Candidate Biography
Janice Ferebee, MSW is a native New Yorker, author, speaker, award-winning female empowerment expert, public servant -- two-time DC elected official (former Ward 2 Committeewoman and Ward 2 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner | 2F08) and current President of The Cambridge Tenants' Association, Inc., two-time fallopian tube cancer survivor blessed with 35 years in long-term recovery, and retired nonprofit professional with a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. As the first African American Models Editor at Seventeen Magazine/NYC, along with the distinction of being featured on BET’s Teen Summit, The Oprah Winfrey Show and recipient of a 2003 ESSENCE Award, Janice turned over 4 decades of unique personal experience and professional expertise, into tools to empower girls and young women of color to reach their full potential. She does this work as the founder and Chief Woman Warrior of Ferebee Enterprises International, LLC, a global female empowerment social enterprise, as host of the SANKOFA KONVERSATIONS podcast, and through her energizing presentations, innovative Got It Goin’ On® Empowerment Brand/GIGO (personal development handbook series, companion curriculum, and award-winning empowerment program), and her 1MILLION GIGO HANDBOOKS for 1MILLION GIRLS * Ferebee Sisters Tribute Campaign, created to honor her three sisters, Denise, Annette, and Vallie, who ALL lost their lives to lung cancer -- all dedicated to EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN WARRIORS! “She brilliantly mixes her street-knowledge with her wit to successfully empower, educate and inspire!”

Janice is also a former VIP Docent at the historic Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC), and proud 47-year member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® (AKA). She currently boasts membership in the first, oldest, and largest AKA DC Chapter, Xi Omega (Chapter Historian), carrying on the FEREBEE FAMILY legacy of “service to all mankind.”