Jackson Expose’ DECEMBER 2014
Monica T. Barnes
Steve Plays MatchmakerWith Monica
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT Daphne Trigg Tracey Wells-Harmon
6. MONICA T. BARNES Producer of Steve Harvey Show!
10. BISHOP STALLWORTH A Christmas Message
12. DECORATION TIPS
Monica T. Barnes Producer of the Steve Harvey Show Editor’s Note: I am so proud to feature Jackson’ s very own - Monica T. Barnes, who is making it in the big league!
By Thomas Roots
14. BUSINESS DIRECTORY Brilliant Businesses
16. DRESS FOR SUCCESS Gala Photo Gallery
20. HONEY & FRIENDS
I have also featured other distinguished persons such as Bishop Stallworth, pastor of Word and Worship Church. Additionally, I’m proud to introduce to you Daphne Trigg, Tracey W. Harmon, and Thomas Roots - Interior Designer. And of course, check out Cooking with Honey and Friends too! by T E R R I
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Daphne Trigg, Director of Treehouse Academy in Jackson, Mississippi, grew up in Flowood MS. Ms. Trigg attended Northwest Rankin High School and attended Tougaloo College where she majored in Sociology. She was raised by wonderful parents, Mr. & Mrs. John and Thelma Trigg. Daphne didn’t start out with the intention of becoming the director of a Pre-school. In fact she started out in retail. Upon seeing an ad in the paper for a position at the preschool, she decided apply.
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D A P H N E T R I G G The director of the school at that time was so impressed with Daphne’s personality that she decided that Daphne was the right person for the job.
The parents of the students are estatic about the education and care their children are receiving. Daphne says ” You become a part of their family”.
Some time later, Daphne was promoted to the position as Director. Here dutes and responsibilites range from supervising employess, taking care of the everyday business of the school, teaching the children, to counselor, bookkeeping, marketing, to a multitasker who makes sure that the job gets done!
In addition to learning everything from their ABC’s to their 123’s, the kids have computer classes that help them with math, hand eye coordination as well as concentration, and other reasoning and problem solving skills. Treehouse academy is located at 4630 Terry Rd, in Jackson, MS 39213. The Phone Number is 601-373-6605
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After twenty years as an educator, Tracey Wells-Harmon realized it was tIme to push the reset button by changing her life and that of her family. After being laid off, this National Board Certified teacher of English would decided to be become a female entrepreneur. She became an independent distributor with IT Works Global and hasn’t regretted a minute of it. Tracey recently relocated back home to Mississippi from Memphis. This Canton native is the proud wife of Dr. George Harmon and mother to two wonderful children, Brandi-Tyler and George, Jr. As an educator, Tracey has touched the lives of hundreds. Teaching is her passion and she sees this business as an opportunity to not only educate but to empower others to change their lives, mind, body, and spirit.
On August 28th, after weeks of researching and prayer, Tracey decided to step out on faith and become an IT WORKS independent distributor. According to Tracey, this business has made her take a closer look at BRANDING herself and her business. Creating the WrapActionDiva Skinny Wraps and More label has been empowering, and she says she can’t wait to share her product with all of central Mississippi and the world.
In addition to the body wrap there is a skin care line as well. Tracey says: “Once you focus on the outside, you must focus on making sure you have a healthier inside.” Tracey invites you to research the products for yourself. Visit www.traceywellsharmon. com or contact Tracey to schedule your private WRAPTASTIC session or to host a WRAPTASTIC party call Tracey at: 901.308.5870
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INTERVIEW WITH:
Where were you born and raised and where did you attend school? I was born in Pascagoula, MS and moved with my family to Jackson when I was 2 years old. I was raised in Jackson and attended Green Elementary School, Powell Middle School and graduated from Callaway High School in 1988. I graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi in 1992 with a B.S. in Psychology. I graduated from Jackson State University in 1995 with a M.S. in Counseling and Rehabilitation Services. I am a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc‌ Mu Nu Chapter, Spring 1992 at USM.
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MONICA T. BARNES
ABOVE Monica is on the set of the Steve Harvey Show.
RIGHT Monica poses with Tyler Perry, a guest on the Steve Harvey Show.
I see that you have a background in the Counseling and Rehabilitation field, how were you able to go from that background to the radio broadcasting field?
It was an easy transition and although it took a lot of training to get acclimated to a new career, it was a fun change of pace with a great group of people and I now get to work on the #1 syndicated morning show in the country!
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There is never a dull moment when you work with Steve Harvey.”
RIGHT Monica T. Barnes is a guest on the Steve Harvey Show.
What is it like working with Steve Harvey? There is never a dull moment when you work with Steve Harvey. I have learned a lot and laughed a lot from a true comedic legend and talented man. Who introduced you to him? I was having lunch with a friend at a restaurant in Atlanta and Steve Harvey, his business partner and Shirley Strawberry were at the same restaurant. It was a chance encounter. When we met, Harvey and his partner were teasing me and when I responded with
my own jokes, they thought I was totally crazy. I didn’t care if he was famous or not… if you mess with me, I’m firing back at you! Did you ever imagine work-
ing with someone like Steve? Of course I never expected to ever leave my career in the mental health field, but one of my favorite sayings is, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him YOUR plan.” I never imagined a career in radio.
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Tell us about your postion with the Steve Harvey Morning Radio Show? I am the Producer of the Steve Harvey Morning Show and I produce the daily content for the show, schedule all guests on the show and manage all current promotions and sponsors on the morning show. I wake up daily at 3:30am and have a conference call Monday – Friday at 4:30am with the production team to ensure flawless execution of the radio show. After the morning show wraps at 10am, I resume my other duties of booking guests, working with sponsors and prepping the next day’s show. Who are some of the most famous people you
ABOVE Monica poses with Anthony Hamilton who was a guest on the show.
BELOW Monica is setting things up for the show.
have met while working with the show? There are so many great people that I work with and have booked for the show, like Tyler Perry, Rev. Al Sharpton, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Hart, John Legend, Al Green, Patti LaBelle, Ron Isley, Eddie Levert, Boris Kodjoe, Shemar Moore, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, and many, many more!
You were recently featured on the Steve Harvey Show for a Match-Making episode with Steve Harvey, were you nervous at all when you appeared on the show? I was very nervous at first, when I filmed my episode on the Steve Harvey talk show… The producers asked me several times to do it, before I consented to do it. But, once I got on the set with Steve Harvey, it was just like another day at work and it felt like we were just having normal conversation. My true personality came out! How did the match making go? The guy I selected lives in Atlanta and since I currently live in Chicago, the distance is a disadvantage. We keep in touch through calls and texts and have seen each other a few times since we met. He’s a great
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guy and we’ll see what happens! What advice would you give to someone who is pursuing a position such as yours? I don’t consider myself as the best person to give
advice to someone pursuing a career in this field, as I was not formally trained in radio to produce a nationally syndicated radio show. I will say, however, that you need to be very organized, with attention to detail and be able to multi-task.
ABOVE (Steve Harvey, Monica, Torrence Brown (Asst. to Steve Harvey), William Phoenix (Harvey’s stylist) and Rushion McDonald (Harvey’s Business Partner).
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Bishop Jeffery Stallworth’s Thoughts on Christmas
“So Jesus is the gift, the Christ mass...” -Bishop Stallworth
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Bishop Jeffery Stallworth Christmas is really a mes- The second method of restoring people to God was a sage for Christ. practice of faith. The Christ is the same as the Messiah. Christ or the Mes- This started with Abraham. siah is the one who restores God said to Abraham that life, peole, places, situations, he would count Abraham’s faith as rightousness. This and existences. method also failed. God made people with many flaws. We see this As a result, the people of when we watch the Adam God, no matter how great and Eve story. It is the sto- they became, were always ry of Christmas. God was falling apart. not pleased with a people Nevertheless, the people in the Garden of Eden. abused God’s promises and Many solutions were put covenant. The people of to motion to restore and God went through captivreconcile humankind back ity, made it out of captivity to God. There were several and developled the City of David. They lost the City of methods used. David. In the first method, sacrificed blood had to be shed All of these misfortunes led to cleanse people of their to the hope that someone sins.
would come and put everything back together again with humankind, nature, and God. This time is known as the Advent. While people waited on the Christ or Messiah, there was a great loss of polical prestiege abused over and over again. God decided that God would give the ulitmate sacrifice as Jesus. In this method, God and Jesus are both the same. God did something that God had not done before, that was to die for creation and had to come back to life. So Jesus is the Christ, the gift, the Christ mass that resotres and reconciles everything to God. The church calls it Christmas. Jeffery Stallworth thoughts on Christmas
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5 TIPS
TO DECORATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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My first tip is, don’t destroy the house. Don’t destroy the house by taking it all apart. If you work around most of the things you have, you won’t begrudge the after Xmas redo of the house and getting it back together.
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Make a small party out of putting up your Xmas Decorations.
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Try to utilize a lot of the nature that surrounds your envirnoment.
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You can never go wrong with candles, candles, candles.
But make sure you withhold the hoursederves and cocktails until you get most of the hard work out of the way.
Such as taking Magnolia leaves and incorporating them into your garland and decor. Pine cones and Spanish moss work well also.
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Try to utilize a color palette that looks well and compliments your house.
If they are pillar candles, wrap them in glitter. It gives a very attractive and authentic old fashioned xmas look. But never forget that special Holiday attire. Know that it only comes once a year and you should always look fabulous with your Holiday best. Catch you at the holiday soirees luv.
This simple tip is probably overlooked in many christmas decorating projects. Color coodinating with the colors that you already have in your home gives an overall better estetic impression.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Denisa Strong, Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray and Mona Arnold-McBride
Board Members, Patricia Rucker, Executive Director, Pat Chambliss, Emcee, Jeff Good and Board President, Debra McGee
The ladies of the LeFleur’s Bluff Chapter of the Links, Inc.
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PHOTO CREDITS: Dr. Chelsea Crittle and Greg Campbell Photography Tiffany Page, Strength Award Honoree Dean Wendy B. Scott, Mississippi College School of Law and 3rd lady is Dana Terry.
Buddy McClain, Miss Mississippi, Jasmine Murray and Steve Strickland
Tamica Smith-Jeuitt and her husband, Rob Jay
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PHOTO GALLERY
Strength Award Honoree – Joni Strickland McClain
Cathy Travis, Tamica Smith Jeuitt, Miss Mississippi, Jasmine Murray and Annie Clay.
President Debra Magee
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Betty Graves, member of LeFleur’s Bluff Chapter of the Links, Inc.
Fannie Jacobs, Doris Thomas, Jean Jacobs and Patricia Rucker
Shana Cox and Tisha Burk
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COOKING WITH HONEY
The Prefect Cornbread Muffins • 1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal • 1-1/2 cups flour • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon black pepper • 1 teaspoon baking soda Stir well now add • 4 tablespoon melted butter • 2 eggs • 1 cup milk • 1 cup boiling water • 1/2 cups sugar are less • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions Pour mixture into light oiled muffin pan Bake @ 350 for 16-18 minutes until muffins are a nice golden brown IT’S THAT EASY AND THEY ARE THAT GOOD! Honey and Friends is on Facebook!
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