Vanessa Garrison

Women's Health Advocate, Co-Founder & COO of GirlTrek

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Vanessa Garrison Biography

Vanessa Garrison is the co-founder and COO of GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for Black women and girls in the United States. Garrison has mobilized more than a million Black women to walk their neighborhoods and advocate for community wellness. Her innovative approach, which blends public health with civil rights activism, has sparked a health revolution and earned her recognition as a top social innovator. With over 100,000 neighborhood walkers, GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families and communities.

Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Garrison worked within the criminal justice space, helping formerly incarcerated women access critical services. She began her career working in digital media with Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. in Atlanta, where she managed digital media projects for some the world’s most recognizable news and entertainment brands, including, CNN, TNT and Sports Illustrated.

Garrison has been a featured in the Washington Post and the New York Times, and she was named a "Health Hero" by Essence Magazine. She has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America, Echoing Green and the Aspen Institute.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 01/11/2024.

Vanessa Garrison Videos

  • The most powerful woman you've never heard of | T. Morgan Dixon ...
    Now T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the cofounders of GirlTrek, are taking a page from Clark's playbook to launch a health revolution ...
  • Vanessa Garrison, GirlTrek - TrailNation Summit
    Trails Are the Solution: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's TrailNation Summit June 7, 2018 Milwaukee County War Memorial Center Short, inspiring ...
  • DC Walking Summit: Vanessa Garrison

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