Alonia Jernigan is an award winning journalist, captivating and witty speaker, challenging teacher/trainer and accomplished author. She is the founding publisher of IMANI Magazine (1997-2004), which received commendation from the White House as well as the Alumnae Achievement Award in Media and Communications from Spelman College. She has written countless feature articles for Who’s Who in Black Atlanta and Who’s Who in Black Birmingham. In 2008, she was nominated as Most Outstanding Journalist by California’s Electronic Urban Report, an honor she shared with Susan Taylor (former editor-in-chief of ESSENCE Magazine) and romance novelist Zane. Furthermore, Alonia is a licensed and ordained minister of the Gospel. As an expert in the communications field, she brings as much power to the microphone as she does to pen and paper. Visit www.AloniaJernigan.com for a full bio.