DaShanna is the Founder & CEO of TheFortitudeFix, an organization dedicated to improving health outcomes across communities through education and storytelling.

As an educator, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and content creator, DaShanna has a deep commitment to working with diverse and marginalized populations, omitting health disparities and creating safe & brave spaces for individuals to learn and ask questions. She does this by offering direct in class instruction on all subjects in compliance with the California Healthy Youth Act (AB 329) - California Department of Education, teacher training’s, workshops and keynotes on various health topics, finding your motivation and using the power of the personal narrative to design the life you want.

DaShanna has over a decade of experience in the classroom teaching 10,000+ students and adults of all ages around the Bay Area. She has been invited to speak at universities, religious institutions, corporate companies and community-based organizations on various health topics and to share her story. She is a DONA International trained Birth Doula with a big heart for Child & Maternal Health and the improvement of birth outcomes for black women and women of color. DaShanna holds a Master’s Degree in Education and Human Development with a concentration on Organizational Leadership & Learning from George Washington University.

DaShanna resides in Northern California with her husband & two children. When she is not teaching students, providing workshops, in-services, sitting on panels, delivering keynotes, or making YouTube content, she enjoys traveling the world, reading a non-fiction book and eating the best food in town.