Meet Esi, the Reader and the CEO of RootWork Llc.
Catherine Franklin, who goes by her West African name Esi , which means “born on a Sunday”Is a Mid-West Native with a soul that extends far beyond her earthy years on this plain. Esi has a passion for anything that she can create and believes in the power of manifestation. Her formal education has presented her with the title of a Gerontologist (Masters in Aging Studies), therefore, she is competent in the physical body and how it biologically ages through the various life cycles to include community education as it relates to program policy and resources. She also earned her undergraduate in Sociology, psychology and a minor in ethnic studies therefore she is aware of the power of the conscious and subconscious mind and the effects that it has on human engagement. Esi recently wrapped up her studies to be LMAC ( licensed Masters Addiction Counselor). Her interest involves providing community education and counseling service in person and through the way of tele-health. Esi’s contemporary studies center around African Spirituality, meta Physics, charka, Oracles,Tarot, astrology, Yerba ancestral connections, and vudun’s comprehensive system of cosmology . By combining all her knowledge, she is able to provide an integrated approach to advising others while on their personal spiritual journeys. Esi uses an intuitive and interpretative style of tarot to channel to deliver the messages to those who need to hear them. Esi is a Cartomancer, a person who uses cards to interpret intuitive messages.
Meet Gail
Founder
Gail Allen is one of the Founders of ROOTWork. She has a proven track record of helping build a strong presence across a number of social service platforms. She is known for helping, educating, and supporting clients as they develop strategic plans for the future. Her main focus is Goal Setting with Motto: “If you fail to plan, you plan to Fail”.
Certified Anger Management (CAMS) and Certified Shoplifting and Theft Addiction Specialist (CSTAS). Some education accomplishments are a Bachelor’s Degree Psychology, Bachelor’s Degree Gerontology, and Minor Addictions Counseling
Meet Jamiyah
Founder, Creative Designer
Jamiyah is our resident artist and the creator of the RootWorkl LLC logo! She believes that RootWork is the roots to our history and how we did things then. It’s like a medicine, it can be used for good or bad but it’s to heal what is broken.
Meet Alyrique
Senior Editor, Youth Light Worker
Hi everyone! I’m Alyrique Franklin and I am currently an upcoming senior at WSU. I am working towards my degree in psychology along with a certification in community psychology. I am hoping that I will be able to work towards another certification in human factors and a minor in linguistics before I graduate next fall! RootWork to me is about decolonizing my narrative and the way I move in life. Although I am only 20, I’ve been able to recognize that a lot of what is present today was not made to benefit me or people that look or think like me. I think that what RootWork provides is history and an avenue for reconnecting people like myself through spirituality and it affirms that we exist and we always have!
Meet Jamal
Chief of Operations
“RootWork means you gotta get a little dirty in order to be clean! Walking in your truth and going back to get what we lost.
Meet Tamara
Social Networking and Promotions Manager
Founder of “I Crowned My Damn Self”
Rootwork to me is acknowledging your roots on all levels: Economically, spiritually and nutritionally to include forgotten customs and creating new ones.