Valerie Kelso

Founder / CEO

Valerie Kelso is known as the woman with a big heart. From a young girl, she knew she was born to make a difference. Her mother and father taught her the art of selflessness and loving others unconditionally. Her parents are from the island of Jamaica. Valerie and her 12 siblings were born in England. In 2011 she moved from England to Fort Worth, Texas. Valerie, who had severe lower back and shoulder pain realized that if physical pain could be healed, then emotional pain through love and touch can also be healed. Valerie’s passion stems from her own demons of domestic violence, bullying, teen pregnancy, and low self-esteem issues. Her goal is to reach out to hurting women and teen girls. Valerie knows that if you have had any trauma in your life and you do not get the healing the body requires, it breaks down the immune system and cancer cells can be ignited.

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Charlotte Micali McGrew

Vice-President​

My name is Charlotte McGrew. I am a wife, a mom of five and a grandmother of four. I am a daughter of the Most High King and everything I do including my business I do to bring glory to Him and help the people of His Kingdom. I have worked in the healthcare industry for 18 years and recently resigned to pursue my passion of working with women and girls involved in domestic violence situations. I have volunteered at my church as the women’s ministry leader and also work in the children’s ministry. One of my favorite things to do is spend time with my family and make precious memories together.

Michael Guinn

Secretary

Michael holds a Master’s degree in social work and fuses creative writing and social awareness to create a highly engaging platform that uplifts and inspires.   Mr. Guinn is passionate about helping young adults exercise their voice via powerful platforms for social empowerment. Michael has shared his story of childhood and sexual assault with Men Healing, Men’s Storytelling Project and TAASA. Currently he works full time as a Housing Coach for City Square's TRAC program. Michael Guinn is an internationally renowned spoken-word artist, published poet, author, actor and activist whose professional journey includes work as a consultant, host and speaker for numerous organizations nationwide. For the past 24 years he has coordinated weekly, monthly and annual performances for major conferences like Mega Fest, The Texas Teen Conference, the NAACP Image Awards and the Toronto and Austin International Poetry Festivals just to name a few. He is currently a board member with two other non profit organizations and donates time as a volunteer with numerous grassroots organizations. Michael has worked as a male mentor with The Steve and Majorie Harvey Foundation and DFW Cares.  Mike has a legendary reputation for contributing his boundless energy and unique insight to movie promotions, conferences, youth symposiums and countless other social awareness events nationwide.