Native of Springfield Ohio, Alissa R. Jones, author, speaker and founder of Survivors With Voices Foundation (SWV), who has earned several awards in her career, will be the keynote speaker during the Women Empowering Change Conference on Saturday, August 1 in Houston, Texas and at the Women’s Empowerment Summit on Saturday, August 8 in Fairborn, Ohio.
Jones travels around the country speaking to men and women who are sexual assault survivors, helping them to embrace the seen and unseen scars, find a voice, and heal. Alissa is a sexual assault survivor who turned her “hurt” into help for others. She was recently featured on Fox 26 Houston News during Sexual Assault Awareness Month to talk about Survivors With Voices and her book “The Stones That Built Me Strong,” available on Amazon.On September 25-26, Jones is scheduled to bring her Voice Your Invisible Wounds Conference to Houston, Texas featuring keynote speaker, cancer survivor and Hollywood actress Phoenix White of WE tv’s “Match Made In Heaven.”
This year’s topic at the Voice Your Invisible Wounds Conference will focus on “Removing The Mask.” Attendees will converge at the Norris Conference Center in Houston, Texas for a two-day gathering to “renew, refresh and restore.” The conference is aimed at men and women to help them find healing and balance in their personal and professional lives.
Additional speakers include Sarah Anderson – Survivor of Head & Neck Cancer, Kandice Ewing – Survivor of Mental Illness, Aleesha Barlow – Survivor of Child Abuse, Lou Gary Hughes – Leaderologist & Creator of WHY Leadership, Cherise Riley – Founder of Destiny Empowerment International, and David Massey – Management & Program Analyst at The CDC in the Division of HIV/AIDS.
In addition, the event will acknowledge and award those selected for The Survivor Awards. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.VYIWConference.
