Toni Y. Odom

Toni Y. Odom's unique background in business, social work and communications has developed her skills and made her a noted speaker, journalist, activist and business owner. "My goal in life is to make my people aware of their traditional greatness by empowering them and promoting positive images of every facet of our lives."

Formerly the Communications Coordinator and the International Editor in Chief of the The Aurora Magazine for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., she has also been the National Director of Publicity for the National Pan Hellenic Council which includes the nine historically African American fraternities and sororities. Her communications backgrounds spans over twenty years as a reporter and freelance journalist who scooped St. Louis major dailies when she broke testimony of a witness to a second gun in a police shooting incident. Working for St. Louis' top radio station, KSHE 95 FM, she not only supervised the stations $12 million revenue, she also became a popular morning drive character.

Currently, Odom is employed by Disney Publishing Worldwide and recently founded Between Sisters, Inc. (www.betweensisters.org) a nonprofit dedicated to helping women of color to develop a more positive self esteem. She is a dynamic speaker and has spoken at various colleges and universities such as Arizona State University, Oklahoma University, Truman College and many others as well as conducted workshops for Tavis Smiley’s Youth to Leaders Foundation, the I Have A Dream Foundation, and the African American Women on tour.

As president and CEO of her company, Restore Communications, she has realized her dream of owning her own business and has published her first book, Sistahs N’ SistahHood. Sistahs (SNS). SNS has received numerous accolades and the 2000 Best Non-Fiction Title from the popular Sistah Circle Book Club. Her book has also been used for women’s studies classes at Olive Harvey-Chicago City College and Northern Illinois University. Restore Communications is the parent company for several other businesses Toni owns including: Pampered Sisters (bath/body products), UGOGIRL Web Hosting and Design, and SgrhoNalia.com(Sorority Paraphernalia website).

Toni has been featured on several talk shows and the nationally syndicated radio talk show, Today’s Black Woman with Jennifer Keitt. She has also been featured on the SistaPower website. Toni has received leadership awards from Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority as well as the prestigious President's Award from the Black Media Coalition. She has received the acclaimed Peachtree Service Award from VIPP(Volunteers in Probation and Parole) and other service awards from Junior Achievement, Opportunity Clearing House and the St. Louis Public Schools.

Toni is very proud to have received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ohio State House of Representatives and the key to the city of Dallas. She is a graduate of Marquette University and resides in Hammond, Indiana.

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