WHO ARE WE

We are necessary and brilliant. We are fire starters, magic makers, and earth shakers. This is who we are. She is us and we are her. Here, she exists.

FOUNDER’S NOTE

ELMA BLINT

GatherFit is my gift to each of you. I have long envisioned a safe, equitable space where we can be seen, celebrated, and uplifted. A place where we engage fully, express our vibrant fly-selves, and rise together.

A few years ago, I faced a life-altering health event. It was my commitment to self-care through nurishing food and regular exercise that quite literally saved my life. Today, we are more informed about the genetic factors that impact our health, such as Lipoprotein(a), and we’re learning more each day about how to navigate these risks. We also now know that rest and retiring our capes can lead to positive outcomes.

GatherFit will not simply exist. It is an act, a call, an invitation to move—and to be moved.

For those of you meeting me for the first time, Whaa Gwan! I am an Aries, mother of two amazing boys, an entrepreneur, a budding art collector, an avid traveller, and always an advocate and supporter of Black women. I am honored to be on this journey with you, building a path to wellness and longevity.

Nuff love, Loves!

EB

ADVISORS

NICOLE MCPHERSON

Nicole McPherson is a currently Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and Doctoral candidate at Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON), Ms. McPherson provides compassionate patient-centered primary care to the adult and elderly population in an underserved urban community in New York City. Additionally, she is committed to working to increase social awareness about women’s health, mental health, and substance abuse in underserved communities. 

She holds membership to several professional organizations and is a member of the advisory team for GATHERFIT.ORG. It is her goal to help facilitate a community that inspires women to take better care of their health and to prolong and enhance the quality of their lives through learning and the application of healthy lifestyle changes.

DR. MILLICENT COMRICE

Director, Brooklyn Women's Healthcare Dr. Comrie currently works at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY where she specializes in obstetrics and gynecology, focusing specifically on fibroids and abdominal myomectomies. She developed techniques that allowed women to keep their uterus and not require a hysterectomy.

Dr. Comrie is the Medical Director and founder of Maimonides Brooklyn Heights Center for Women's Health. She established the Fibroid Center at Maimonides which is the only facility in Brooklyn that integrates gynecological, surgical, and radiological treatment. Dr. Comrie is also a member of the Organization for International Development and the Caribbean-American Outreach Association and the director of Myrtle Ferguson Girls Rescue Center in Kingston, Jamaica.

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