Santresa M. Wilkins

Born in Fort Hood, TX and raised in Camden, AR, Santresa M. Wilkins grew up in a blended family and learned what it was to be part of something greater than herself. Her journey was one filled with destruction and poor worldly choices she is a living testimony of BUT God and His power, grace, and mercy. She attended Harmony Grove High School and is a graduate of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She is a member of Connection International Ministries where she serves as the Music Director, musician, and helps lead praise and worship for the Praise Team.

Santresa began speaking and sharing her personal story in 2001 as an intern for the STAR Central program that focuses on sexual assault and relationship violence awareness at the University of Arkansas. Since then God has delivered her, restored her, and given her a voice in all the chaos that every woman can be free of whatever has them bound. In 2009, God began to reveal the blueprint for His purpose and destiny for her life. Santresa has an unyielding desire to see people, especially women, challenged and changed for the better. Because of this, Santresa founded Destined Daughters in September 2012 which focuses on revealing to women the woman God created them to be from the inside out and she hosted her first seminar in March 2013. Her purpose is one to challenge women, pull them out of their comfort zone, expose those “hidden” places, hold them accountable, and take them from being tattered to triumphant Her out of the box personality and no nonsense approach to life is personified from her demeanor to her personal style.

Whether it is sharing wisdom in blogs and on social media, or just encouraging those around her, Santresa is constantly pouring out to others what God has poured into her. She is a leader molded and called by God. She spends her personal time singing, writing, reading, traveling, spending time with her family and closest friends! Santresa resides in Camden, AR with her spunky seven year old daughter Sydnee M. Smith whom she is raising to be the dynamic woman God created her to be. Santresa lives every day on purpose and with purpose and is determined to fulfill every vision God placed inside of her. For more information on Santresa, her ministry, and Destined Daughters you can visit www.destineddaughters.com, www.facebook.com/SantresaMarie, or Twitter @LadySMWilkins.