Meet Our Staff
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BE THE CHANGE
Together, We Can Build a Better Future for Women.
Shirnetta J. Harrell graduated from Shaw University where she served as Miss Shaw University 2012-2013 and received her Bachelor of Social Work degree. Shirnetta also became a member of the Beta Rho Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. during her journey at Shaw University. She later graduated from Alabama A&M University where she completed the Advanced Standing Program. As a result, she obtained her Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Community Mental Health.
Her nonprofit experience is rooted in her graduate assistantship where she interned at Harris Home for Children which is a nonprofit organization that provides full-time foster care services and crisis support for neglected adolescents in Alabama. She later went on to widen her social work experience by working in residential treatment facilities, community mental health, and school social work.
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WE CAN IMPACT THE WORLD
"I believe that one of the most influential ways in making a greater impact within local communities is by knowing the difference between helping and serving."
- Shirnetta J. Harrell
MORE FROM THE FOUNDER
Shirnetta used her social work skills to create resources to further expand the elimination of barriers and believes in the power of being connected to others in local communities.
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The No Woman, No Girl Initiative was birthed out of the need to target minority women and girls who disproportionately fall marginalized to a lack of accessibility and affordability in what they need to survive. Shirnetta envisions a safe place where staff can welcome women and girls to be connected to case management support, private shopping appointments available for essentials, and have a place to get hope.
Shirnetta is a 2021 Spectrum Everyday Hero, 2022 Goodman Fellow and was featured in the 2023 Top 40 KNOW Woman Magazine which highlights Black women in leadership across the US.
In her spare time, you can catch her at your nearby Homegoods, catching up with friends and engaging in anything related to women's empowerment. Shirnetta is also married and a mother of two boys.
Meet the Board Of Directors
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
Maggie Kane,
Founder & Executive Director of A Place At The Table
Dr. Terrance Ruth,
Lecturer at NCSU
April Sneed,
Town of Rolesville Commissioner & Financial Planner
Judge Ashleigh Parker Dunston,
Wake County 10th Judicial Court Judge
Liz McClean,
Executive Director of The Holt Brothers Foundation
Amanda Cheney,
Board Chair of Band Together
Jessica Day,
Mayor of Knightdale
Monika Johnson-Hostler,
Executive Director of The North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) and Wake County Board of Education, District 2