ABOUT
The Reggae Girlz Foundation (RGF) is organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The foundation will be governed by a Board of Directors and managed day-to-day by an Executive Director with oversight from a Foundation Committee.
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Out of Many, One People
RGF Board of Directors
Michelle Adamolekun
President
Michelle Adamolekun is an talented human capital business leader with 23+ years of progressive Human Resources and Operations experience across the financial, educational, high tech and healthcare industries.
Michelle joined Ascension Health as the Regional VP & Chief Human Resources Officer for Ascension Health in 2015, with oversight for over 23,000 employees and responsible for the development and implementation of an enterprise-wide talent strategy to support the organization’s strategic roadmap. Ascension Health is the largest Catholic health system in the world and the largest non-profit health system in the United States with facilities in 23 states.
Among her list of accolades, Michelle has a Masters of Science degree from Texas State University, a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, certifications as Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF), Board Certified Coach (BCC), and is a certified DDI & Emotional Intelligence (EQi) trainer and assessor. Michelle was the recipient of a full scholarship in the sport of Track & Field from 1989 – 1993 and the Earl Campbell Scholarship in 1992 at the University of Texas at Austin.
Michelle strongly believes in giving back to her community and currently serves as President & Co-Founder of the Reggae Girlz Foundation. She has also served as a board member/officer for St Vincent’s Health System, Sacred Heart Health System, the Central Texas Workforce Solutions Board, Capital Idea, Meridian World School, Jack & Jill of America – Austin Chapter, the NBMBAA-Austin Chapter Executive Advisory Council and the Lake Travis Middle School Campus Advisory Committee.
Michelle has been a featured speaker for numerous professional organizations within the Florida, Alabama, and Central Texas areas and has been applauded for her active commitment to mentoring and coaching activities.
Michelle and spouse Lanre of 23 years are the proud parents of son, Nathaniel (19) and daughter, Olufolasade (17).
→ Email Michelle Adamolekun
Lisa Quarrie, ESQ
Vice President & Parliamentarian
Work Experience
- NextEra Energy Resources, LLC o Director, Mergers & Acquisition 2014 – Present
- Senior Attorney, Real Estate, Land Use & Envir. Group (2007 – 2013)
- Senior Attorney, Commercial Transactions Group (2011)
Education
- Juris Doctorate – NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (Cum Laude)
- Masters of Public Administration – UNIV. OF AKRON (Summa Cum Laude)
- Bachelors of Arts – CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY (Magna Cum Laude)
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, Children’s Home Society (2013 – Present)
- Committee Member, National Bar Association’s Gertrude Rush Dinner Committee (2007)
- Immediate Past-President, F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association (2005-06)
- President, F. Malcolm Cunningham , Sr. Bar Association (2004-05)
- President-elect, F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association (2003)
- Chair, Gender & Diversity Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association (2003)
- Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club of Riviera Beach (2003-04)
- Executive Committee, Young Lawyer’s Section, Palm Beach County Bar Assoc. (2003)
- Member, Lawyers for Literacy Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Assoc. (2003)
- Member, Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association (2003)
- Secretary, F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association (2002-03)
- Member Legal Aid Society, Fund-Raising & Domestic Violence Committee (2001)
- Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers (2001 – 2005)
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Nathan Johnson, Jr.
Treasurer
Nathan Johnson, Jr. is currently the CFO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP), a Planned Parenthood affiliate with 11 Health Center locations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. In this role, he is responsible for banking relationships, cash flow management and improvement of financial processes and systems. Nathan is a graduate of Florida A&M University’s School of Business & Industry and received an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Prior to joining Planned Parenthood, Nathan served as a Finance Director for several non-profit and for profit organizations including Johns Hopkins, African-American Youth Harvest Foundation, Tenent Healthcare, Agilent Technologies, Honeywell and Anheuser-Busch companies. During his career, Nathan also served on a several non-profit Boards, including the Anheuser-Busch Credit Union and the Katahdin Alternative School. He is also a Founding Board Member of the Austin Chapter of the National Black MBA Association.
Nathan is the proud father of twins Nathan and Catherine Johnson. They have just turned 19 and are beginning their adulthood journey!
→ Email Nathan Johnson, Jr.
Georgine Mikalsen
Communications Director
Georgine currently manages the day-to-day client and project schedules for a graphic and web development company in Orlando, Florida — KMDG, Inc (Kammel Morgan Design Group). A graphic designer by trade, Georgine worked in graphics production for many years, then gained experience in web design and development as the internet grew each year. With that demand, her role has grown over the years to helping clients manage content and work in different platforms, with a value add of her design background.
Georgine also works for a local soccer club, the Florida Kraze Krush (FKK). She helped re-start the club in 2013 from the ground up. She helps manage all the graphics, website, communications and marketing of the club. Georgine is also has 10 years of team management under belt by managing her two daughter’s teams during their club soccer years.
Georgine and Kevin have been together for 30 years and married for 25 years. They met at the University of Central Florida where they worked together at the UCF Wellness Center. Together they share their three children: Reid, 22 years old / Erin, 19 years old / Kate, 12 years old + their 4 cats and 1 dog.
→ Email Georgine Mikalsen
Kevin Mikalsen
Marketing/Branding Director
Kevin is a seasoned technical marketing veteran. A BSBA-Marketing graduate of the University of Central Florida, he has worked in the high-tech field for over 20 years in a marketing or training enablement capacity for large global companies such as Symantec, Veritas and Seagate Software. He currently is engaged with a small Orlando-based business, The DiSTI Corporation developing and marketing a commercial software platform for virtual training for large enterprise commercial and military clients. He serves two roles at DiSTI – the Director of Global Marketing and the Product Manager for VE Studio.
Kevin is married to Georgine and together they have three children – their son Reid is at the University of North Florida, the eldest daughter Erin plays soccer for East Carolina University Gand their youngest daughter Kate, in middle school, plays soccer for Florida Kraze Krush.
Both Kevin and Georgine have been actively involved for the last 10 years in the soccer community volunteering time with the club with their teams and at the business level having helped found Florida Kraze Krush and acting as the club’s Director of Marketing.
→ Email Kevin Mikalsen
THE FOUNDATION TEAM
Candice Cruz
Brand Ambassador (South Florida)
Crystal Davis
Brand Ambassador (UK Region)
Saffron Jackson
PR Liaison (UK Region)
Alika Keene
Player Liaison Manager
Alika Keene is a young professional passionate about digital storytelling and empowering young women. After graduating in 2016, Alika worked as a Project Manager for a female empowerment non-profit in Perú and she hopes she can offer her experience in this next venture with the Reggae Girlz Foundation.
She first joined the Jamaican National Team in 2008, during her bout in the U-15 CONCACAF competition. Since then, Alika has competed every two years with the Reggae Girlz, but is currently nursing an injury. She hopes to join the Reggae Girlz once she is finished with physical therapy, but is eager to help the Reggae Girlz Foundation grow, reach talented prospects, and empower young Jamaican women around the world!
→ Email Alika Keene
Ashley Shim
Player Ambassador
Ashleigh Shim is a current professional soccer player and owner of TRAINED2GO SOCCER ACADEMY located in Miami, Florida. She has competed in Germany’s Bundesliga 2 and Sweden’s Dam Division 1. Shim has been around international soccer since the age of 15 when she represented the Cayman Islands in the 2009 U17 World Cup Qualifiers and in 2015 earning her first cap with Jamaica in the 2016 Olympic Qualifiers. She is currently competing with Jamaica in the 2019 World Cup Qualifying Games. At Florida International University, Shim studied Sports and Fitness: Pre-Physical Therapy and played NCAA Division I soccer. Shim is a USSF National D licensed coach.
→ Email Ashleigh Shim
RGF Foundation Committees
- Scholarship / Grant Committee
- Mentorship Committee
- Fundraising Committee
- Audit Committee
- Membership Committee
RGF Partners / Sponsors
Sponsorship:
- Corporate Level Sponsors
- Platinum Level Donors
- Gold Level Donors
- Silver Level Donors
RGF Pro-Ambassadors
Reggae Girlz National Team representatives are dedicated to the foundations mission and willing to partner to help raise global awareness of the organization and its programs across the Jamaican Diaspora.