Diara Armstead

Diara Armstead, a young professional, aspires to motivate others to master their highest potential to become successful in life. She is an excellent listener with great flexibility skills, verbal and written communications skills, and is very hard working. Four years ago she wanted to start her own business " Foundation of Hope and Faith" for abused, foster, homeless, and disadvantaged children struggling in life. This Foundation will be faith-based with schooling, sports, creative activities, counseling, therapy, and other services and resources offered. She wants to get her PH.D in Psychology, her state license in Cosmetology, her BA in business management, and also publish her poems into books. She has 17 years experience working with children. She has 16 years experience being a team player. She has 15 years experience braiding and styling hair. She has 12 years of experience writing poetry. She has 11 years experience helping children with school and homework assignments. She has 9 years experience cooking and cleaning. She has 7 years experience being a personal assistant. She also started making beats as a new hobby while dealing with writers block. She is a current student at Pasadena City College. Her mission is to use her life story, poetry, skills, and creativity to build a safe place where children are welcomed and wanted to get the help they need to get through life to keep them off the streets becoming involved in drugs and gang activities. Her name is quite special and unique, for it means "Gift." Origin of the Mother Land itself. Her life journey is a gift to the world in every way, shape, and form. Her life testimony is God revealing.