The Truth of Becoming: Women Navigating Change Panel Session

A Nashville native, Kendra D. Hayslett graduated from Hume-Fogg Academic High School. She was accepted into Xavier University in New Orleans, LA; where she majored in Biology/Pre-Medicine with a minor in Chemistry. She diligently focused on her studies and later graduated with the previously aforementioned degree in 2003. With degree in tow, she was led back home to attend Meharry Medical College to further assist in reaching the self-actualization of becoming a doctor.

After graduating from Meharry Medical College, she entered into the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program at Meharry and completed her training in June of 2012. Dr. Hayslett is currently the Medical Director of the Women's Emergency Department at Centennial Women's Hospital. Her goal-oriented motto is to Empower, Educate, and Elevate. Kendra is deeply rooted in her faith and believes that if we all take advantage of our potential, we will astound the world.

American Academy of Family Physicians board-certified Family Medicine physician Dr. Lorina Poe has practiced medicine for more than a decade, with advanced expertise in hormone optimization and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for women and men. Originally from Milwaukee, she earned her psychology degree from Fisk University before obtaining both her Master of Science in Public Health and medical degree from Meharry Medical College. She completed residency training at Medical College of Wisconsin.

After medical school, Dr. Poe pursued additional specialized training in the dosing and management of bioidentical hormones for perimenopause, menopause, and hormone decline in men (“man-opause”/andropause). Her clinical focus includes helping patients optimize energy, metabolism, cognitive function, sexual wellness, and healthy aging through personalized hormone therapy.

Prior to opening Cryo & Contour, Dr. Poe served as Assistant Professor for the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University and practiced within the Vanderbilt Health and Medical Group network.

Tory A. Woodard is a board-certified family psychiatric nurse practitioner with almost 20 years of experience as a prescriber, and 27 years total in the mental health field. His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tennessee State University, a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Middle Tennessee University, and a Master of Science in Nursing, with a specialty in psychiatry, from Vanderbilt University. He began his career as a counselor for juveniles at a youth development center and then transitioned into a school-based therapist in inner-city Nashville. After working closely with psychiatrists for several years, he decided to further advance his career and pursue becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Since graduating with his MSN in 2008, he has worked in community mental health, faith-based organizations, as well as private practice settings, utilizing a natural, caring approach to promote well-being in the clients he serves. He has a passion for promoting mental, physical, and spiritual growth in the clients he serves.