Popular in the social services and civil service arena, Cassandra Mack serves as a seminar leader, keynote speaker and consultant, providing employees with professional development strategies and youth with tools for lifelong success. She has worked with organizations such as: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Daniel Memorial Institute, The Independent Living Resource Center, The Casey Foundation, The Archdiocese Drug Abuse Prevention Program, Covenant House, TIAA-Cref, Xerox, CSEA and the National Resource Center for Youth Services.

Cassandra is the author of four books, “Young, Gifted and Doing It: 52 Power Moves for Teens,” “Smart Moves That Successful Youth Workers Make” and “Her Rite of Passage: How to Design and Deliver A Rites of Passage Program for African-American Girls and Young Women.” Cassandra’s fourth book, “Smart Moves That Successful Managers Make,” is scheduled to be released in December of 2003.

Over the years Cassandra has appeared on Good Day New York, What Women Want and Voices from the Village. She was featured on WRKS FM’s Phenomenal Woman segment. She has written articles for The New York Beacon and BELLE magazine.

Cassandra was born in Harlem, New York and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She graduated from LaGuardia High School of the Arts. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Speech from Brooklyn College and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Hunter College.

Cassandra is available for author lectures, seminars and keynotes. Some of her topics for educators and youth service providers include: “Hip Hop As A Tool to Reach Today’s Youth,” “How to Create Your Very Own African-centered Rites of Passage Program for Girls” and “How to Design and Lead A Successful Youth Group.” Some of her topics for teens include: “Don’t Believe The Hype: Your Success Is In Your Hands” and “Respect for Life: How to Give It, How to Get It and Why You Need to Have It.” To contact Cassandra about hiring her to conduct a workshop or keynote for your staff or students e-mail her at: empoweredliving4u@yahoo.com.
 

Young, Gifted and Doing It: 52 Power Moves for Teens
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Format: Trade Paperback, 5 ½” by 8 ½”, 112pp.
ISBN: 0-9718728-2-1
Publisher: Strategies for Empowered Living
Pub. Date: August, 2003
List Price: $14.95

The teenage years are filled with lots of choices and challenges. Teens are at a critical point in their lives in that the decisions they make today can have long term and even lifetime repercussions. And in order for teens to successfully maneuver through this complicated yet wonderful stage, they need practical and timely tools for success. In an upbeat and candid voice, Cassandra Mack offers teens 52 powerful strategies for taking positive charge of their lives. From dealing with peer pressure and building positive self-esteem to setting goals and rising above adversity, it’s all here and so much more. Plus – the book includes an action planner so that teens can put the power moves into practice and a resource section so that if a teen finds himself/herself in a crisis he/she can get the help that they need.

Her Rite of Passage: How to Design and Deliver A Rites of Passage Program for African-American Girls and Young Women
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Format: Trade Paperback, 8 ½” by 11”, 154pp.
ISBN: 0-9718728-1-3
Publisher: Strategies for Empowered Living
Publication Date: June, 2003
List Price: $39.95

Her Rite of Passage is a practical guide for youth workers, teachers, counselors, church groups, parents and anyone else who is committed to helping girls grow into confident, empowered young women. This book shows you exactly what to do to create a successful rites of passage program from the idea stage to implementation. It offers a complete 42-session workshop curriculum based on the principles of Kwanzaa. You’ll learn how to: better respond to the needs and challenges of African-American adolescent girls, lead life skills classes that build self-esteem and help girls grow into their full potential, plan an initiation retreat and crossover ceremony, incorporate African-centered rituals, principles and practices into your program and write up a formal proposal in order to seek financial and volunteer support.
 

Contact Information:

Cassandra Mack
Strategies for Empowered Living
333 Madison Street
New York, NY 10002
Website: www.empoweredliving.net
E-mail: empoweredliving4u@yahoo.com

 

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