Inspiration and Advocacy

Past speaking Events:

St. Matthew United Methodist Church-Sharing Heart Survivor Story/Personal Testimony – Poetry Reading & Book Signing Event.

Rockwood School District First Aid Classes- Speaker on Heart Health, Diabetes and Hands Only CPR! February 16, 2023

‘Let’s Talk Heart to Heart” Survivor Story Hosted by Juice Plus-February 9, 2023

Women On Mission- Guest Speaker- “Finding Purpose and Joy on the Journey” -January 23, 2023 -Heart Disease Survivor-and Book Signing Event.

Christian Women’s League- Guest Speaker/Survivor Story & Book Signing- August 14, 2022

“Straight From the Heart” -Survivor Story and Heart Healthy Food Events- Hosted by Juice Plus
(1) February 11, 2020 & (2) February 13 2020.

Healthy Women “Heart to Heart” Virtual Event- Speaker/Advocate- How Pregnancy Can Affect Your Heart Health Throughout Your Life- October 28, 2021

Keynote Speaker-Heart Valve/Heart Failure Ambassador Banquet ~Dallas Texas- July 2019

Keynote Speaker- American Heart Association’s Go Red Luncheon- Jefferson City MO – 2019

Guest Speaker- Winter Gardens Senior Living- Survivor Story/ Diabetes and Blood Pressure-June 27, 2019

Keynote Speaker- Lindenwood University MLK DAY- “Where Do We Go From Here…Chaos or Community” -January 2015

Speaker/Survivor Story SSM Her Heart Program “Every Beat Counts”-Saturday,
February 15, 2014

St. Louis Cardinals Lunch and Learn w/ Cardinals Staff- February 2018

Stifel Financial- “Taking Action Against Cardiovascular Disease” January 2018

PAST VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:

#NoMOHeartDisease Campaign Initiative-American Heart Association-January 2019-

Medtronic-Patient Advocate featured in the MyCareLink Smart Pacemaker Remote Monitoring System Videos-Testimonial Video and Instructional Video-June 2016

Health Central Video “ a sudden diagnosis during pregnancy left Debora
Grandison with two challenges: Managing Diabetes and Heart Disease”
-September 2017

PAST TELEVISION SEGMENTS:

Fox 2 News-Studio STL- “Call For Survivors” Go Red For Women-February 2024 Campaign October 26, 2023

Great Day St. Louis Interview- National Wear Red Day -KMOV News
4/2022

KPLR/11- The Pulse -AHA Encourages Black Women to advocate for their
heart health and mental health. Patient Advocate- Debora Grandison
featured in the segment. February 28, 2022

The Own Your Now Show on The AH! TV Network- February/ 2021

Fox 2- Monica Adams-National Wear Red Day- 2019

Fox 2- Randi Naughton- Heart Month Interview-2019

HEC-TV “INNOVATIONS” hosted by Sharon Stevens. Debora Grandison/
Patient Advocate w/ Dr. Doshi- April 2016

PAST RADIO INTERVIEWS:

The Mind Brain Academy – Methods to Heal The Physical and Emotional Heart- Dr. Heather Kinchlow-PODCAST- IHeart Radio-2020

“It’s Your Choice” w/ JoLena Johnson-“Overcoming Life’s Challenges, Because You Matter”-MIX99.5- August 11, 2019

KTRS RADIO-Jennifer Blome- Survivor Story/Heart Month- February 2019

January 23, 2019- Tom Joyner Morning Show “Wellness Wednesday” -an interview promoting women’s heart health.

Get Up Mornings w/Erica Campbell “Why It’s Important for Women To Stay Physically Fit to Help Prevent Heart Disease”-January 30, 2019

KMOX Profiles- Debora Grandison & Rachel Seifert- Survivor Stories-AHA/ Go Red for Women- February 2018-David Grandison is also interviewed to share how his wife’s heart health has made an impact on his life!

pAST Magazine/Newspaper Features:

VERY Well Health Online Magazine~ “After Years of Misdiagnosis: I Finally Found the Right Care Team.”

Healthy Women Online Magazine “Preterm Delivery Puts Mom At
Risk Too”-January2022

Essence Magazine/ Essence.com features Debora GRANDISON’S Heart Story in an online article titled: “The Heart Attack Symptoms all Black Women Should Know and Never Ignore”-October 23, 2020

GoRed For Women Online Article- “Living Through a Pandemic” -Debora Grandison/Patient Advocate/Survivor- “Have A Joyful Heart and Mind, Even in This Uncertain Season” -April 2020

Healthy Women Online Magazine “Despite Multiple Misdiagnoses, I’m Living with A Joyful Heart” -March 2020

Jefferson City Magazine- “Reducing Risk” Debora shares her health journey through the American Heart Association’s #NoMO Heart Disease Campaign-2019

GoRedforWomen.Org- “Missouri Women Learns To Be Her Own Advocate For Her Heart Health After 20 Years of Misdiagnoses-2019

“The Complete Guide To Heart Health”-Prevention Magazine- Survivor Story Featured with Other GoRed Real Women-December 2019

Jefferson City News Tribune- Women Fight Back Against Cardiovascular Disease”-September 2019

Jefferson City News Tribune- Heart Association Features Former Jefferson
City Resident-March 2019

St. Louis American “Taking Your Health to Heart”- January 2019

DELUX Magazine- Featured Interview “People Who Inspire” Debora Grandison-Heart Disease Survivor/Health Advocate- March/April Edition- 2016

VOLUNTEER WORK:

THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION~ -2011-Present

The AHA Speakers Bureau

The AHA You’re The Cure Advocacy Team

The GoRed Passion Committee

The Heart of Team Science Pilot Test Reviewer-8/2020

The AHA Oversight Advisory Committee/Health Equity Research Network (HERN) on the Disparities of Maternal/Infant Health- August 2022

WOMENHEART~ The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease-

2013 Graduate & Women Heart Champion

Community Advocate/Community Health Events

Public Spokesperson

Co-facilitated a Support Group -ST. Luke’s Hospital/2016-2018

Served on Women’s Health Advisory Council-2015-2020

THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION ~ 2012

Speaker’s Bureau

High School Health Presentations/First Aid Classes

Church Presentations/Events

Various Community Health Events

**Received the ST. Luke’s Healthy Woman Award for Community work in Health Advocacy-2015

Served as a GoRed For Women Real Woman National Spokesperson-2019

Selected As March Hometown Champion for Advocacy- March 2020-St. Louis Magazine