Alita T. Gregg – Financial Educator, Volunteer & Financial Literacy Advocate

 

Personal Notes

Alita T. Gregg_400wMy passion for sharing financial literacy derived from personal experience’s I endured after the loss of my young son from a brain tumor in April 2008, and the loss of my six figure salary in February 2013. My life changed significantly, as I began to deplete savings and retirements accounts. After being introduced to the Lisa Project, now called the Lisa Initiative in April 2014, I learned how proper financial education and planning could ultimately help turn around financial illiteracy, within my own family, and in our communities, to help shape financial futures, by leaving legacies of transferring generational wealth.

Bio

Alita T Gregg, is the Co-Founder of Classic Chic’s Consignment on Wheels, LLC where she is a personal shopper and stylist. She is also an NFEC Certified Financial Education Instructor. Being an avid shopaholic, she decided to turn around her very costly habit by raiding her own closet, and began offering substantial discounts for classic, chic, unique, designer clothing items, and shoes. Not only did this provide significant bargains for shoppers on a budget, Alita realized how much it helped other women increase their confidence levels starting from their hearts, through their clothes. Alita T Gregg has also served as the President of the Federal Triangle Chapter (FTC) of Federally Employed Women (FEW) and is the Vice-President of the Blacks In Government (BIG), DC Charter Chapter.

Alita T Gregg attended Bowie State University, where she majored in Child Psychology and Behavioral Health. Alita T Gregg completed her certification requirements in Applied Behavioral Science and Mental Health Counseling, at the University of Maryland University College. Alita is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABP), as well as a member of the NFEC’s Personal Finance Speakers Association. Alita is the recent Past President of the Federal Triangle Chapter (FTC) of Federally Employed Women (FEW), an organization which supports the advancement of women in federal and local government. Alita also serves on the Make A Wish Mid Atlantic Women’s Leadership Council, where she helps to make wish dreams come true, for children suffering from life threatening illnesses. Alita’s other proud accomplishments include published co-author, mentor, national financial literacy campaigns, radio show co-host, and speaker.

In 2013, Alita was selected as Mrs. Northwest D.C. 2014 in the Mrs D.C. America Pageant, which recognizes beautiful married women for their achievements in personal, professional, and community accomplishments. Alita received the Director’s Choice Award for exemplary work in the community. Alita is a Marketing Director with the LISA Leadership Training Center, where she is a mentor, educating communities about financial literacy as well as helping to build teams nationally with an entrepreneurial opportunity, which help people to be in business for themselves, but not by themselves, sharing financial literacy, and sustaining generational wealth. Before this, Alita worked as a Senior Program Analyst/Funds Control Officer for the federal government. She retired in April 2014, after 27 years of civil service.

Alita is passionate about creating awareness to the need for financial literacy and education, in our homes and communities. Alita lost her eight year old son, David M Gregg, Jr, due to complications from the side effects, of a Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma in 2008. Although not financially strained herself, having to bury her young child so unexpectedly, she educates families to help change mindsets about misconceptions relating to life insurance, and being prepared. Alita believes that financial literacy can help change mindsets, strengthen, and change lives.