We would like to send a special thank you to Judge Regina Bartholomew-Woods. She took time out of her busy schedule to fill in for Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott as our Key Note Speaker at the Good Women Great Lives Seminar and Exposition June 11, 2016. Judge Bartholomew-Woods did an amazing job! Once again we thank and appreciate your words of inspiration and encouragement.
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BLUSH would like to welcome the Honorable Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott of Civil District Court Division D and hChandra Torry-Chapman, APRN, FNP-BC Family Nurse Practitioner as our special guest speakers for the GOOD WOMEN GREAT LIVES SEMINAR AND EXPOSITION JUNE 11, 2016
Nakisha Ervin-Knott
Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott was elected to Civil District Court on November 4, 2014. She made history when she defeated an incumbent judge by earning 58% of the vote to become the next judge of Division "D". Prior to being elected, Judge Ervin-Knott was a partner in the law firm of Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, and Meunier & Warshauer. In fact, she was the first African American Female Partner in the66 year old firm. Her practice focused on medical negligence cases in addition to automobile, personal injury, and class action matters. Before joining the firm, she served as a staff counsel for LAMMICO, the largest insurer of health care providers in the state. In 1999-2000, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Terri F. Love, Civil District Court (CDC) for the Parish of Orleans. Beyond her legal practice, Ms. Ervin-Knott served on the Council of Directors for the Louisiana Associate for Justice, Vice Chair of ASI Federal Credit Union, and is the immediate Past President of the Independent Women’s Organization, the oldest and largest democratic women's organization in the city. She is also a member of the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and the Association of Women Attorneys, and was recently recognized as a 2014 “Leader in Law” by New Orleans City Business on November 4th, 2014.
Ms. Ervin-Knott is a 1998 graduate of Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, J.D., and a 1995 honor graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She is married to Steven Knott and they are the proud parents of two boys, Devin and Dylan Knott, ages 13 and 10.
Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott was elected to Civil District Court on November 4, 2014. She made history when she defeated an incumbent judge by earning 58% of the vote to become the next judge of Division "D". Prior to being elected, Judge Ervin-Knott was a partner in the law firm of Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, and Meunier & Warshauer. In fact, she was the first African American Female Partner in the66 year old firm. Her practice focused on medical negligence cases in addition to automobile, personal injury, and class action matters. Before joining the firm, she served as a staff counsel for LAMMICO, the largest insurer of health care providers in the state. In 1999-2000, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Terri F. Love, Civil District Court (CDC) for the Parish of Orleans. Beyond her legal practice, Ms. Ervin-Knott served on the Council of Directors for the Louisiana Associate for Justice, Vice Chair of ASI Federal Credit Union, and is the immediate Past President of the Independent Women’s Organization, the oldest and largest democratic women's organization in the city. She is also a member of the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and the Association of Women Attorneys, and was recently recognized as a 2014 “Leader in Law” by New Orleans City Business on November 4th, 2014.
Ms. Ervin-Knott is a 1998 graduate of Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, J.D., and a 1995 honor graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She is married to Steven Knott and they are the proud parents of two boys, Devin and Dylan Knott, ages 13 and 10.
Welcome
Beauty Underneath Skin and within Hearts “B.L.U.S.H.” is a 501c3 non-profit organization in New Orleans, La We support teenage and young adult women who have encountered damaging obstacles in life. We seek to empower young women who feel the loss of value, self-worth, as well as ambition and motivation or those who may only be in need of a little guidance. BLUSH provides support with life and resistance skills, self-esteem issues, team building and motivational skills while assisting in the discoverance of their self-value. We also increase compassion and developing self-love.
Our Beliefs
We believe women should have wisdom, self-respect, strength, positivity, dignity, and independence. BLUSH Non-Profit Organization encourages compassion, teamwork, and motivation while nurturing one another.
"You Can't Be What You Can't See!"
- BLUSH Non-Profit
"You Can't Be What You Can't See!"
- BLUSH Non-Profit
Message from the Founder and President
BLUSH is dear to my heart because I was once a young woman without a support system as I journeyed through life and cared for my children while continuing my education. I know the struggle of feeling alone in the world, working multiple jobs, and attending classes, all while trying to learn to understand who I am and keep my children cared for and secure. I made many mistakes along the way, however my faith, drive for a happier fulfilling life, learning to forgive and love myself, and also the love for my children, I made it. As a result of my search for mental and emotional support as a young woman, I formed BLUSH to ensure that today's generation of young women with similar issues are able to feel a since of security and hope.
-Renika R. Johnson
-Renika R. Johnson
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