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Trish Miller, Founder and CEOSwemKidsTrish has over 18 years of experience working as a corporate and public health professional. Miller is passionate about the health and wellbeing of children and works to create equitable opportunities for their development.Originally from Virginia, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The University of Virginia, a Master of BusinessAdministration from the College of William and Mary, and a Master of Public Health from Emory University.Her own near drowning experience as a teenager fueled her passion to overcome cultural social norms and ensure that she and other members of her community learn how to swim. This experience led to the creation of SwemKids, a culturally relevant swimming and water safety program focused on equipping black children with the skills to have a healthy and safe relationship in and around the waterWithin its first year, SwemKids plans to teach over 1000 Black children in metro Atlanta Title I public schools how to be proficient swimmers