2026 She Shines Conference

Hey there, it's me, Sita Lewis, but feel free to call me what my friends love to call me, “Mama Sita”. My journey began after I graduated from Georgetown University. With my dad being the iconic boxing promoter, Butch Lewis, I naturally found my way into the entertainment world. Straight outta college I became a TV Producer, cooking up shows that landed me national awards (like an NAACP Image Award).

I had the privilege of working on fun shows like "BET's Teen Summit," "BET News," and "Heart & Soul," where I also showed up on the BET screen as a beauty and culinary correspondent. But that was just the beginning of my exciting journey! I also cooked up some syndicated hits, like "The Ananda Lewis Show" and "The Bethenny Frankel Show." I even worked on variety shows like "Showtime at The Apollo" and "America's Got Talent." And yes, reality TV too, casting for “Love & Hip-Hop NY."

As fate would have it, I found my way producing some heavy-hitting culinary segments with none other than celeb chef and home expert, Martha Stewart, I mean, wow, that's Snoop's homie, that's major. So not long after, I scored as a finalist on Season 11 of the Food Network's sizzlin' reality series, "Food Network Star!"

But wait, there's more! I love makin' dope recipes, so I took my culinary flair to NYC's inner-city youth, dishing up delicious lessons on healthy cooking. And guess what? One day, I whipped up my own secret, all-natural body cream recipe for my students who had severe eczema! Yep, you heard it right – my secret skin concoction. My students dove in, making hundreds of jars as a class project and experiencing skin transformations along the way. It was nothing short of A MIRACLE – eczema's disappearing act, super-hair growth, and skin that stayed hydrated for 24 hours. Talk about results!

I could NOT keep my formula under wraps for long. With friends and family raving about the miraculous outcomes, I decided to heed their cheers and share these God-given ingredients with the world. Enter stage left: MAMA SITA'S MIRACLE BUTTER CREAM!

But wait, there's more! I know I've got an even bigger mission, and that's to get YOU fired up with the same love I get from my faith in GOD. Like for real, for real, Jesus is my ride or die, and I could not do any of this without HIM. Trust me, I'm rock-solid on my favorite scripture: Romans 8:28 – "ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD, TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE."

Now that's ME – Mama Sita, serving up wins on screen, miracles in a jar, and a whole lotta heart.

Roslyn Young-Daniels is the award-winning CEO and founder of Black Health Matters (BHM), the leading evidence-based chronic disease management and wellness resource for people of color. Her inspiration for the launch of BHM was the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the mission was to improve the health of the medically underserved utilizing a crossplatform approach anchored by the blackhealthmatters.com website.

As a nationally respected health strategist and sought after speaker, with more than 20 years designing and implementing cross-cultural health education programs and initiatives, Young-Daniels has been a tireless advocate for advancing health equity by improving health literacy.

In 2018, she launched the Black Health Matters Summit & Expo series, which is a multiplatform initiative that features live Ted Talk-inspired presentations by a world-class faculty that includes clinicians, patients and caregivers. This free educational program features health screenings, consultations with HCPs and access to community-based health navigators. In 2023 more than 7K registered for the BHM Summits in partnership with 113+ community, regional and national partners. More than 18 types of screenings took place in addition to the distribution of resources on a myriad of chronic diseases that impact underserved communities the most. These numbers are on pacing to double in 2024.

BHM has been the recipient of the prestigious Gold Award from the Alliance for Inclusive & Multicultural Marketing (AAIM), a division of the Association of National Advertisers, and the Medical Marketing & Media (MM&M) Award for creativity and effectiveness in healthcare marketing and communications, to name a few. In addition, Young-Daniels has received the Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP) Community Impact Award, an Advocacy Award from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., a Trailblazer Award from The Links, Incorporated, and Mayor Eric Adams declared April 22nd as Black Health Matters Day in New York City.

Most recently, Young-Daniels was inducted as an Honorary Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, a distinguished honor bestowed upon those who provide exemplary service to the community through their service or profession. She is also a proud member of the Bergen County (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, and Jack and Jill of America, Inc.’s Bergen-Passaic Chapter Associate Jewels.