ABOUT
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” -Mahatma Gandhi
My Story:
Shanice is the granddaughter of civil rights activist and war veteran Eddie Mack Turner. An alum of Year Up Atlanta, she strives to make the world better one day at a time. After graduating, Shanice served as an AmeriCorps VISTA with United Way of Greater Atlanta & Points of Light. During her tenure, Shanice played a large role in securing an Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund Grant from the Aspen Institute going on to serve nationally with the Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund. This experience launched Shanice into serving and leading multiple boards and associations through the National Council of Young Leaders, displaying her passion for service and expertise in youth and community development.
Shanice understands the need for underserved and at-risk youth. At Year Up she serves with the local Year Up Atlanta Alumni Association. Shanice encourages and supports youth ages 12-19 at Ray of Hope Christian Church. Where she facilitates group sessions. Shanice motivates all youth through her public speaking and drives for equal opportunities. A servant leader at heart, she’s always been passionate about her community and the people in it. Shanice pushes for the various programs that seek to level the educational, and financial, playing field for all children, regardless of their economic background, and upbringing. Shanice has a passion for youth advocacy, public policy, and children’s welfare. She’s currently pursuing her education for free at Eastern Gateway College & North Eastern University.
As a community leader, and Christian social entrepreneur Shanice serves the areas in Atlanta, Chicago, & Waukegan in her area of supporting low-income economic communities, and assisting youth development opportunities. As a vocal artist, Shanice is a proficient voice actress and public speaker. Shanice is able to express herself and her vocal talent. Voiceovers help her create fables, and stories with words or tones for the audience. Her favorite quotes are from.
It’s my purpose to help others and organizations become more successful towards their business endovenous artistic expression “
"A famous explorer once said that the extraordinary is what we do; not who we are." ~Lara Croft
My Experience:
In addition to being a business consultant. I am an accomplished voice actress & actress. I have my PMP (Project Management Professional) & MOS (Microsoft Office specialist). I have my Associate in Business Administrative From Eastern Gateway College. As a qualified program manager, I also work with Junvine Justice, on content creation, organizational leadership, community development, youth leadership, asset mapping, board development, & social media management.
“This is where professionalism meets creativity.” Shanice Turner
7 Second Resume Shanice.
Could you summarize your work experience and skills in seven seconds? Even the most sophisticated professionals would find it hard to pitch themselves in under a minute. However, there is a select group of young adults who put the pros to shame and capture the attention of recruiters nationwide.
Opportunity youth, or those between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither enrolled in school nor currently working, are successfully doing the seemingly impossible by proving that they are more than what is on a resume. They are, in fact, an overlooked and untapped talent pool for employers. And in 7-seconds they’ll tell you why.
SHANICE TURNER OYU
Two weeks after graduating from Waukegan High School in Illinois, Shanice Turner hitched a ride with her visiting father to Atlanta, Georgia. She knew she wanted “opportunity, education, foundation, and something better”. Shanice wanted to see growth and improvement in her life. She wanted to go places. Four months after leaving Waukegan, Shanice enrolled as a freshman in college. Shanice is currently working on a BA degree in Business Management at Eastern Gateway College. “Something better” is definitely on her immediate horizo
OwnthePower2018: OYUnited.org
For the 2018 Marguerite Casey Foundation national convening, we created a short video spotlighting OYUnited's impact and our view of power. Those who have experienced poverty have the wisdom and agency to advocate on our own behalf for equity and solve the problems facing our communities.
OYU votes: Shanice Turner
Opportunity Youth United is registering people to vote nationwide before the Sept 26 National Voter Registration Day!
National Council of Young Leaders Meet with East Harlem YouthBuild
Members of the National Council of Young Leaders, Opportunity Youth United's coordinating council, met with East Harlem YouthBuild on February 28, 2017 to share ideas and recruit members to OYU.
OYU Session at Opportunity Youth Network Convening 2015
Please visit OYUnited.org | What is Opportunity Youth United? Watch as young leaders from the National Council of Young Leaders, the coordinating council of Opportunity Youth United (OYU), share through spoken word and personal stories the goals, priorities and actions of OYU. This session was filmed at the annual Opportunity Youth Network (OYN) convening. More on OYU: OYUnited.org More on OYN: https://aspencommunitysolutions.org/t...
OYUnited Highlights: Greater Miami Service Corps
Members of the National Council of Young Leaders hold a recruitment meeting with the Greater Miami Corps in January 2017.
Recent Articles
Opportunity Youth: Redefining ‘Disconnected‘
When Shanice Turner attended high school in Waukegan, Illinois, her classroom was filled with diversity, yet there was little opportunity for…
How I Carried on My Grandfather’s Legacy
Staffers entered the office bussing and brimming with anticipation. The seating area was filled with…
Youth Leader: Lose Yourself in the Service of Others
Shanice Turner comes from a family of doers and go-getters. When her grandmother and other households…
Student Voices in Action: Spotlight on the National Council of Young Leaders
As a Council member and former opportunity youth, Shanice says the Council has given her the strength and opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals at a roundtable about what new opportunities for youth could look like.
Nonprofit Year Up Levels Up for Giving Tuesday
Jesus Contreras, Shanice Turner, and Emilia Perez are some of the faces of the nearly 20,000 alumni whose careers Year Up has helped advance with an approach that focuses on students’ professional and personal development to place them on a path to economic self-sufficiency. This week, the trio—a business consultant at American Express, a project coordinator at Forum for Youth Investment, and an AV/VC Inspections Tier 1 Technician @ Facebook at Milestone Technologies Inc. respectively—will quite literally be the faces of the organization.
Meet OYU Leader Shanice Turner
Opportunity Youth: Redefining ‘Disconnected‘
That Atlanta’s voter turnout was so high—particularly among young voters, historically the demographic with the lowest voter turnout of all—may be the story of the election.
Teen Vogue Article
With the balance of the Senate hinging on the runoff elections, spending has already passed over $300 million in Georgia.
Youth Leader: Lose Yourself in the Service of Others
Shanice Turner comes from a family of doers and go-getters. When her grandmother and other households…
I am a Christian community leader activist, social entrepreneur, voice actress, actress, and most important a guardian long-distance caretaker to my mom.
Aspen Institute United Way Featured
It is time to change our narrative by transforming the lives of all of our youth and young adults, particularly those aged 16-24 who are disconnected or susceptible to being disconnected from education and employment.
Service as a Solution: A Weekend of Remembrance and Impact
Service has the potential to transform communities and bring people from all walks of life together through a common purpose and a shared goal. This weekend, I saw that potential activated when a new class of ServiceWorks AmeriCorps VISTAs began their work in support of the economic progress of young people as the country remembered those we lost 15 years ago on September 11.
On Saturday, September 10 in New York City, Citi joined volunteer service champion General Stanley McChrystal to help kick off another year of ServiceWorks as part of the Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress initiative.
