MISSION &VISION.
We are empowering women to redefine
their lives.
Sons and Daughters Ministry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Tax deductible org. that is dedicated to reaching, empowering, spiritually equipping and ministering to individuals etc., especially those who are incarcerated.
Our Mission
To empower, encourage healthy habits, motivate, edify, and spiritually equip individuals especially those who are incarcerated and demonstrate love through charitable giving.
Our Vision
To demonstrate love, help others find and fulfill their divine purpose and provide life skills to prevent recidivism.
Bridget Osborne, Founder and Executive Director
Bridget Osborne was born in Georgetown Guyana located in South America. She is a single mother of two children and a grandmother to four. She is passionate when it comes to preaching the Gospel and telling others about Jesus Christ. She loves to pray, cook, and listens to Gospel music.
Bridget in-depth passion for the Lord started while she was incarcerated. She spent 25 years in prison for a crime which stemmed from an abusive friendship. While incarcerated, she empowered herself by going back to school. Her accolades include a GED, Associates in Sociology, Bachelor of Arts degree, Columbia Business School Certificates, and successful completion of 450 supervised hours in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). The Sons and Daughters ministry was brought to life from her prison cell in 2005. She started with monthly newsletters to family and friends. She is known as the first woman to self-publish a book from prison “Faith It Don’t Fake It.” She also provided spiritual resources for children through her “31 Days Inspirational Messages for Teens”. In 2013, she was featured in an article in the Ebony Magazine; The Spiritual life, behind bars, part 2. Bridget is a faith walking, mountain moving, dynamic speaker who is always ready to walk the extra mile to help others. She has been spiritually equipping and encouraging inmates from a prison pulpit and echoing her voice from beyond the prison walls to reach those who are outside.
Since Bridget Osborne was released in September of 2020, she has received her Chaplain’s Certificate of Completion from Healing Hearts Chaplaincy. She also successfully completed Re-Entry Rocks Phase II – Fellowship program (Business Incubator). The goal of the relaunching of the Sons and Daughters Ministry is to build, strengthen, and empower individuals, equipping them with what they need to survive spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and so much more. The aim is that those still incarcerated and returning home one day will experience a life changing journey.
Meet Our Board Members
Sharron Trotman
Offering more than three decades of senior executive leadership in the business workforce, Sharron A. Trotman is passionate about driving profitable growth. Her unique multidisciplinary background spans from social services, business management and communications. With her experience, Sharron is a deeply valued executive team member known for making key connections.
With high energy and a motivational style of leadership, Sharron builds inclusive teams to achieve outstanding results. The recipient of numerous awards and citations for her leadership on diversity, social services, dedication and outstanding services to the communities-at-large, in 2017 Sharron created and founded SHAR AND STARS, INC. She also brings corporate governance experience through her work with not-for-profit organizations. Sharron held several executive positions within Time Warner Cable (BQ Cable TV), National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), NYC Department of Education and, Fort Greene Council, Inc. She holds a BSc in Management and BA in Communication and a Silver Life Membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 2007.
In all her roles, Sharron balances her life with a strong and unwavering faith in God with a zeal for living and helping others. Outside of work, Sharron enjoys reading, writing, travelling and attending church. With all of her achievements thus far, she is humble by the leading of the Lord in Her Life. One of her favorite Bible verse is from Psalm 145:1 “I will extol Thee, my God, O King and I will bless Thy Name for ever and ever.”
Yonette Noble
Yonette Noble was born and raised in Georgetown Guyana S.A. She earned her Business Degree from the Sutton Business school and worked various jobs. After twenty-five years as an assistant manager for the Department of Education, Ms. Noble retired and has now dedicated her life to serve members in her community. She volunteers her services on the hospitality committee and made herself available to serve her church family.
She is a wife and mother to a son, Ms. Noble, and her family worship at the Presbyterian Church of St. Albans where she is an ordained Elder and is actively engaged in serving her church family in and beyond the walls of the church.
As a Board member at Sons and Daughter Ministry, she will be able to utilize her skills and services to meet the needs of others.
Assia Seranno
Assia Serrano, a native of Panama, spent 17 years in a New York State Correctional Facility, finding solace and purpose through her faith. Baptized and serving as an interpreter for the Hispanic ministry, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology.
As a mother of two young adults in the US, Assia collaborates closely with the Osborne Association, advocating for criminal justice reform, particularly policies supporting children with incarcerated parents. Released in 2021, Assia’s commitment to societal change has intensified. She continues her collaboration with the Osborne Association, and she’s actively involved with organizations like Survived and Punished New York (S&P) and the Survivors Justice Project SJPNY.
Currently residing in Panama after deportation, she is a Certified Translator by the Department of Education (MEDUCA). Fueled by her intimate relationship with God, Assia uses her personal experiences with domestic abuse to guide and heal women, honoring and serving the divine in this sacred journey.
Rose Harris
Manager of the High Impact Prevention Program at the Women’s Prison Association. Licensed Chaplain, and Ordained Evangelist.
For the past 20 years Rose Harris has served in one role or another to educate, uplift and edify women. She is currently the manager of the High Impact Prevention Program at the Women’s Prison Association (WPA), where she has offered HIV testing and linkage to care to the women in the Brooklyn community.
Rose’s journey to empower women started over 15 years ago when she accepted a position at a maximum facility prison to educate women on HIV and Aids. Rose has tested over 500 women for HIV, and has encouraged them to make healthy life-style changes. She is committed to help end the AIDs epidemic.
As an Ordained Evangelist and Licensed Chaplin she believes that everyone matters to God! Rose is also pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Phoenix.