Her Story
About Syreeta
Syreeta Wright is the founder of a nonprofit organization established in 2025 to provide education-based advocacy and support for individuals living with sickle cell disease. Drawing on more than 43 years of personal experience with the condition and over 15 years of volunteer service with community-based organizations, she is committed to improving awareness, education, and access to resources for patients and families. A retired insurance agent, Wright combines professional expertise with lived experience to bridge critical gaps in understanding and support within the sickle cell community.
Through her nonprofit, Wright develops educational initiatives focused on topics such as blood transfusions and bloodless medicine while collaborating with organizations throughout the United States, Nigeria, and Jamaica to expand awareness and strengthen global partnerships. She is also the creator of a children's book series featuring the character Little Rita Beita, designed to educate and inspire young readers living with chronic illness. In addition, she serves as a member of the Bloodless Medicine Surgery Society and continues to advocate for innovative, patient-centered approaches to care.
Beyond her advocacy, Wright is an accomplished writer and spoken word artist who incorporates creativity and the arts into strategies for coping with chronic illness and fostering resilience. Her dedication to community impact is reflected in the success of her organization's second annual block party fundraiser, which raised more than $10,000 to support practical programs at the sickle cell clinic at Pennsylvania Hospital. Through education, storytelling, and compassionate leadership, Wright continues to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and advance meaningful change for those affected by sickle cell disease.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Syreeta
01What do you attribute your success to?
I keep going. I definitely feel like this is bigger than me, bigger than my story. I've been inspired to keep going and met other people who also have a similar fight that I've had but they never talked about it. When we break out of the silence and we see that we're not alone, and you see the variety of people that are dealing with this.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Do it anyway. When you have that imposter syndrome or I don't quite know what I'm doing yet, I don't think I'm qualified to do this, and someone just said just do it anyway because the fact that you see this is telling you that you're meant to be the one to present this to the world. If there's something that you see that's missing then you are probably the missing link.
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