Rasheda Kamaria Williams is a driven communications consultant, speaker and author with a passion for
empowering youth. She is an author as well as the founder and chief empowering officer for
Empowered Flower Girl, a social enterprise on a mission to transform the way young people relate to
one another and themselves.
Rasheda has nearly 20 years’ experience in the education, non-profit and philanthropic sectors having
worked with several national and global organizations and institutions.
She graduated with honors from Detroit’s Cass Technical High School and Wayne State University’s
Journalism Institute for Media Diversity, earning a B.A. in journalism.
For nearly 15 years, Rasheda has been laser-focused on making a difference in the lives of children and
teens as a youth advocate, mentor and mentoring consultant. She is the author of “Be EmPOWERed:
How to Live Above & Beyond Life’s Drama.”
Her passion and advocacy work have earned Empowered Flower Girl numerous accolades, including
Kumon North America’s “Impact Award” and SASHE’s “Top 10 Companies for Women and Girls.” In
2019, Rasheda was named one of “29 Inspirational Female Entrepreneurs Who Are Positively Impacting
the World” and featured in Exeleon Magazine as one of “15 Dynamic Entrepreneurs of 2020.” In 2021,
MentHer Magazine featured Rasheda in its “Top 20 Social Impact Founders” list.
Connect with Rasheda via Facebook and Instagram at @empoweredflowergirl and Twitter at
@efgempowered. Learn more about her work at www.rashedakamaria.com.
