{"id":6142,"date":"2020-04-24T07:08:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T07:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/?p=6142"},"modified":"2021-01-12T20:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T02:22:35","slug":"socamom-summit-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/socamom-summit-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"The SocaMom\u00ae Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 10th and 11th, I hosted the first  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a>. Fifty women of the Caribbean Diaspora got together to share information about the things that mattered to us, especially during this difficult time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Melissa Noel Discusses the SocaMom Summit for WENY and One Caribbean Television | SocaMom\u00ae\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FkECqGhtxgE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>SocaMom Summit speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/melissa-noel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Melissa Noel (opens in a new tab)\">Melissa Noel<\/a> reports on the purpose of the Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had speakers representing  Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Liberia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Venezuela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/collage_upload_small.jpg\" alt=\"50 Women from the Caribbean Diaspora Spoke at the Socamom Summit.\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/collage_upload_small.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/collage_upload_small-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/collage_upload_small-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/collage_upload_small-600x308.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout this post, you&#8217;ll see photos of me with some of the women that spoke at the  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a>, some I have known for nearly twenty years, and others I just met when choosing speakers for the virtual conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_socamom_summit_recap-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tanya Hayles and I at her conference in Toronto in 2018, The Black Moms Connection Conference\" class=\"wp-image-6149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_socamom_summit_recap-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_socamom_summit_recap-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_socamom_summit_recap-768x1200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_socamom_summit_recap-600x937.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_socamom_summit_recap.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/tanya-hayles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tanya Hayles (opens in a new tab)\">Tanya Hayles<\/a> and I at her conference in Toronto in 2018, The Black Moms Connection Conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were twenty sessions with topics ranging from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"fitness (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/sessions\/small-steps-mastering-your-daily-fitness-routine\/\" target=\"_blank\">fitness<\/a> to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mental health (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/sessions\/an-intimate-discussion-of-mental-health-in-the-caribbean-community\/\" target=\"_blank\">mental health<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"travel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/sessions\/the-covid-19-crisis-and-the-future-of-travel-and-tourism-in-the-caribbean\/\" target=\"_blank\">travel<\/a> to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"entrepreneurship (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/sessions\/the-bold-and-fearless-legacy-of-caribbean-entrepreneurs\/\" target=\"_blank\">entrepreneurship<\/a>, food, and philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months ago, I decided to host the  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a> in person to celebrate the amazing women in the SocaMom community, and introduce everyone to some of my favorite physicians, artists, creatives, educators, advocates, and thought leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elle_socamom_summit_recap-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elle_socamom_summit_recap-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elle_socamom_summit_recap-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elle_socamom_summit_recap-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elle_socamom_summit_recap-600x848.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/elle_socamom_summit_recap.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/elle-cole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Elle Cole  (opens in a new tab)\">Elle Cole <\/a>and I at the Blogging While Brown Conference in Washington DC in 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had decided on a great location, and we were knee-deep in the planning phase for a fantastic conference in a sunny location in the fall. Life happened as it does sometimes, and I had to postpone the event. I hadn&#8217;t even announced it yet, so it wasn&#8217;t hard to step back and work on moving it to a later date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_5-600x590.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_5-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_5-768x755.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Adanna Dill  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/adanna-dill\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adanna Dill <\/a>and I at the Social Media on the Sand Conference in 2016 in Jamaica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, the news came out of China. I had a gut feeling that it was going to be more serious than the news was telling us, so I canceled my daughter&#8217;s class trip to DC. Not because I was afraid of her catching COVID-19, but people were panicking and buying up all the hand sanitizer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lisa_socamom_summit_recap-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lisa_socamom_summit_recap-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lisa_socamom_summit_recap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lisa_socamom_summit_recap-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lisa_socamom_summit_recap-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lisa_socamom_summit_recap.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>I met <a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/dr-lisa-leslie-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dr. Lisa Leslie Williams (opens in a new tab)\">Dr. Lisa Leslie Williams<\/a> at this  Girls Night Out event in Baltimore, MD in 2016 with Straight No Chaser at the Symphony Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wasn&#8217;t going to send my child across the country without me and without hand sanitizer, while I could see people heading towards a low boiling hysteria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers asked me why I canceled my daughter&#8217;s reservation. I&#8217;m sure I seemed paranoid, but as a parent, I often have to go with my gut. I was hoping that I was overdoing it and being that hypervigilant Caribbean mom who isn&#8217;t about to let anything happen to &#8220;my chile. I was bracing myself for my daughter&#8217;s remarks about how much fun her whole class was having without her, but I couldn&#8217;t take a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_1-600x581.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_1-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_1-768x744.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/keitha-moseley-dendy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Keitha Moselely-Dendy (opens in a new tab)\">Keitha Moselely-Dendy<\/a> and I at the Social Media on the Sand Conference in Jamaica in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then school was canceled. Then the parks closed. Then came the stay at home orders that spread throughout the world. As I sat at home with my kids and my husband, I thought about how isolating this must be for our community, and also how dangerous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bmcc_2017_socamom_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bmcc_2017_socamom_03.jpg 720w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bmcc_2017_socamom_03-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/bmcc_2017_socamom_03-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/bee-quammie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bee Quammie (opens in a new tab)\">Bee Quammie<\/a> and I at the Black Moms Connection Conference in Toronto in 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Caribbean people living outside of the Caribbean are living in close-knit communities in hard-hit areas like New York and Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_3-600x627.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_3-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_3-768x802.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/schnelle-acevedo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Schnelle Acevedo (opens in a new tab)\">Schnelle Acevedo<\/a> and I at Social Media on the Sand in Jamaica in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are often essential workers, like doctors and nurses. A lot of us travel abroad to go to school. I had to revisit the summit. We all needed information and connection to culture and community,  especially during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_4-600x688.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_4-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/beachesmoms_socamom_4-768x880.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/dani-faust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dani Faust (opens in a new tab)\">Dani Faust<\/a> and I at the Social Media on the Sand Conference in Jamaica in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I opened my notebook and looked at the list of women that I wanted to speak at the in-person Summit. I chose a date 12 days from that day and started sending messages. Over the next 12 days, I emailed invitations to speak,  set up the website, registration, promotions, social media, chose and tested a streaming platform, and spoke with our fifty speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200423_235117.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6146\" width=\"588\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200423_235117.jpg 452w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200423_235117-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption>Me, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dr. Renee (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/dr-renee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Renee<\/a>, Vashti Patrick-Joseph, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kalilah Wright (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/kalilah-wright\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kalilah Wright<\/a> at the Blogging While Brown Conference in Washington, DC in 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I reached out to people that I had worked with or admired over the nine years that I have been cultivating SocaMom.com community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_mara_bee_socamom_summit_recap-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_mara_bee_socamom_summit_recap-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_mara_bee_socamom_summit_recap-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_mara_bee_socamom_summit_recap-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_mara_bee_socamom_summit_recap-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tanya_mara_bee_socamom_summit_recap.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Here are the speakers from the Black Moms Connection Conference 2017. I heard<a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/mara-clarke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" Mara Clarke (opens in a new tab)\"> Mara Clarke<\/a> speak that day and it was amazing! She&#8217;s next to me with her son in this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first session streamed on April 10th at 8 am, on our Facebook page, in the SocaMom Caribbean Cafe Facebook group, and on YouTube. It wasn&#8217;t until it was all over that I looked back at what we had accomplished. We talked about intimacy during the lockdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carol_mitchell_socamom_summit_recap.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carol_mitchell_socamom_summit_recap.jpg 960w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carol_mitchell_socamom_summit_recap-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carol_mitchell_socamom_summit_recap-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/carol_mitchell_socamom_summit_recap-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/carol-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Carol Mitchell (opens in a new tab)\">Carol Mitchell<\/a> spoke at one of my first Anancy Festivals In Washington, DC, and for this one in 2016 &#8211; the largest one &#8211; she brought her catalog of books and also did a reading.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We talked about how to build an effective tribe of women who support you and whom you support. We talked about money, health, creativity, positivity, education, and more. The in-person conference is coming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am still passionate about connecting with thought leaders and community members in person because human interaction is important. I want us to be able to laugh together, cry together, and of course, side-eye together. But we are Caribbean people. We are resilient, strong, and we learn to make the best out of a bad situation. What we are in right now is a bad situation, but I am proud of myself, my team, and all of the speakers who contributed to the first  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/nerissa-golden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nerissa_golden_socamom_summit_recap-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Nerissa Golden and I at the Alliouagana Festival of the Word in Montserrat\" class=\"wp-image-6144\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nerissa_golden_socamom_summit_recap-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nerissa_golden_socamom_summit_recap-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nerissa_golden_socamom_summit_recap-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nerissa_golden_socamom_summit_recap-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nerissa_golden_socamom_summit_recap.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/nerissa-golden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nerissa Golden (opens in a new tab)\">Nerissa Golden<\/a> and I at the Alliouagana Festival of the Word in Montserrat in 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really wish I had more photos of the women who were kind enough to give their time and talents to the  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a>. Health and Wellness speaker <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alison Hector (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/alison-hector\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alison Hector<\/a> was at my wedding in 2004. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stacey Ferguson (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/stacey-ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stacey Ferguson<\/a>, the founder of Blogalicious, gave me many opportunities to learn and shine through her blogging community starting with my first ever blogging conference in 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/speakers\/kara-stevens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kara Stevens (opens in a new tab)\">Kara Stevens<\/a> was one of the first people to interview me for her blog after we met in 2013. I have so many stories about how I met the amazing women on the panels. I wish I could share them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a> in April was fantastic. We still have more work to do! Please join us for the Summer edition of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SocaMom Summit (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/socamomsummit.com\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMom Summit<\/a> on June 12-14. We will talk about new topics, and get updates that we need on hot topics like health, travel, and finance. I am so excited about the event already. Some of your favorite speakers have already signed on, and we have new speakers applying &#8211; probably while you are reading this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you weren&#8217;t able to check out the sessions, you can see the replays at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SocaMomSummit.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/socamomsummit.com\" target=\"_blank\">SocaMomSummit.com<\/a>. If you did, and you would like to share your feedback to help us improve for the Summer event and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a chance to win an Amazon gift card, click here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SocaMomSurvey\" target=\"_blank\">a chance to win an Amazon gift card, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#d0eefe\" class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to all of the speakers from the SocaMom Summit &#8211; A.V. Perkins, Adanna Dill, Alison Hector, Alycia Matthews, AlysiaSimone, Ann Marie Collymore, Bee Quammie, Carol Mitchell, Chef D, Cloyette Harris-Stoute, Cora Pantin, Dani Faust, Dixie Lincoln-Nichols, Dr. Cindy Duke, Dr. Kelly Wood, Dr. Lisa Leslie-Williams, Dr. Nicole K. Grimes, Dr. Randi Nelson, Dr. Renee Matthews, DysChick, Elle Cole, Jay Blessed, Joana\u00e9 King, JoAnna E, Jodi Covington, Kalilah Wright, Kara Stevens, Keitha Moseley-Dendy, Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown, Kpana Kpoto, Liselle Yorke, Mara Clarke, Margo \u201cMocha\u201d Ochoa, Melisa Boutin, Melissa Noel, Mikelah Rose, MJ, Natalie Greaves, Nerissa Golden, Nicole Barrett, Nneka Nurse, Oneika Raymond, Schnelle Acevedo, Seneca Williams, SocaSaySo, Stacey Ferguson, Tanya Hayles, Tiffani Greenaway, Ursula Petula Barzey, and Vanessa James. 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