MEET ROBYN
Hi! I’m Robyn. I'm a Black cis woman, geek, intersectional feminist, and Health Educator born and raised in Brooklyn. I grew up in a multicultural household, a first generation American of my Mother’s Jamaican immigrant family. The power of both education and movement were celebrated in our family. I was able to blend these loves and now hold both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Education degrees, am a NY State certified teacher, Accredited Xpert Pole Instructor, American Council on Exercise certified Health Coach, and certified Precision Nutrition Coach living in Philly. All of this is to say I’m a big nerd and love talking to people about their health.
GOALS
My main goal in life is to help kids, women, and non-binary people realize that they are the super heroes they thought they would only read about. With Geek Girl Strong, my work focuses on helping geeks evolve their relationship to their bodies and aid them in their quest to lasting wellness.
I became a Health and Physical Education Teacher in the New York City public school system. Seeing a lack of accessible health education, I started founding clubs and councils at the school where I worked. These included the school dance team.
During this time I began attending Geek Girl Brunch events in NYC. From my very first brunch I would get questions about my work as a PE teacher, often followed by comments that most of my fellow “Brunchettes” HATED their PE classes. While describing how I tried to make PE more fun, relatable and inclusive for my students (Putting a HUNGER GAMES spin on PE classics like “Steal the Bacon") I was often told “You know… if I had a PE teacher like you, I might not have hated it so much. Do you train adults?!” And my response was, “I don’t…. But I can!” While still working full time as a teacher, I began to build Geek Girl Strong.
After five years as a school teacher, I became a clinical Family Planning Health Educator (continuing my goal to make health more attainable and fun for adults) while still building GGS. Eventually, there came a day where I had to decide which adventure to continue. I chose the Geek Girl Strong community, since it is here I believe I can do the most good.
GGS is an accumulation of my passions and knowledge. Bringing all that I have worked towards, together: overall wellness, community empowerment, and my geeky interests. Continuing to blend my family’s love of education and movement. I believe that no one should have to choose between being the athlete and the nerd, a duality I live everyday.
