NATALIE, BRITT & J'AIMEE

Together again, Natalie, Britt and J'Aimee are in Toronto to take part in the Nike women's race series on the Toronto Islands. It is a running series which takes place in various locations around the world. This year these three women have chosen Toronto as the place to meet up and run.

Natalie in an operating nurse at Saint Frances hospital and lives in Brooklyn, New York. www.stfrancisheartcenter.com She also works for Nike, the organizer of the running series. Proud to be half Jamaican and half Haitian, Natalie spent her younger years growing up in Jamaica before moving to New York city.

Britt lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she works at the Emery University Autism Centre. She teaches children with and without autism together in an inclusive environment. Check them out at http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/PROGRAMS/autism/.

J'Aimee, originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lives in Washington D.C. where she works for the D.C. government, specifically their Health Benefit Exchange Authority. She helps to implement and develop the Affordable Health Care Act, commonly referred to as Obama Care. She provides health insurance coverage and access to health care throughout the district. www.dchealthlink.com

The women all met at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Though spread around the US, they get together for a run each year. They are best of friends and share an infectious laughs and deep friendship.

PHOTO: SPENCER WYNN