From her website:
Terra Gay is currently the Director of Culture and Equity for Charles R. Drew Charter School in Atlanta, GA. She has been invited nationally as a speaker, presenter, or instructor for seminars, workshops, presentations, and training courses. Ms. Gay also developed The Ngambika Academy (a Kiswahili word pronounced Nam-bee-kah, meaning ‘help me carry the load’) to provide a ‘train the trainer’ model and curriculum for volunteers and mentors seeking to create ongoing leadership, service learning, and life skills training for young people. In addition, she has worked with The King Center as Assistant Producer for the Center’s Beloved Community Talks. As Assistant Producer, Ms. Gay developed toolkits and content to support communities and organizations across the country in hosting courageous conversations to Bridge the Racial Divide.
Terra Gay writes under the pen name, Jordan Trent as a dedication to her two nephews. She has been empowered by her family lineage to give voice to the stories of families and published her first children’s book If Tomorrow Comes and I Am Gone. She was inspired to write her first book to help families and children, who are or have been battling cancer, understand, adjust, and cope with the diagnosis. Her newest releases, 7 Times for Forgiveness and 1 For My Bestest Behavior helps families tackle the challenges faced by growing families and explore the journeys of extended families.