Athena joined Girl I Got You, Inc and became the Secretary in 2023. She was motivated to join an organization that focuses on the wellbeing and growth of women and girls no matter their background. Athena is a current Resident in Counseling working towards becoming a fully Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia. She completed her Bachelor’s in General Psychology at the University of Memphis and her Master’s in Forensic Psychology at the DC campus of The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She’s worked in two local detention centers, private practice, and within a community mental health center in the Northern VA area. Athena has a passion for making second chances attainable to those who have a history with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and/or Substance Use Disorder’s (SUD). In her free time, she enjoys her hobbies of Pilates, going to the movies, and taking her 9 y/o Pit/lab mix (Ringo) and 1.5 year old Great Dane (Huck)to the park.