Who is this Chick? Well, let me give you a brief look at the start of her resume. 

She was born to Annie Tate: April 16, 1970. Graduated from Dundalk HS: May 1989. Gave birth to her first child, Chiquita Johnson, later that year. Gave birth to her second child, Bailey Griffin, 11 years later. 

Though she became a mother at an early age, learning all she could from the help and guidance of her mother, this chick jumped hurdles, swam across oceans, climbed buildings, and jumped off mountains, just to do the best for her family. 

She married in May 1999 and divorced in 2006. She graduated from Baltimore City Community College and earned an Associates’ Degree in Criminal Justice. This took her to the University of Maryland University College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. She didn’t stop there.

Being a single mother raising her girls, she pushed on and made sure that she gave them the best and provided a constant roof over their heads. Occupations: Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Caregiver, Officer in a Jail Facility, Special Education Teacher, PE/Health Teacher at a lockdown facility, Bodybuilder, and Personal Trainer Social Worker! 

Like many, she did not achieve her success without pain and grief: Her oldest brother died in 1985. Her oldest sister was murdered in 2004. Another brother died in 2006. And her mother passed during Covid in 2020. Her heart is torn and broken! 

Nevertheless, this woman wears many hats! Her life has many chapters but chapter 2015 marked the start of her Fitness and Mental Health Journey. 

Through all the sickness in her family from diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer, she knew that a change had to be done in her life. She had to live and be healthy for her daughters and her remaining family members. 

To this day, she has continued her regiment of strength: 

• Her day starts at 4 AM with meditation and prayer 
• Twice a week, beginning at 5:30, she works with a personal body-building trainer
• Twice a week, she drives to Ft. Washington to train with her coach
• She works a full-time job as a Social Worker with mental health patients
• She also trains her own clients four days per week 
• Finally, twice a week, she teaches High-intensity interval training classes 

So who is this chick? She goes by Lisa Maria the One and Only and she wears an “SCI” ( Super Chick In Charge) attitude on her chest.