Wisdom Team
Amber Majors, MSW
Learning Engineer
Amber manages Village of Wisdom's research projects and development of new parent tools. She facilitates our research work with other non-profits and universities. She has developed tools for us including our Black Genius Planning tool and our Racial coping tool.
Aya Shabu
Arts & Culture Guru
Aya leads Village of Wisdom's cultural organizing work with partners and artists. She designs amazing activities to shift minds and senses when a change in approach is necessary. She also supports our parent engagement work. Oh, and she's a professional performing artist.
Dr. Dawn X. Henderson
Research Guru
Dr. X leads Village of Wisdom's community-directed research putting Black parents at the center of creating knowledge. She's brilliant with words and graphic design. She's always pushing us to be deliberate in using liberatory words because words create worlds.
Taylor Webber-Fields
Black Genius Conjurer
Taylor leads Village of Wisdom's efforts to support Black parent leadership. She dreams up activities and conversations to bring families together and deepen the collective knowledge of the Village. She manages conversation like few others can and always does it with a smile!
William P. Jackson, PhD
Chief Dreamer
William leads Village of Wisdom in endeavors related to fundraising, attracting new consulting contracts, and imagining new ways VOW can achieve it's ultimate vision of Black Parents making American schools equitable learning spaces. He also works hard at listening
Anthony makes sure Village of Wisdom's books and monies are tight! He makes sure folks get paid and he does that with style. Always the life of the party we're grateful he's good with numbers and people! :)
Dr. Anthony Jones
The Receipt Keeper
Joseph Graham Jr., MS
BG Instruction Leader
Joseph leads VOW's professional development sessions for educators and school leaders. He establishes and maintains partnerships with institutions and organizations. He is passionate about the voice of Black parents and Black children being heard and valued as a necessary part of achieving a learning experience.
Board of Directors
Brittany Bennett
Chair
Treasurer
Randi Towns
Rashida James
Director
Gerald Harris
Secretary
Director