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Tonight's special guest is Dr. Angelia Riggsbee from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, the CEO & Founder at "Healing After Domestic Violence." HAD works to end domestic violence, empowers survivors and educate companies, organizations and communities nationwide on the effects of domestic violence. A 25 year survivor of domestic violence herself, Angelia has turned her pain into passion for helping other victims and survivors. Her beamish passion is her bright, cheerful and optimistic assignment to help others break the cycle of abuse. She merged her expertise in business and domestic violence to successfully defend her doctoral dissertation entitled “Examining Perceptions of Domestic Violence and the Effects on the Workplace: A Synthesis of Selected Companies in North Carolina.” Angelia's fascinating work in her dissertation brings awareness to corporate America, organizations, and the communities as a whole on the effects of domestic violence in the workplace. Her expertise in business and domestic violence combined with her deep passion results in her being an excellent trainer and public speaker. Angelia has conducted trainings and been a featured speaker at various events at Duke University, The University of North Carolina and so on, but also at various agencies as such as Durham Crisis Response Center and Families Living Violence Free as a trained counselor and court advocate.