FOUNDER/PRESIDENT
Dr Ivy Bonk is an architect of all things education. She possesses over two decades in education, including K-8, as well as adult education and family literacy. Her educational experience includes a doctorate in Educational Psychology supported by an MBA as well we graduate credits in Educational Leadership. She is the originator of the Universal Equity Pedagogy (UEP). Her innovations and designs (programs, curriculums, models) are through the lens of a trauma-informed perspective and its collective impact, organizationally and systemically. This is also the focus of her research. She is a systems thinker which allows her to view things by function enabling her to recognize misalignment. She possesses the ability to quickly identify points of connection to leverage for the greatest impact. Her ability to synthesize abstract concepts to create solutions to concrete challenges make her invaluable in the work of customization needed in today’s education system. In addition to formulating UEP and its associated systems and frameworks, she is an author of Grounded Learning: Education’s Recovery Plan (a beginning discussion of her proposed theory of change) and LOST: Finding My Way Back to a Place I’ve Never Been (a collection of vignettes from her personal story). In addition to presenting at conferences, she has written briefs, white papers, and journal articles; the most recent, Reforming Juvenile Justice Requires Innovating Equity in Education, and A Systemic Solution for Social Change and Economic Prosperity.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MR. CARLTON REED
Training, Consulting, Performance Improvement, Relationship Management
DR. YVONNE WALKER
DEI, Government, Management, Human Resources and Team Building, Learning and Development
ROD WALKER, MBA
Government Finance ($B), Management, Social Justice, Cultural Historian
ADVISORS
MARK SIMON
Non-Profit, Enterprise and Fund Development ($MM), Strategy
JENNIFER JONES, M.S.
Arts, Non-Profit, Fundraising ($M), Systems Design, Advocacy
NANCY AZEEZ, MBA
Non-Profit, International, Training, Partnership Development
TINA WEBB
Coaching, Training, Curriculum Development