Millennium Magazine_8th Ed

93 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine EDUCATION Millennium Magazine Featured Listee MATHEMATICS EDUCATOR, CONSULTANT Lafayette Parish School Board Youngsville, LA PROGRAM DIRECTOR, OWNER Mambec Martial Arts Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada JUDITH SHARP CAIN, EDD D rawing upon a BA and MA in education and an EdD in educational leadership, all from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Dr. Judith Sharp Cain is a noteworthy mathematics educator and consultant who recently retired from public school teaching in July 2020. Now working at a local charter school, she previously served the Lafayette Parish School Board in numerous capacities, including as middle school mathematics teacher, workshop and in-services presenter and lead teacher. She commenced her career in 1972 as an estimator for Dubroc & Associates, Inc. Likewise, Dr. Cain has been an educator facilitator for the Acadiana Brain Injury Center and an educational consultant for the Evangeline Parish. She excelled as an adjunct instructor at South Louisiana Community College for five years and at the University of Louisiana for eight years. Furthermore, she maintains membership with the LEAP item review committee of the Louisiana Department of Education. Notably, Dr. Cain was named an Outstanding Teacher by the Diocese of Lafayette for the 1993-1994 academic year, as well as Teacher of the Year by the Lafayette Parish in 2000. In 2007, she was honorably named to Women of Achievement. A fter working in a Martial Arts Studio beginning in 1997, Lavonne Carroll realized that the philosophy of Martial Arts could be leveraged to help the youth (ages 4 and up) to learn about conflict education. In 2003, she established MAMBEC (Martial Art Mind Body Education Center), Inc., in Cole Harbour Place Facility, Nova Scotia, Canada, which instructs children through a contemporary-styled Life Skills Program with a Martial Art Connection. MAMBEC does not utilize sparring, weapons training or Tournaments. Instead, MAMBEC teaches children how to stop a fight before it starts. This Program is a holistic program that utilizes a belting, badging and book system. The studio has notably produced more than 80 black belts that have validated the valuable insight and wisdom of this Program. Considering her entrepreneurial success, Ms. Carroll aims to publish a series of Book/Curriculum to aid Instructors/Parents/Educational Leaders to teach children the technical (body mechanics) of the martial arts, and philosophy (life skills) to help children at a young age deal with conflict defensively. Additionally, she has established MAMBEC Publication Company. Looking ahead, she intends to witness continued growth and success of her business. LAVONNE CARROLL