Gail High
Conference Speaker
highgail@yahoo.com
Bio - Gail High
Gail High is a dedicated leader, counselor, and community advocate. She is a graduate of Cumberland University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science. She also holds a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Argosy University and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Gail currently serves as a Behavioral Health Specialist with the Department of Children’s Services. She is also the Co-Chairman of the Health Committee for the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Nashville Chapter. Her leadership extends into the community, where she serves on the boards of Brooks House and the Wesleyan Fellowship at Cumberland University.
Additionally, she contributes as an advisory member of the Genome Research Committee at Meharry Medical College.
In the faith community, Gail is a long-time and devoted member of Pickett Rucker United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, where Rev. Terrance Davis serves as pastor. She is an active lay leader, serving as a laity member of the District
Committee on Ordained Ministry, a certified lay speaker, currently as an adult Sunday school teacher and worship leader, and a member of the Staff/Parish Relations Committee (SPRC).
Above all, Gail treasures her role as a mother to her daughter, Ashley, and grandmother to her granddaughter, Adley. She is the daughter of the late Major High of Gallatin and Christine High of Lebanon, Tennessee. She has two siblings, Cecelia and Shawn. Gail is the proud aunt of Jasmine, Devon, and Hannah, and great-aunt to Kamri and Navy.
Her life is marked by service, spiritual commitment, and a deep passion for uplifting
others.
Conference Speakers
Gail High
A Legacy of Service and Leadership
Gail High leverages over two decades of academic excellence and professional dedication into impactful community service. Her extensive experience is built on a solid educational foundation: a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Cumberland University, complemented by a Master’s in Professional Counseling (Argosy University) and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership (Indiana Wesleyan University).Suanya Williams
Empowering Others through L.I.V.E.
With deep empathy born from her own 20+ year journey through the aftermath of childhood abuse, Dr. Saunya M. Williams is committed to serving others seeking emotional healing and purpose. Her transformative personal experience with forgiveness led her to create the practical L.I.V.E. methodology (LOVE, INVEST, VICTORY, ENCOURAGE). Today, she shares this hard-won wisdom as a speaker and author (I Choose to L.I.V.E.), dedicating her work to empowering individuals to overcome their own battles, move beyond stagnation, and live authentically.
Sherry Kennedy
Dedicated To Serving Others and To a Higher Calling
Overseer Sherry J. Kennedy is a dedicated ordained minister with over 12 years of pastoral experience. For more than nine years, she has served in a licensed and ordained capacity, passionately sharing her faith and belief in God’s present-day miracles. Her life and ministry are profoundly guided by the principle, “To God be the Glory!” – a conviction that all honor belongs to God. Married for 43 years and a mother of four sons, Overseer Kennedy’s enduring commitment centers on serving others and glorifying God through her work.
