Meet The Team

Chanel is an experienced educator with a background in early childhood development and a passion for empowering women and girls. She is the author of the book "Girl Code" and is committed to breaking down the systems and social conditioning that perpetuate female rivalry. Chanel draws on her personal experience with girl trauma to inspire change and serves as an example of a strong, empowered woman. Her work in supporting initiatives and programming that uplifts and mentors women is inspired by her faith and her love for storytelling and teaching.

Cortland Mullins is a creative, marketing and media consultant from Columbus, Ohio. She is also involved in the beauty world, she’s a professional makeup artist for over 4 years. Cortland’s motto over her life and her work is “called by God to serve women” and she works actively to ensure it’s met. She is a girl mom of two beautiful young girls, so she has a special place in her heart for women and young girls. She has over 4 years of marketing, branding and public relations experience working with multiple brands and helping their platforms. Cortland currently works as a College Success Coach with I Know I Can that helps high school students from low-income environments curate career and education plans once they complete their high school career. When she’s not assisting high school students figure out their vision she is passionately working and creating with brands to further develop the vision that God already gave them to be successful. In her personal time, Cortland loves to spend her time with her daughters, working out, creating and learning more about God. She’s so thrilled to do God’s work with Girl Code!

AmberCharmayne is a Columbus, Ohio native.  Her alma mater is Ohio University where she received a bachelor's in communication with a concentration in Music Production. AmberCharmayne worked in event services at OU and was on the board of Hip Hop Congress where she planned meetings, workshops, and shows. As she got reacclimated to Columbus after graduation, AmberCharmayne continued to get involved in her community and create events. Now, her focus is to use her knowledge and resources to give back. 

Adrienne serves as the Chief of Staff at Girl Code. She is a mother of 5 and is based in Los Angeles, CA. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from THE Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes!), and her MSW at Indiana Wesleyan University as well as her M.A. in Divinity with a focus on Spiritual Formation.  Adrienne has a passion for walking alongside people on their journey of mental wealth, spiritual growth, and self-love and has been working in the field of social work for over 8 years and is excited to be a part of the Girl Code Community! Individually we can, Together we will! 

Ikea Haralson is a college graduate of Franklin University with two bachelor degrees in Business Administration and Human Resource Management. Currently, Ikea is working as a Human Resource Director and an Early Childhood Director.

Ikea also is the Owner and Founder of Words With Ke, LLC, which houses her deeper passions such as Communication

Coaching, Life Coaching and Wellness. Ikea specializes in assisting individuals with their personal foundations that will ultimately lead them on their paths to success. She loves to provide unforgettable experiences to men and women that will open up their mind and spirit to loving self more intentionally. Ikea strives on helping young women inner-stand self-worth, strength, purpose and decision making.

Now as the Program Director of Girl Code, lkea plans to merge experiences to help young women come together to form forever sisterhoods and safe havens that will help even more women to come.