no doubt, an expert at a lot of things. Here are just a few: 1. Making lemon pies. 2. Dressing up. 3. Inspiring others! As a mother, grandmother, retired teacher, and ordained minister, she’s had lots of practice encouraging others to be all that God made them to be. In fact, she has personally lived out this philosophy.
Ashro Woman: Audrey S.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Audrey S. from Cuba, AL Audrey is a mother, grandmother, retired math teacher AND retired United States Army Sergeant First Class—Thank you for your service, Audrey! Her best advice inspires us to great things while freeing us from perfection. “Do the best you can, whenever you can, with whatever God has blessed you with.” Yassss! No room for excuses…or for being anything less than what we are called to be!
Ashro Woman: Renee
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Renee S. from Huntsville, Alabama. What makes Renee happy? Besides putting God first, it’s seeing other people excited about their lives. Alright Ladies, isn’t that a rare and beautiful thing? With this kind of big-hearted outward focus, Renee is, no doubt, a bright spot in the lives of many. She loves being a mother and grandmother—so she can be there to listen to her kids and grandkids when they need her.
Ashro Woman: Barbara W.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Barbara from St. Louis, MO This remarkable woman has raised a family, started and successfully run her own company, performed the national anthem at Busch stadium, chaired blood drives, put on major fashion shows, acted as secretary for a 3,000+ Women’s Club—and much much more.
Ashro Woman: Rev. Dr. Ellen
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Reverend Dr. Ellen from North Baldwin, NY This determined woman of faith is a retired nurse practitioner, a First Lady AND Assistant Pastor to her husband. Through her multiple ministries, Rev. Dr. Ellen works diligently to address the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of women and those in her local, national and world community. Her hard-won master’s degree and doctorate took 10 years of part-time schooling as she juggled the roles of full-time nurse, mother of two, and helpmate to her husband. During that challenging season, Ellen and her family also suffered a house fire that totally destroyed their home, leaving them homeless. Did this stop them? Absolutely not! As Rev. Dr. Ellen likes to say, “Walk in the destiny of which God has purposed for your life.” This is faith unwavering.
Ashro Woman: Rhonda
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Rhonda from Dayton, OH This extraordinary Ashro Woman has been baptized in the River Jordan and walked inside the Pyramids, spending 3 years traveling to Iraq and Isreal for military sales work!
Ashro Woman: Danette
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Danette from Jersey City, NJ This one-of-a-kind singer, actress and Ashro Woman is currently the ringmaster of Omnium Circus! Confident, stylish and bold in character, she lives her life from a place of faith. “Faith is the cornerstone of who I am. It allows me to stay upbeat and hopeful no matter what I face. Knowing that God is control, I KNOW everything is going to be alright.”
Ashro Woman: Patty G.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Patty from Rockford, IL This fabulous first lady and mother has been a professional nurse for over 40 years! “I love nursing because it is ministry work and therapeutic for me.”
Ashro Woman: Deborah W.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Deborah from Huntsville, Alabama!
Ashro Woman: Shirley
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Shirley from Stafford, Virginia!
Ashro Woman: Gina H.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Gina from Kansas City, Missouri!
Ashro Woman: Simone B.
Meet Simone B. from Gates, NC. This stylish, longtime Ashro Woman knows the secret to a great marriage: dedication, nurturing and prayer. “You have to strive every day to make it work—and pray. You have to give it more than 50/50 always.” Simone and her husband enjoy date nights and travel, cooking and concerts, picking up their great granddaughter from preschool…and sitting down to Simone’s best dish: linguini with mushrooms, long-stem onions, and shrimp. Yum. Thanks for being authentic and inspiring us in the process, Simone!
Ashro Woman: Victoria S.
Meet Victoria S. from Indianapolis, IN. This exemplary Ashro Woman is dedicated to a life of faith, love, and forgiveness. Her best advice? “Let go of grudges. They are unnecessary BURDENS.”
Ashro Woman: Leona A.
Meet Leona from Fountain, CO This exemplary Ashro Woman has been a customer for almost 20 years! As a psychotherapist and dance therapy teacher, Leona spends most of her time teaching and helping others. She enjoys plants and music, life and culture…and wears Afrocentric clothing daily, even for working out.
Ashro Woman: Arnita H.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Arnita H. from Harpersville, AL Arnita is a dynamic and stylish woman of faith who sings on her praise team at church, works full time with the elderly and disabled, and cares for her parents
Ashro Woman: Janice B.
Meet Ashro Woman of the Week, Janice B. from Dayton, OH Janice is a woman of substance and heart who has triumphed over hardship. After a terrible car accident that left her with broken bones from the waist down, she learned to walk again.
