running a community action project meant to serve women that have experienced the trauma of being uprooted from home. She proudly accredits Dress for Success for giving her confidence to start an Amnesty International chapter and to become a registered interpreter though the Ohio Supreme Court. In 2018, after twelve years of freelancing as an interpreter, she started her own translation company, Transfulani LLC, which is now a vendor for the State of Ohio and Franklin County. Rougie exemplifies a woman that “doesn’t look like what she has been through.” Her infectious smile reflects to the outside world that she has always lived a life overflowing with promise. Without saying a word, her strong spirt and ambition shines bright, and she takes pride in the struggles that she has endured and recognizes them as the strengths that have molded her into the women she is today. Through all her trials and tribulations, Rougie never forgot her promise to serve God, country and her people. Her dad has always been her Tamani Lucy Thompson Tamani is a writer for EnVision Proven Success who has contributed since the first publication. She is the First Lady at Trailblazers Ministries where her devoted husband is the Pastor. She has been blessed with four beautiful children and has opened her heart and home to a numerous number of foster children for over ten years. She has obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and has committed to serving women focused on recovery from drug and alcohol. ENVISIONPROVENSUCCESS.COM | 11
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