About Us
Our coaching circle brings together educators, wellness practitioners, artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. Together, they represent over 200 years of combined experience in youth development, cultural leadership, and resilience training.

Our Programming...
Your Guides
Founder
Nicole Cush
The Glitter Sisters Inc.'s founder has been providing top-notch educational and social emotional coaching services for over three decades. Nicole Cush served as the Principal of SILSA (School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville). Under her leadership, SILSA was named one of the top high schools in the Asheville Metro Area High Schools. Cush began her 17 year teaching career as a Project Based Learning Teacher of Broadcasting and Cultural Media Literacy at Monmouth University, Morris County and Newark Public School Districts in New Jersey. She led Inclusivity and Equity Initiatives as a trainer and administrator at Rutgers University (Social Problem Serving Project) and Northeastern University, then moved to North Carolina to lead high schools in Cary and Raleigh. Recognized as a Community engaged and Compassionate Leader, while at SILSA, she created a weekly series on Productive Struggle and Growth Mindset, founded the Glitter Sisters, which birthed three student affinity groups and was the lead administrator of the Racial Equity Ambassador Program. Cush is a doctoral candidate at Western Carolina University, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, she serves on the Advisory Board of the NC Public School Forum, LEAF Global Arts Center and
YWCA Asheville.

Guide
Pamela Washington
Our Etiquette Coach, Spiritual Advisor and Body Movement Specialist will wrap you in care with her infectious positive energy and prepare you for life's challenges. Coach Washington brings decades of experience traveling the world while serving as the image consultant, artist development, tour and personal manager for various groups such as, TLC, Boyz II Men, Earth Wind & Fire, and Tank. She has served in a plethora of positions at Asheville High School and SILSA, supporting staff, mentoring students, serving on and leading many committees, and organizing events for almost two decades. She is the beloved and admired Asheville High School Varsity Cheer Coach and dedicates her time volunteering in her community, her church and is a member of
The Links, Incorporated.
Your Coaches...

Kahlani Jackson
Owner of Asheville Pro Lash,
Former Ms. Asheville, Self Care Coach
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Pramela Thiagesan
Mindset Strategy Coach
Strategic thinking, executive function, and personal branding specialist

Andi Wyldlander
Wilderness Skills Expert Coach
Naked and Afraid Cast Member (S16 E4)

Dr. Tiece Ruffin
Chair of Education, Director of
Africana Studies UNC Asheville, Education Coach

Christopher Gordon
Educator &
Community Excellence Coach

Kyrie Antoinette
Composition and Music Performance Development Coach
​UNCSA & Berklee School of Music Alumnae

Porsha Carter, B.A.
Youth Wellness and Empowerment Coach| UNC Chapel Hill Class of 2026
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New Coach Announcements Coming Soon

Ashley Wiley,
BS, BSN, RN, CHES, ENPC, TNCC
Health & Responsible Choices Coach
Owner of AMWCARE Health Consultant LLC​

Dr. Chris Clayton
Educator &
Family Excellence Coach

Whisper Moore
Yogi and Wilderness Skills
Curator and Coach
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Christopher Keiser-Liontree
MSW, Grounding Coach
Motherland International Relations

Monika Guerra
Dance & Fitness Coach

​James Ferrell
Audio Production Coach

Empress Seba Menen
Founder The Menen "Artistic Expressions of the Diaspora "
Visual & Performing Arts Coach
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