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Our Vision

To encourage fatherless daughters in our community to heal from the wounds holding them back from living authentically and loving fully.

Our Mission

To equip women with fractured father relationships with the resources, strategy and community they need to thrive in healthy relationships.

Our Values

Community

We care deeply about the community we serve and the community we are building.

Integrity

We deliver our services with the greatest responsibility and accountability.

Love

We serve with love, encouraging all we come in contact with to love themselves as they extend love to others.

Introspection & Transparency

We remain thoughtful about why we serve and truthful about the impact of our services.

Our Team

Bernadette Jackson

Founder & Executive Director
Bernadette Jackson is a Relationship Engagement Strategist, the author of Access Authenticity and Daughter Heal: A Call to Fatherless Daughters To Take a Fresh Look At Old Wounds. She is also a transformational speaker who has graced the TEDx stage using her 10+ years in strategy development & mentorship to create safe spaces for fatherless daughters to learn, grow and heal.

Dr. Ellengold Goodridge

Interim Board Chair
As an accomplished and highly motivated educator with excellent communication skills demonstrated by years of relevant experience in education, counseling, and mentoring, Dr. Ellengold Goodridge has a passion for serving. She is an enthusiastic motivator who strongly desires to foster meaningful professional partnerships. Dr. Goodridge is an administrator in higher education and has been in Adult and Continuing Education for over 15+ years. She is married with two adult children.

Kimberly Simons

Secretary
When you think of sisterhood, think of Kimberly Simons, of Thy Sister’s Keeper, creating a supportive place for each woman, navigating her story, to determine her calling. Having spent her life in the effort of cultivating her calling, she has formulated the steps one must focus on in their quest to determine and successfully pursue their purpose. She teaches her clients that it all starts with the TRUTH of their identity through the eyes of our Heavenly Father. Her motto is “to know joy, one must know their purpose.” Kim is a women’s empowerment life coach, an educator, an author, and a speaker. She is a wife and a mother of two daughters. She is originally from Cincinnati, having navigated life with what she refers to as a part-time father. She resides with her family outside of Atlanta, GA, where she encourages women to believe that they have the audacity to accomplish beyond expectations.

Harmoni Brangman

Director of Development
Harmoni, originally from Bermuda and raised in Atlanta, has a diverse background in entertainment, including stints as a recording artist, professional model, and beauty pageant winner. With a B.A. in Marketing and extensive experience, she became a Global Transformation Strategist, guiding ambitious women and men through life and business transitions. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Harmoni spent 14 years as an educator in Metro Atlanta, earning a master's degree and pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. She is a sought-after speaker, event host, and Chief Innovator of Different By Design, impacting generations through coaching, workshops, and fashion productions. As a mother, entrepreneur, and visionary, Harmoni consistently adds value, inspires others, and finds solutions to challenges.

Tashi Payne

Interim Treasurer
Tashi has spent 18 years working in Human Resources with a profound passion for guiding individuals towards their fullest potential. She specializes in Learning & Development, Professional Coaching, Mentoring, and Facilitation. Her genuine love for helping others not only defines her career but also serves as the driving force behind her relentless pursuit of personal and professional growth. Beyond her HR expertise, Tashi is also a Professional Travel Advisor for The Sunny Travelers, curating enriching travel experiences for her clients. Tashi is also the Founder of Tasheyes LLC, a Travel & Lifestyle company that coaches women to view travel through a different lens by building meaningful life experiences to enjoy every day.
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Bernadette Jackson

Founder & Executive Director

Bernadette Jackson is a Relationship Engagement Strategist, the author of Access Authenticity and Daughter Heal: A Call to Fatherless Daughters To Take a Fresh Look At Old Wounds. She is also a transformational speaker who has graced the TEDx stage using her 10+ years in strategy development & mentorship to create safe spaces for fatherless daughters to learn, grow and heal.

Growing up fatherless, Bernadette is intimately aware that the absence of a father affects your view of yourself and what you believe you deserve. She spent much of her youth working tirelessly to convince the people around her that she had value and deserved to be loved. When the Lord revealed to her that she needed to give herself the love she wanted to receive from others, she embarked on a healing journey. It was the best decision she made. It set her on the path of self discovery and led her to her purpose. Now Bernadette is not only the Founder of Daughter Heal where she helps fatherless daughters to stop allowing their coping and defense mechanisms to masquerade as their personality so that they show up authentically in the world and start to attract aligned relationships but she also sees private clients as the CEO and Lead Strategist at H.E.R Consulting Group.

She is passionate about making sure that every fatherless  daughter she meets has the tools she needs to show up as the woman of value that she was designed to be. She truly believes that healing elevates relationships.