Robin Powell
Florida A&M University located in Tallahassee, Florida is where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree.
In 1996, she began her career at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as a Detention Deputy Sheriff. Always challenging herself to do more, in April 1999, she embarked into a new territory at the Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff. As a Deputy Sheriff, she was responsible for patrolling the streets of South Broward County Florida. After the birth of her daughter, she transferred to a civilian position, Detention Program Specialist, inside the jail. Unknowingly, this position would challenge her on a daily basis. Inside the jail, Robin facilitated a court-ordered educational Substance Abuse Program (SAP) for female inmates. Many of these females were involved in the Drug Court System.
After working hard and continuously searching for ways to make the program better for the female inmate population, she was reassigned by her Program Manager to the Stockade Boot Camp Facility. The Boot Camp Program was established for direct filed juveniles and young adults. Boot Camp included male and female inmates, and it was established to operate as a para-military unit. The environment was structured. Robin facilitated a Life Skills Program for the Boot Camp cadets. The Life Skills Program addressed Self-Care and Hygiene, Nutrition, Physical Fitness, Substance Abuse, Anger Management, assisted cadets with Problem Solving Resolution, Crisis Intervention, Financial Literacy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education, Pre-Release Planning (Jobs Skills, Interview Techniques, Dress for Success, Oral Presentations) and obtaining bus passes and housing for the homeless inmate population.
Along with her colleagues and supervisors, Robin established a network base of community resources for the inmate population. Robin continuously networked to add new resources that would benefit the inmates. The community resources and faith-based organizations would enter the facilities to conduct presentations and seminars, support, encourage and offer tools and resources to assist the inmates with making a transition back into the community. Robin continuously conversed with the community resources to ensure that the inmates had an opportunity to be exposed to trade and vocational schools, employment offices, starting their own business, military, shelter with educational and work programs, GED Programs and a host of other opportunities. She spent an enormous amount of time speaking with the inmates and addressing issues.
In 2006, the Robin once again made a decision to challenge herself. She left the criminal justice arena. Robin is now the author of Girl Power: Saving Our Daughters Movement, is a Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP), a Natural Health Educator, a Certified Personal Trainer, a Yoga Instructor and the President of Empowering Seminars For Women, Inc. She educates individuals on “Taking Charge of Their Health the Natural Way.”
Programs:- Teen Talk
- Daring to be More Than Ordinary
- The Truth
- Take Charge of Your Health the Natural Way
- Children’s Natural Health and Wellness
- The P.O.W.E.R. Program (Putting Your Health 1st, Overcoming Unhealthy Eating Habits, Willingness to Drink More Water, Elimination, Regular Exercise)
- Keeping Yourself Safe During Police Encounters
Florida A&M University located in Tallahassee, Florida is where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree.
In 1996, she began her career at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office as a Detention Deputy Sheriff. Always challenging herself to do more, in April 1999, she embarked into a new territory at the Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff. As a Deputy Sheriff, she was responsible for patrolling the streets of South Broward County Florida. After the birth of her daughter, she transferred to a civilian position, Detention Program Specialist, inside the jail. Unknowingly, this position would challenge her on a daily basis. Inside the jail, Robin facilitated a court-ordered educational Substance Abuse Program (SAP) for female inmates. Many of these females were involved in the Drug Court System.
After working hard and continuously searching for ways to make the program better for the female inmate population, she was reassigned by her Program Manager to the Stockade Boot Camp Facility. The Boot Camp Program was established for direct filed juveniles and young adults. Boot Camp included male and female inmates, and it was established to operate as a para-military unit. The environment was structured. Robin facilitated a Life Skills Program for the Boot Camp cadets. The Life Skills Program addressed Self-Care and Hygiene, Nutrition, Physical Fitness, Substance Abuse, Anger Management, assisted cadets with Problem Solving Resolution, Crisis Intervention, Financial Literacy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education, Pre-Release Planning (Jobs Skills, Interview Techniques, Dress for Success, Oral Presentations) and obtaining bus passes and housing for the homeless inmate population.
Along with her colleagues and supervisors, Robin established a network base of community resources for the inmate population. Robin continuously networked to add new resources that would benefit the inmates. The community resources and faith-based organizations would enter the facilities to conduct presentations and seminars, support, encourage and offer tools and resources to assist the inmates with making a transition back into the community. Robin continuously conversed with the community resources to ensure that the inmates had an opportunity to be exposed to trade and vocational schools, employment offices, starting their own business, military, shelter with educational and work programs, GED Programs and a host of other opportunities. She spent an enormous amount of time speaking with the inmates and addressing issues.
In 2006, the Robin once again made a decision to challenge herself. She left the criminal justice arena. Robin is now the author of Girl Power: Saving Our Daughters Movement, is a Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP), a Natural Health Educator, a Certified Personal Trainer, a Yoga Instructor and the President of Empowering Seminars For Women, Inc. She educates individuals on “Taking Charge of Their Health the Natural Way.”
Programs:- Teen Talk
- Daring to be More Than Ordinary
- The Truth
- Take Charge of Your Health the Natural Way
- Children’s Natural Health and Wellness
- The P.O.W.E.R. Program (Putting Your Health 1st, Overcoming Unhealthy Eating Habits, Willingness to Drink More Water, Elimination, Regular Exercise)
- Keeping Yourself Safe During Police Encounters
