Dr. Topeka K. Sam

Founder and CEO

The Ladies of Hope Ministries

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Location

New York, NY

Language

English

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Global

Educational Accomplishments

New York Theological Seminary

Doctorate In Divinity - 2022

New York Theological Seminary

Certificate in Christian Ministry - 2015

Morgan State University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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Expertise Areas

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Business

Leadership

Women Empowerment

Legislative Advocacy

Black Women Entrepreneurs

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Decriminalization

Officer Relationships

Parole and Probation

Public Safety

Restorative Justice

Social Integration After Incarceration

Successful Reentry

Family Reunification

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Biography

Dr. Topeka K. Sam is a well loved and trusted consultant across many fields. She is the Founder of The Ladies of Hope Ministries, Inc. (@TheLOHM) and founder and President of EPIC Financial PBLLC, TKS Ventures LLC and Faces & Voices Inc. She Co- Founded Music Thera-P and is also the Co-Founder and Visionary Officer of MyFRSH financial services. All of these businesses and organizations serve as therapeutic tools to address trauma and promote emotional well-being. She currently serves on the board of directors for The Marshall Project, Operation Restoration, Pure Legacee and United Justice Coalition. She is a strategic advisor for RBIJ and HARP as well. Since her release from federal prison on May 5, 2015, Dr. Topeka K. Sam has spoken or keynoted at many events, served on many boards, and has continued to grow her businesses and non-profit simultaneously.

She hosted “The Topeka K. Sam Show” on SiriusXM Urban View Channel 126 for 3 years and is now developing scripted and unscripted series as an Executive Producer for TV & Film, inspired by her fight to change the many problems that plague female incarceration. Topeka has been featured in Vogue, Essence, SalonTV, Vice, New York Times, TheCut, Rolling Stone and Variety Magazine. She has shared her expertise on all the topics listed and more one The Tamron Hall Show, CNN, MSNBC and The Today Show. Additionally, has been featured in Glamour Magazine and Black Enterprise for being “The Black Woman behind the video that led to the Trump Clemency of Alice Johnson.” She has spoken in the Women in the World Conference, A White House Prison Reform Summit, is a Tedx MidAtlantic Superheros Presenter, and has received many awards for her contributions transforming the lives of women as well as men and families impacted by the criminal legal system.

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