Dominique Goodson was born and raised in Newark, NJ. After graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in Sociology and Anthropology, Dominique began working as research assistant to professors at different universities. During one of her breaks between research projects, she worked as a Business Development Specialist at Eagle Detective Agency, where she worked to gain numerous contracts including the NFL Super Bowl NY/NJ 2014 contract. Dominique resigned from Eagle Detective Agency in 2014, to focus on her passions writing and advocating for Sickle Cell Anemia. Having Sickle Cell Anemia herself, Dominique works with many other Sickle Cell Community Based Organizations to help not only get information to people about Sickle Cell Anemia, but also to help Sickle Cell Anemia patients and caregivers. She has been using her social media platform Sickle Cell Disease Community Forum for the last year equipping, empowering and encouraging the community.