Ms. Samuel is committed to promoting professional growth and development in today’s youth. To that end, she actively participates in developing and implementing a range of youth activities throughout the community to foster leadership development in all age groups. She also serves as a mentor to several students and adults and encourages self-development and self-motivation to achieve personal and professional goals. Ms. Samuel has spoken to students and conducted professional workshops at several colleges and universities on the art of being successful in the corporate job market. Her goal is to motivate and inspire students to plan for success and to take responsibility for their destiny.

Ms. Samuel has navigated through her professional career with a positive attitude and views herself as a “glass is half-full” kind of person. She firmly believes that people with a positive attitude will see and find opportunities that others simply will not.

Ms. Samuel and her family live in northern Virginia. She enjoys spending quality time with her family and traveling to places she has never traveled to before. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, real estate investment, and focusing on her writing. Ms. Samuel recently completed a series of children’s books and has begun work on her first novel and another College Guide. This is her first published book.

 

Ms. Samuel recently published a college guide titiled "Preparing for Success in Corporate America - College Guide." Samuel currently writes a monthly column in South Carolina Women magazine entitled ‘Career Management in a Minute,’ where she offers proven professional tips and techniques on managing and advancing professional careers.