Nashely Virgil, a woman of great vision and passion, is a powerful leader at Extra Solution Staffing. Dedicated to creating businesses that create opportunities, Nashely has committed her life to support both youth and adults who are in need of a second chance. She has developed a remote call center that employs people from around the United States, launched several thriving transportation companies, established ongoing working partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, and is now the owner of Extra Solution Staffing. Nashely is an expert at creating strong foundations on which new business endeavors can stand. . Along these lines, ESS is more than a business – to Nashely, it is a way to continue building community relationships and provide mentoring for those who want to see their way forward. Passionate and talented, Nashely is thrilled to create ESS as a place through which both individuals and companies can connect and thrive.

Dr. Rhonda is a Life Transitions Strategist who specializes in assisting youth, adults, and entrepreneurs with achieving success personally and professionally. For the past five years, she has coached clients nationally and internationally. She focuses on life, career, education, and business coaching.

Dr. Rhonda has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education Administration from Mercer University located in Atlanta, GA. She has over 10 years of experience in human resources and strategic management, with six of those years devoted to higher education administration. She has worked in corporate and higher education arenas. Dr. Rhonda has been employed in traditional, proprietary, private, and Christian institutions of higher education.

Dr. Rhonda has expertise in student affairs, program management, forming external partnerships, alumni affairs, retention, marketing, and career services. She has many years of experience in critiquing resumes and cover letters, assisting professionals with interview preparation, teaching, professional development, training and building strategic partnerships. In addition, Dr. Rhonda has many years of experience guiding and assisting entrepreneurs with implementing best practices and developing a solid business foundation. She has a strong passion for seeing others achieve their goals and aspirations. She is also a published author and blogger.

With over 36 years of community development and banking experience, Deirdra Cox, Founder and President of Community Sustainability Enterprise, (CSE) leads the Georgia based 501c3 in their impactful regional community development work. CSE’s mission is the socioeconomic transformation of of low-income/high potential communities one generation at a time, through strategic cross collaborative programming, in partnership with School Based Public Private Partnerships and Affordable Housing communities, that leads to next level self-sufficiency, and wealth building. Deirdra has dedicated the past 14 years of her career focused on cross-collaborative partnerships and evidence-based programming that drives positive socioeconomic outcomes in underserved communities.

Deirdra’s uncanny knack to forge impactful collaborative partnerships to drive local community and economic development efforts, has resulted in School Based Public Private Partnerships in Georgia, that produced 2 in-school full service financial branches, that are run by high school students. CSE’s Workforce Development programs boasts a 92% hire and retention rate among our program graduates, and 100% completion rate of all CSE “success service” pillars among the thousands of youth and adults we educate, coach and empower.

Deirdra is an accomplished public speaker, author, blogger and mother of two adult children. She can be found at the beach during times of rejuvenation, preparing for her next people and policy shifting community and economic development journey. Deirdra believes that what you’ve been through, doesn’t define your destiny, but it gives you strength, courage and wisdom to fulfill your destiny.

I am a multi-talented individual focused on improving communities through active engagement. I've acquired many skills throughout the years from bookkeeping in a consultant firm to managing day-to-day operations in construction and many more roles in-between. Throughout this time of growth I've always had a focus on making a lasting impact in communities who need it the most through applying my diverse skill set. Currently, I'm working with Community Sustainability Enterprises as the manger of logistics and technology as we partner with Private and Public sectors to bring self-efficacy and sustainability to communities in the South East!