Sheneka Adams

As a kid growing up in Athens, GA the mischievous brown-eyed girl loved being the center of attention. Her younger years were filled with dance lessons, cheerleading uniforms and honor roll report cards. She recalls participating in all types of sports including track and field, softball and basketball. Looking back Sheneka admits her love of athletics could've been related to her love of having a captive audience. As a teen Sheneka's role model was her father. The successful businessman was the first black man to play baseball in the county and later transitioned that success into a million dollar business. While Sheneka's father doted on her and cultivated his daughter as a social southern belle, he also taught her the value and rewards of hard work. Working for her father enabled her to help her mother and her siblings, but most importantly it showed her that she could accomplish anything if she put her mind to it. It wasn't long before she became aware of another avenue to claim