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​Cherise “Reese” Charleswell is a dynamic, ECLECTIC, self -and- internationally published author, poet/spoken word artist, entrepreneur, activist, bookworm, model, fashionista, penny-pincher, accessories designer, music lover, and sista-friend, host of “Wombanist Views” radio program;  who has been described as the “Mad Scientist”, due to her varied interests and passions. She is of West Indian descent, with heritage from numerous Caribbean islands, such as St Thomas, St John, Puerto Rico, Tortola, St Kitts, and Anguilla.

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In May 2011 Cherise released her first book project, Real Talk TIPS: Laugh-Out-Loud Pointers & Suggestions For The Morally Challenged, Socially Inept, & Those Who Love Them.

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Cherise has also been a fixture in the historic Leimert Park district of Los Angeles, where she stepped in as a producer for the weekly venue Poets Jazz House; which she produced as a member of Liquid Whine Entertainment. The venue is an open mic, literary workshop, and showcase. Cherise is also the Executive Producer of the erotic poetry showcase “The Oralgasm”. She is currently launching “The Artist Showcase”, which is a show that involves the fusion of spoken word, art, fashion, and music. The goal of the show is to offer artists (Visual & Literary) the opportunity to showcase their work and talent.

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Despite her love for the arts, Cherise actually has an educational background in the fields of the biological sciences and anthropology, with degrees from California State University Northridge, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Health. She has held administrative and management positions in the health and pharmaceutical industries, working as a Medical Office Manger, Grants Contract Manager, Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing Administrator, and Clinical Research Study Coordinator. She has a commitment to health awareness and has the belief that that quality of health can be improved by  holistic, social, as well as medical and scientific approaches to well-being.  Her interests are in health disparities, determinants of health, international health, and epidemiology.

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Cherise is currently working on  book projects titled, “The Link Between Food, Culture, & Health Disparities in the African Diaspora” and Walking in the Feminine: A Stepping into Our Shoes Anthology”.



• Clinical Study Coordinator                        Huntington Medical Research Institutes
• CEO & President                                        Eclectic Living
• CEO & Executive Producer                        Liquid Whine Entertainment
• Assistant  Director                                     Los Angeles Black Book Expo
• Creator/Producer/                                     Co-host Wombanist Views Radio Show
• Radio Host/Producer                                 Journal of Pan African Studies LIVE