Stephanie D. Reed
Director/ Founder @ Aspire2Higher | Creator of The Hip Hop IS Higher Ed Symposium| Certified in Training Needs Assessment | Certified in Leading DEI for Organizations| Speaker & Former Higher Ed Administrator
- Role
- Director & Founder at Aspire2higher Personal & Professional Development, Inc
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephanie D. Reed
My PASSIONS include youth empowerment, —specifically helping young people recognize their inherent abilities to be leaders/scholars, building high “career esteem “through Aspire2Higher programming. Much of my work over the last 10+ years is in #diversity,#equity and #inclusion; moving organizations to more equity and inclusion; driving change through program creation, policy changes & policy development. I enjoy developing and executing events and programming centered around intersectional, race-conscious engaged scholarship.My goals include securing national partnerships & speaking engagements, starting a movement among working professionals to Aspire2Higher!Specialties: • Critically examining and merging academic cultural norms & expectations of higher education with the modern, intersectional needs of historically marginalized people and urban populations, including BIPOC students; oftentimes through the use of culturally responsive pedagogy; including hip hop and pop cultures.•Teaching the Elements of Success, The Elements A2H!•Planning & executing educational and empowerment programs in the community (I.e. community engagement)I conduct TRAINING on topics including: •Assessing Organizational Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Efforts•Diversity & Inclusion Programming on College Campuses• Best Practices in diversity, equity & inclusion policy and program development •Career persistence, career transitions, & navigating work at all phases of career development
Experience
Director & Founder
Aspire2higher Personal & Professional Development, Inc
Jan 2017 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
Aspire2Higher offers a wide range of programs and services focused on personal and professional development. We are dedicated to program development that delivers skills for a sustainable career—through intentional focus on contribution and high “career esteem”. We also design, manage, and deliver programs for organizations who seek community engagement and intentional DEI & B work in pursuit of inclusive excellence. Our series of specialized seminars and trainings provides clients with The Elements of Success; The Elements A2H.
Education
Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU
Bachelor of Arts
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MA
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