First African-American Female Combat Pilot in American History

PASSION, Fueled by FIRE!

Live with PASSION and breathe with PURPOSE! These are the words Vernice lives by and she will bring that passion to you and your organization! You will walk away with leadership, teamwork, and communication skills that will bring you through your own “Combat” situations in your business and personal life. She knows what it takes to get the mission accomplished because she blazed the trail to become the first African-American female combat pilot in American history. She speaks to a wide variety of audiences. If your organization is ready to take flight then book Vernice today!

Vernice has been featured on Oprah Winfrey, CNN, Tyra Banks, NPR, Tavis Smiley and numerous news shows and TV/radio interviews. Let her share her story with you, but if you’re looking for more than inspiration and motivation, join corporations such as Bank of America, Booz Allen Hamilton and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab on topics such as diversity, leadership and teamwork.

Meeting planners recommend Vernice because she understands getting the job done, what it takes to be a great leader, and how to motivate a winning team! Her energy fills the room and is dangerously contagious! One of the speakers Vernice has shared the stage with, the world-renowned motivational speaker, Les Brown, has said, “She will change your life!”

Vernice was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps on December 12, 1998. When Vernice earned her wings in July 2001, this ambitious pilot ranked No. 1 out her class of 12 and of the last 200 to graduate. As the top graduate, she made the Naval Air Station's prestigious Commodore's List, received the Academic Achievement Award and made history as the Marine Corps’ first African-American female pilot. In 2003, Vernice became the First African-American Combat pilot in American history, during her tour in Iraq.

Vernice was one of our Nation’s finest, as a Nashville Police Officer, prior to becoming a United States Marine. She was Camp Pendleton's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year, two-time titleholder in Camp Pendleton's annual Strongest Warrior Competition, and was a running back for the San Diego Sunfire women's professional football team. Taking your organization to the next level is the only direction you’re going when you bring in the “Military Motivator!”