Jessica Carter...A Champion for Youth, Community, and Equity in Sports

Jessica Carter is a passionate advocate, leader, and changemaker whose work bridges the worlds of human services, sports, and youth development. A proud graduate of Charlottesville High School (Class of 2004) and Mary Baldwin University (Class of 2008), she earned her degree in Sociology and later completed her master’s at Liberty University.

Jessica has spent over 15 years serving children and families across Virginia through roles in correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, public schools, and community-based organizations. Her mission has remained clear—create safe, empowering spaces for youth, especially those most at risk.

In 2020, she launched HER SPORTS, a nonprofit committed to breaking barriers for girls in athletics through holistic, mentorship-based programming. In 2022, she expanded her impact as co-owner of XtraMile, a therapeutic service provider supporting children, parents, and families in Fluvanna, Louisa, and Fredericksburg.

Jessica is also a celebrated athlete in her own right—Mary Baldwin University’s all-time leading scorer and a Hall of Fame inductee. She has coached at all levels—from youth recreation leagues to collegiate teams—demonstrating her deep commitment to developing confident, capable young athletes on and off the court.

Her greatest testament to character, however, may be her role as a dedicated caregiver to her mother for over 12 years. For her unwavering compassion and leadership, Jessica was honored as the 2024 Philanthropy Champion and received the 2025 Child Advocate Award from ReadyKids.

Whether mentoring, coaching, leading nonprofits, or building family-centered services, Jessica Carter continues to show up for her community—and lead by example every step of the way.

​George Rivera is a 3-time State Golden Glove Champion, 2-time Regional Golden Glove Champion, Semi-Finalist in the Regional Olympic trials and a professional fighter with over 24 professional bouts with an amateur record of 45-5. George knows the importance of mental and physical awareness because as an adolescent he was a labeled child who was misunderstood. Wartime Fitness Warriors overarching goal is to provide a safe-haven for children to reach their goals to be future leaders and bosses.

Freddy is an inspirational speaker, social-emotional learning (SEL) mentor, health and wellness trainer, educator, author, and founder of The Love No Ego Foundation.

For schools, universities, and the corporate world, Freddy's  Love...No Ego philosophy serves as the foundation for success, strengthening the motivation needed for change, igniting intuitions, identifying and removing egotistical behaviors, minimizing stress and conflict, and facilitating valuable, purposeful, and practical action steps that enable people to grow and perform better than their everyday pressures. 

Domestically, as well as internationally, Freddy has delivered powerful, engaging, and relevant presentations, mentored, consulted, and conducted workshops for individuals, students, teams, and organizations, helping them all to improve their insight, sustainability, and resiliency.

Marquez Mitchell: as the owner of The Art Bar Cville and Integrity Mentoring LLC, I am dedicated to making a meaningful impact in my community. Originally from York, Pennsylvania, I relocated to Charlottesville in 2016, bringing with me a passion for mental health that has been a driving force since I began my professional journey in 2009.

Inspired by the desire to create positive change, I teamed up with business partners to establish my companies, which are focused on serving our community and empowering the next generation.

I firmly believe in the principle of "be the change you want to see" and have devoted my life to giving back. I aim to provide young people with the support and opportunities that I wished for during my own formative years.

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