We had the good fortune of connecting with Dee (Davina) Conner and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dee (Davina), let’s talk legacy – what do you want yours to be?
I feel as though I am creating my legacy as we speak, it is a path that the creator has chosen for me to travel through. Each day, I walk in my happiness and see in front of me what I am supposed to be doing before I can even reach it. I am asked what I want people to remember me for. Well, what they remember about what I have done is great but isn’t more important to me, it’s about the people’s lives that I have touched along the way. That one person who reached out and said thank you for giving me the hope I never had and helping me to see that I can get through anything. It is the words of others that help me continue to do what I do. Knowing me involves knowing how much I care for, value, and love others. It is amazing that some leave a legacy of monetary value for their families, but I want people to remember how I touched the world emotionally and gave them the key to the door to a happier life by loving who they are. Especially women!

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
The work that I do not only inspires others it inspires me to keep pushing forward to help other people’s lives become better. What sets me apart from others is I will not give up! I have a saying that goes like this: “no one will never understand why I move the way I move and if they could see the world through me eyes then they would understand” I am most proud of where I was before and how I overcame all that I have been through. I am proud that I stand tall with a smile and do not look back. Looking a a head at a future that I never thought would be. It was not easy coming from being a homeless teenager, three partner violence relationships and giving up on who I was. I took time to love who I was and value every part of me. I no longer allowed the issues of others to weigh me down any longer. Although I am still a work in progress. I have learned along the way that I come first before anyone else. My story (journey) is guiding me to be the best I can be. I am only in competition with myself and no one else and this is why I fight to be a better me everyday.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I was raised in California so we would take a beautiful road trip to wherever there was a beach; the sound of the water and the cool breeze from it is most relaxing. We would eat at a nice seafood restaurant and just spend time as friends catching up. I love hiking and being outside BBQing, listening to some nice jazz, or some smooth RnB, and having a glass of wine on the patio. An interesting place to me was Sweden and this was because I felt out of place the day, I landed walking through the airport. I felt like someone who didn’t belong. I didn’t see anyone who looked like me but after I was there one day, I started to feel much more comfortable. The people there are amazing and very friendly. The museums were amazing as well. I also did some speaking in St Maarten with a sister friend of mine named Thamisha and I plan to go back there. The food was out of this world and the people of St Maarten were awesome. I wish I could have stayed longer.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Ronald Spikes, Murray Penner, and Thamicha Isaac. There have been so many others who believed in me and encouraged me to keep going even when I thought I couldn’t. You let go of the ones holding you down and eventually the right people come into your life who are supposed to be there. I embrace who they are, and I appreciate them all.

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