Game Changers: The Conscious Culture Game Changers 2019 New Beginnings Edition | Page 16

M eet Gar r on & Glor ia LaGr on e
Helpin g Hu r t People
Gloria, resides in McDonough, Georgia with her
husband of 40 years and her Yorkshire, Sir Winston.
She is a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, Dr. Edward
Lee is her pastor and she and her husband are
Directors? of the Couples Ministry.
DUI & Defensive Driving School. However, after a
short period of time it became apparent to Gloria that
many of the participants taking the DUI Risk
Reduction classes were suffering from Alcohol and
Substance Abuse and needed help in dealing with
their addictions. She began taking classes to become
Gloria attended Wayne State University majoring in
certified in various modalities so she could facilitate
Business Administration, she is Chairman Board of
the classes. Gloria is Certified as a Defensive Driving
Directors of Connecting Henry; Preventing Child Abuse
Instructor; Moral Reconation Therapy Instructor
(Board Member); Shiloh Baptist Church (Board
(MRT) CCI; Theft Prevention/Shoplifting; Relapse
Member); Leadership Henry Class of 2018-2019;
Prevention; Job Readiness; Parenting & Family Values;
In 2009, Gloria took an early Buyout from Delta Air
Character Development; Co-Dependency, and
Lines where she worked in Corporate Security as the
Financial Literacy Training for Adults/Women/Teens
Administrator of Electronic and Bio-Metric Security for and Veterans.
Delta?s employees and contractors. After exploring
Gloria believes that addiction is a chronic disease
many different options Gloria wanted to get involved
which requires continued support to maintain
in giving back to her community, she had always
recovery and continued sobriety. She collaborates
dreamed of following in her father ?s foot-steps and
with various community organization to assist in
starting her own business.
cultivating an environment that empowers
In 2014 Gloria and her daughter Kortni opened S.A.K. self-direction, creativity and courage in response to
16