Our Team
The lovely members of Petal to Life have one thing in common, we all have a love of people and progress. Each of us has also observed and/or experienced the affects of addiction.
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Detria Greene
Unlike what statistics expect, she became a single-parent at the age of seventeen even though she was reared in a two-parent, Christian household with lot of love and provision. Detria gave birth to a handsome son. It was a sudden adjustment, but despite any disappointments her family supported her through her parental journey. She later had a beautiful girl. Thankfully, she had the privilege to stay home with both children to give them the love and support her parents had shown her.
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She later moved away from home and suffered through an abusive relationship. Having not addressed the trauma of the domestic abuse, she began to spiral downhill with alcohol and substance abuse. In the early 90's, she moved back to Asheville and faced her addiction. With a year and a half spent in a recovery program, she was able to become the person she knew she could be.
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Detria went on to manage a business based in North Carolina while pursing a degree in Marketing. She is a proud graduate of AB Tech,
and owner of the start-up recovery program Petals to Life based in Spartanburg, SC. She did her undergraduate studies in Business Administration at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. While her journey was not easy, she believes it gave her the heart to help other women blossom to their full potential, and she looks forward to being a bridge to others wanting a better life, too.
Lawana Dendy
Lawanna Dendy is the owner of LD & Associates LLC, an HR consulting firm in Greenville, SC. She gained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management from Limestone College and her Master’s Degree from Clemson University in Human Resource Development. Lawanna also holds a Professional in Human Resources, PHR certification.
Lawanna is a well-versed RHRBP with over fifteen years of valuable and relevant experience in strategic planning, team building, change management, coaching, and collaboration. These skills are used for aligning a skilled workforce with management needs in order to achieve business objectives.
In addition to her experience, Lawanna’s passion is helping others adopt a growth mindset. She believes if there is a big enough WHY fueled with purpose, understanding, and clear communication most people will buy-in with the right mindset…a Growth Mindset.
Stephanie Knight
Stephanie Knight is the owner and operator of Loc Nation, a natural hair care salon that specializes in Sisterlocks, braids, twists, locs, children's styles, and more. Stephanie has been in natural hair care industry since 2001. She finds great joy and satisfaction in helping my clients to begin and sustain their loc and natural hair journeys.
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She is the mother of 2 boys and serve the Lord every day. Her passions are loving God, being a mom and haircare. In her free time I enjoy praying, reading, spending time with my family, and taking long walks in the park.
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Angie Shippy
Angelia Shippy is an licensed cosmetologist with over 25 years of experience and a licensed phlebotomist for 7 years. She and her husband are the proud owners of JSA Investments and part-owners of Belle Realty and Associates. She is currently working as a Dialysys Technician because her passion lies in caring for the community.
She is big on family. Raised in Ashveille, NC, she came from a large family, and she is the youngest of five siblings. From her happy matrimony over 18 years ago, she had become the mother of 6 wonderful children and grandmother of four adorable grandchildren.
Yvonne Miller
Yvonne Miller currently serves as Chief of Staff for The See Forever Foundation, Maya Angelou Schools network. In this role, she oversees strategic projects from ideation to implementation, acting as an advisor for operations and organizational effectiveness. Additionally, Yvonne is focused on positively influencing workplace culture through launching programs and initiatives to improve employee experience.
An experienced attorney and legal counsel, Yvonne’s expertise spans corporations and government agencies. She was an organizer for former President Barack Obama’s inaugural presidential campaign in four states in the 2008 Democratic primary cycle and subsequently worked in field operations at the National Headquarters of the NAACP. Yvonne also interned in the Office of Public Engagement at The White House in the first Obama-Biden presidential administration where she worked on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Yvonne is a proud South Carolinian. She graduated from the University of South Carolina. Yvonne earned her Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Law School and is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
In her spare time, Yvonne enjoys mentoring high school students, volunteering with the GripTape Youth Driven Learning Challenge.
Carrie Saxon
Carrie Saxon is a proud graduate of Converse College, in Spartanburg, South. There she earned her B.S. degree in Business Administration-Finance, Accounting minor, and Computer Science concentration.
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Carrie when to start her consultancy Shot-N-Framed based in Greenwood, SC and her insurance agency The Saxon Agency in Columbia, SC. Her biggest passions are seeing people putting there best foot forward from feeling like a million bucks to making their first million.
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She is a mentor in the Dream Builders of Greenwood program. In her downtime, Carrie enjoys spending time with family and friends, hosting free educational seminars and one-on-ones, exercising, reading, photography, and long walks in nature.
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Roberta Lyons
As the Executive Director at Brookdale Asheville Overlook in Asheville, NC, Roberta Lyons feels so blessed to have the
opportunity to work with my residents, families and each member of our Carolina Pride team.
She joined Brookdale Senior Living in August 2014 as a part-time Resident Care Associate working a couple of days each week while continuing a full-time career with the Asheville Citizen-Times as an Elite Sales Account Executive. With her tenured experience of 17 years, she was able to transition as the Sales Manager at Brookdale Asheville Overlook in 2015. It allowed her to do what she loves while still caring for current residents and new families. Accomplishments during her sales tenure included being awarded the President’s Club in 2016 and the Chairman’s Club for sales growth in 2017.
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After a brief transfer, she rejoined the Brookdale family to become the Executive Director at Brookdale Asheville Overlook from 2018 to 2021.
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In her spare time, she loves spending tine with her family, watching Braves baseball, and playing adult co-ed league softball. She's also an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
