Sylvia Coleman
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Sylvia Coleman, BA, CMT is an award-winning health journalist, author, speaker and expert in sexual abuse prevention.

Early career

Coleman, originally a Boston native, relocated to Philadelphia to attend Temple University in Philadelphia (1995-1998). While there, she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism.

During her career, Coleman served as the coordinator for the Philadelphia and New Jersey editions of the Learning Key, a weekly educational supplement for The Philadelphia Tribune. Under her direction, the Learning Key received the National Newspaper Association Award for Best Youth Section in 2000. She later became an assistant editor and columnist at Advance Newsmagazines, where she launched the ground-breaking “Kaleidoscope” column, which focused on diversity and workplace inequities. The column won first place in the 2003 Merion Publications’ Writer’s Excellence Awards, Editorial Division.

Career highlights

Throughout her journalism career, Coleman interviewed many public figures such as Jill Scott
Jill Scott
Jill Scott is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress. In 2007, Scott made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and in Tyler Perry's feature film, Why Did I Get Married? That year, her third studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released on...

, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell is an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003...

, to name a few. Past corporate clients include: Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...

, GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline
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and Friends Hospital.

Coleman has also been featured on: NPR, "Wake Up Live" in Boston, Temple University, Praise 103.9, 107.9 WRNB and Borders Bookstore discussing sexual abuse.

Awards

  • 2007 Leeway Foundation Art & Change Grant
  • 2003 Merion Publications’ Writers Excellence Awards: First Place, Editorial Division
  • 2001 Merion Publications’ Writers Excellence Awards: First Place, Feature Division
  • 2000 National Newspaper Association Award for Best Youth Section
  • 1995 Golf Writer’s Schripp Award in writing
  • 1994 Mary Alice Rowdenhosier Award in writing
  • 1994 Alan R. Yoffee Award in writing

Speaker/Advocate

Coleman, a staunch advocate for sexual abuse survivors, taught the “From Victim to Victor” class for sexual abuse survivors with the Temple University PASCEP program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 2003-2009. In 2008, with the help of a grant from the prestigious Leeway Foundation, Coleman created and launched: www.blacksurvivors.org, the nation’s first official online support group and resource center for African-American sexual abuse survivors.

Author

In 2008, Coleman published “Creating a New Normal: Cleaning Up a Dysfunctional Life,” a book that chronicles her recovery from sexual abuse, homelessness and severe depression.

External links

  • http://www.thesylviasite.com/
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