By Wyatt Miller

Years ago, Dr. Angela Parker was a newspaper reporter, assigned to write a story about Jenesse Center, Inc. When she arrived, the facilities, programming and passionate staff blew her away.

A few months later, she was contacted by the organization's CEO, Karen Earl, who felt she had made a real connection to the work and wanted her to join them. Already rethinking her career direction, Parker decided to work at Jenesse Center for a year while she figured out her true passion. That was 20 years ago.

"As it turns out, what I really wanted to do was empower others to break the cycle of violence in their own lives and to lead more purposeful and fulfilling lives," Parker said.

Now, Parker is the director of community engagement and education at Jenesse Center, a 501(c)(3) c

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