Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 10267
Tallahassee, FL 32302
Email:
Executive Director
Telephone:
(850) 942-2569
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Rosalind Y. Tompkins-Whiteside
Rosalind Y. Tompkins-Whiteside is the mother of Janar Shenale Tompkins and wife of
Charles Jerome Whiteside. She is a recognized and honored poet with a compilation of her poems on
the CDs Poems of Life & Poems of Life Volume 2, and the published author of the book, As Long As There
Is Breath In Your Body, There Is Hope, and the author of the newly released, Rare Anointing.
Mrs. Tompkins-Whiteside graduated in 1987 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Social Work from Florida
State University. Since then she has worked in the field of prevention, intervention, and treatment for
over 18 years and is very involved in many community initiatives.
Mrs. Tompkins-Whiteside founded Mothers In Crisis, Inc. (a non-profit community-based grassroots organization
comprised of women and men in recovery from drugs and alcohol), in April 1991, and she currently serves as
executive director. She is also the founder of Turning Point International Church where she currently serves
with her husband.
Because of Mrs. Tompkins-Whiteside's community service and compassionate heart, she was appointed by Governor
Jeb Bush to serve on the Commission for Volunteerism for the State of Florida in 2005.
Mrs. Tompkins-Whiteside has 12 years of personal experience with drug addiction and has over 19 years drug
and alcohol free. She believes in empowering families who are in crisis to be all they can be. As Long As
There Is Breath In Your Body, There Is HopeŽ is her official registered trademark with the U.S. Patent Office.
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