Who is L. Denise?

of all the nicknames I have ever had in my life, I never imagined that I am and many people in my life would ever call me by the moniker, "L. Denise Mayes." I always thought it was fascinating that people like to be referred to something other than their first name for a variety of reasons. for me, it would be my first name La'Tasha and its derivation - Tasha or Tash.

I was inspired by a colleague, L. Jared Boyd, from the Coro Civic Center for Civic Leadership's Fellow's Program in Public Affairs (FPPA) Class of 2003-2004 in Pittsburgh. I think I told him, "I should just call myself, L. Denise." they say emulation is the best form of flattery.

to be clear, I have a good ole American Negro name, La'Tasha Denise Mayes and I am proud of it. L. Denise Mayes and L. Denise have just become ways to name my personas that allow me to navigate my world one day at a time.

welcome to the the life and times of L. Denise Mayes.