About Us
Yasamin Brown, MPH
Ms. Brown serves as President and Executive Director of I’M AN EMPOWERED WOMEN INC. As President and Executive Director she performs a pivotal role in steering the organization towards achieving its mission and making a significant community impact. Additionally, she employs a unique blend of leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. As an advocate for women’s rights, health and overall well-being, she has delivered several innovative peer-reviewed presentations, addressing empowerment-based health promotion needs of underserved women at the American Public Health Association’s annual conference. Ms. Brown believes in empowering women with the skills they need to make informed choices and generally, craft a life they value. Her passion to empower women and the communities they reside in, inspired her earn a Certificate in Women's Rights and Gender Equality, Certificate in Gender Equality and Inclusion, and Certificate in Human Rights Advocacy and Activism from the London School of Business and Research. She earned her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Yale University School of Public Health and Bachelor of Science from Muhlenberg College.
Our Mission
I’M AN EMPOWERED WOMAN INC., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote a woman’s sense of self-worth, her ability to determine her own choices, and her right to influence social change for herself and others.
Our Values
Empathy: We strive to recognize the perspectives, feelings and lived experiences of others, including those different from ourselves, and give one another grace.
Responsibility: We are mindful that the actions we take have an impact on people’s lives, and are entrusted by those we serve to observe the highest standards and ethics.
Resilience: We know that adversity can build us up and the strength and wisdom that are borne out of struggle are only possible through caring and healing, empowering each other, and finding moments to celebrate our successes even, in our most challenging moments.
Heart: We do our best work when we do it with a strong sense of purpose and a passion for a better world and even when we’re doing hard things, we can find love and joy, understanding the essential role hope plays in our work.
Respect: We root ourselves in our shared humanity and treat each other with kindness and compassion and acknowledge that we’re at our best when we honor the equal dignity and worth of all people.
Community and Teamwork: We value the transformative impact of collaboration and understand that by working together, fostering open communication, furthering understanding, and building caring and supportive environments, we can achieve something bigger than we could alone.
Board of Directors