Heart 2 Heart Concepts Magazine 12/2017-Exploring Your #HIDDENFIGURESSPIRIT | Page 18

FLYKREATIONZ MAKEUP ARTISTRY La’Tashia Fly Pierre, commonly referred to as FLY, is a Program Analyst for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and owner/operator of FlyKreationz Makeup Artistry. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Finance with a minor in Management from the University of New Orleans. She is a retired Army veteran with over twenty years of military service and performed two overseas deployments totaling 30 months in country. While deployed she performed as a Financial Management Manager during Operation Enduring Freedom and an Internal Control Auditor during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She also served as Equal Opportunity Advisor for her unit and as a member of USDA's Equal Employment Opportunity Action Committee. La’Tashia is the wife of Alvin Pierre and mother of two boys, Dontayue Fly and Devin Diamond (deceased). She also has two Yorkshire Terriers named Kaci and Laci. She is a founding member of the Krewe of Athena Carnival Club, LLC serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer and as a Float Krewe Lieutenant. She has a serious passion for glitz, glamour and fashion. A makeup artist since 2007, her artistry resume highlights include: makeup artist for Krewe of Athena Royalty (2014-present) and Zulu Witchtress 2017, collaborates with Magnolia Makeup (2012-present), a Lead Makeup Artist for Fashion Week NOLA (2012-2015) and current member of the New Orleans Pelicans (since 2015) and Saintsations Dance Teams Glam Squad. Additional information and artistry images for FlyKreationz Makeup Artistry can be found online at www.flykreationz.com or on social media outlets as FlyKreationzMUA .