Associate Dean and Strengths-Based Coach
Dr. Ashanti Foster is an accomplished educator residing in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She holds a BS in Elementary Education from Morgan State University, a MA in Curriculum Development from Bowie State University, and an EdD from Argosy University in Educational Leadership. She was voted Teacher of the Year and Maryland’s Assistant Principal of the Year.Nationally, she presents on parental engagement, arts integration, and college career readiness.
Ashanti serves as Youth Advisor for the National Council of Negro Women, Troop Leader for Girl Scouts, and Committee Chair for Boy Scouts. She disciples other women at her church home and motivates leaders with the Praying Principals Group. Her mission is to foster the belief in readers that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Through testimonies of triumphant trials, she redefines bravery and strength.
Ashanti’s personal passions are dancing, worshipping, traveling, and exploring new restaurants. She has birthed six children.
about the book
Armed to Surrender
Dr. Ashanti is an ambitious woman with an established career in education. She loses her first true love in college, which leads her down a road she would have never predicted. Through a couple of casual relationships, she finds herself pregnant and taking on the role of single mother with love and enthusiasm, while attempting to further her career. Though challenges are ever-present, she doesn’t give up on her goals nor the possibility of finding true love again.
She finally meets Gig, a man she connects with immediately and who seems to be her perfect match. After getting married and having more children, their relationship becomes distant, and it’s questionable whether it will survive.
Armed to Surrender is Ashanti’s testimony of triumph over difficult situations that may have caused others to give up. It is a powerful story of resilience and reflection that encourages readers to arm themselves with God’s Word as they surrender to His will for their lives.