| About Us LeFlore Communications, LLC opened in August 2005 (and was officially incorporated in the State of Wisconsin in October 2005). LeFlore Communications is a registered vendor with the Federal Government, and certified minority small business entity with the State of Wisconsin and the City of Milwaukee's Emerging Business Enterprise Program (EBE). LeFlore Communications strongly supports collaboration for mutual benefit with other small businesses and individuals with complementary areas of expertise. We work with freelance writers, graphic designers, project managers and independent contractors on special projects. Background of Owner Fannie LeFlore, MS, is a Social Entrepreneur, Journalist and Licensed Professional Counselor. These combined career areas are the foundation of the expertise and quality professional services provided by LeFlore Communications, LLC. Fannie LeFlore engages in multiple roles as a Writer/ Editor and Corporate Communications/ Special Projects Consultant working with diverse businesses and other clientele. LeFlore brings 25 years of professional experience to the various projects she undertakes, and can best be described as flexible in her approach to communications. LeFlore received a bachelor's degree in Journalism in 1985 from the University of Iowa, and a master's degree in Education/ Counseling in 1993 from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Previously, LeFlore was an award-winning newspaper reporter. Her 10-year professional communications background includes media employment in Iowa, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. In 1995-96, she worked on a major freelance project that combined her areas of expertise in psychology and writing as Co-writer/Editor of The Road Less Traveled and Beyond (1997), a book by the late, internationally-known author, M. Scott Peck, M.D. (See photos below). LeFlore obtained credentials in 1993 as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and was subsequently certified (2003) as a Substance Abuse Counselor in Wisconsin. Her professional experience in non-profit and private practice human services is inclusive of community health, education and counseling programs. For ten years, she had various roles in program development, supervisory/management and direct client services as a psychotherapist working with individuals, families and groups. Over the years, LeFlore also taught writing classes part-time for high school and college students, and facilitated various subject-matter presentations and workshops/trainings. Email or call Fannie at 414-438-1534. The consumer product invented by Fannie LeFlore can be found at www.toothbrushhygienehelper.com. |
Recent activities:
2010 to date: Networking through LinkedIn, FaceBook and
various in-person events, resulting in new collaborations
with colleagues across the country, and with various articles
published on national/international websites.
2008-2009: Fannie attended several
small business and entrepreneurs'
conferences, and networking events
at various colleges and universities (as
speaker at Mount Mary College
and program participant with Medical
College of Wisconsin) and community
organizations (The Planning Council )
relevant to promoting collaborative
violence-prevention and community
benefit activities in Milwaukee.
December 17-21, 2007: Various presentations and
meetings with diverse sources/audiences to explore new
Social Entrepreneurship plans and related options for
business development, inclusive of a two-day stay in
Hampton, Virginia.
December 13, 2007: As trainer for professional staff at the
Milwaukee County House of Corrections, with co-presenter
Brenda Wesley speaking about her family's experiences, as
part of ongoing Mental Health awareness project efforts
being coordinated by LeFlore and Dr. Bell as Co-Directors.
October 31, 2007: As Mental Health panel speaker with Dr.
Michael Bell and as workshop presenter with Dr. Bell and
Darlene Luckett in Washington, D.C. at the National
Conference on Safe Schools and Communities, sponsored
by the Hamilton Fish Institute/George Washington
University and the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 24, 2007: With Dr. Michael Bell and Darlene Luckett
in interviews by Susan Bence of WUWM Milwaukee Public
Radio, for upcoming two-segment program about mental
health and violence prevention.
October 17, 2007: As facilitator of a 2-hour community
discussion for the "2007 Week Without Violence,"
sponsored by YWCA Greater Milwaukee, with guest
speakers Darlene Luckett and Gary Whitley sharing their
professional and personal experiences.
July & August 2007: July 12 as a guest (with Dwayne Lee
and Sue McKenzie) discussing Mental Health Matters
project on WMCS/1290 radio with program host Cassandra
McShepard; Aug. 9 as guest on WMCS discussing effective
communication and mental health.
Fall 2006 and Winter 2006-07: The Wisconsin Psychiatrist
published articles by Fannie on mental health and
MH/violence prevention (latter co-authored with Dr. Michael
Bell).
Blasts-from-the-Past Articles featuring Fannie LeFlore
(from LookSmart's "FindArticles" website):
Top writer, admirer travel along a new `Road,' by Lois
Blinkhorn; published in the Milwaukee Journal -- about
Fannie's work as editor of a book by M. Scott Peck
"Seeing racism as a mental health issue," in Milwaukee
Journal column by Eugene Kane -- about "Healing From
Racism" Workshops facilitated by Fannie at community
agencies in Milwaukee
"Letter to editor: Workshop on racism gets at the problem,"
in Milwaukee Journal
2010 to date: Networking through LinkedIn, FaceBook and
various in-person events, resulting in new collaborations
with colleagues across the country, and with various articles
published on national/international websites.
2008-2009: Fannie attended several
small business and entrepreneurs'
conferences, and networking events
at various colleges and universities (as
speaker at Mount Mary College
and program participant with Medical
College of Wisconsin) and community
organizations (The Planning Council )
relevant to promoting collaborative
violence-prevention and community
benefit activities in Milwaukee.
December 17-21, 2007: Various presentations and
meetings with diverse sources/audiences to explore new
Social Entrepreneurship plans and related options for
business development, inclusive of a two-day stay in
Hampton, Virginia.
December 13, 2007: As trainer for professional staff at the
Milwaukee County House of Corrections, with co-presenter
Brenda Wesley speaking about her family's experiences, as
part of ongoing Mental Health awareness project efforts
being coordinated by LeFlore and Dr. Bell as Co-Directors.
October 31, 2007: As Mental Health panel speaker with Dr.
Michael Bell and as workshop presenter with Dr. Bell and
Darlene Luckett in Washington, D.C. at the National
Conference on Safe Schools and Communities, sponsored
by the Hamilton Fish Institute/George Washington
University and the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 24, 2007: With Dr. Michael Bell and Darlene Luckett
in interviews by Susan Bence of WUWM Milwaukee Public
Radio, for upcoming two-segment program about mental
health and violence prevention.
October 17, 2007: As facilitator of a 2-hour community
discussion for the "2007 Week Without Violence,"
sponsored by YWCA Greater Milwaukee, with guest
speakers Darlene Luckett and Gary Whitley sharing their
professional and personal experiences.
July & August 2007: July 12 as a guest (with Dwayne Lee
and Sue McKenzie) discussing Mental Health Matters
project on WMCS/1290 radio with program host Cassandra
McShepard; Aug. 9 as guest on WMCS discussing effective
communication and mental health.
Fall 2006 and Winter 2006-07: The Wisconsin Psychiatrist
published articles by Fannie on mental health and
MH/violence prevention (latter co-authored with Dr. Michael
Bell).
Blasts-from-the-Past Articles featuring Fannie LeFlore
(from LookSmart's "FindArticles" website):
Top writer, admirer travel along a new `Road,' by Lois
Blinkhorn; published in the Milwaukee Journal -- about
Fannie's work as editor of a book by M. Scott Peck
"Seeing racism as a mental health issue," in Milwaukee
Journal column by Eugene Kane -- about "Healing From
Racism" Workshops facilitated by Fannie at community
agencies in Milwaukee
"Letter to editor: Workshop on racism gets at the problem,"
in Milwaukee Journal
In upper right photo, Fannie LeFlore (second from left) with colleagues including Lora Hyler (far right) at Jan. 31,
2008 event sponsored by CitiGal Magazine at the Mequon Country Club in the Milwaukee area. Photo courtesy of
CitiGal.
In lower right photo, Fannie is pictured with Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. Surgeon General, after Elders' keynote
presentation at the American Mental Health Counselor's Association conference in July 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri.
In three photos on left: Fannie with M. Scott Peck, M.D., while working as editor on his book, "The Road Less
Traveled and Beyond," in the mid-1990s, at Peck's home office in Connecticut. Dr. Peck died in 2005 at age 69.
2008 event sponsored by CitiGal Magazine at the Mequon Country Club in the Milwaukee area. Photo courtesy of
CitiGal.
In lower right photo, Fannie is pictured with Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former U.S. Surgeon General, after Elders' keynote
presentation at the American Mental Health Counselor's Association conference in July 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri.
In three photos on left: Fannie with M. Scott Peck, M.D., while working as editor on his book, "The Road Less
Traveled and Beyond," in the mid-1990s, at Peck's home office in Connecticut. Dr. Peck died in 2005 at age 69.
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