RITA SINORITA FIERRO, PH.D.

CEO, EVALUATION EXPERT

Heritage: I’m from in between. I was raised in between Italy and New York City. I am bilingual. A piece of my heart will always belong to Kenya.

The founder of Fierro Consulting, I am coach and social justice consultant who combines innovative and analytical thinking by bridging groups, networks, and arenas that may seem far apart. I’m able to provide conceptual clarity and strategy where others see chaos. I’ve been a facilitator since the age of 15 and an evaluator for the past 25 years. I’ve worked globally on a variety of projects, from leadership, to violence against women, to mental health, to criminal justice reform. I served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association. With a Masters in Sociology, a Ph.D. in African American Studies, and a certification as a Reiki Master Teacher and Family Constellations facilitator, I am deeply committed to being accountable to the communities we serve by making a difference we can measure and stewarding healing that makes a difference for racial justice.

Superpower: Getting groups of people who fight to agree on something
Kryptonite: Romantic Comedies

QUANITA ROBERSON, M.A.

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HEALING EXPERT

Heritage: I come from sweet potato pies and fried chicken. Women who had generosity baked into their bones. I come from people who believed in something greater than themselves and lived that way. Born and raised by teenage parents in Cincinnati, OH

My background in Organizational Management and Development with a concentration in Integral Theory has supported me in looking at the world in a more holistic way. I am a facilitator dedicated to addressing embedded trauma. I am a spiritual teacher, speaker, author, life coach, and a storyteller. I work in the areas of healing, rites of passage, grief, leadership, diversity, and inclusion. I am the promise of forgiveness and reconciliation in the world. We are in a time that is calling us to remember. Remember the truth of who we really are. Remember that we belong to each other.

Superpower: Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Kryptonite: Truth with a capital T

HELEN MALLON

TRAUMA SPECIALIST/WRITER

Heritage: I was raised in the Quaker meeting. There, silent worship revealed Divinity, while silence about family trauma wounded me. Implicit racism in that world drove me to become an ally for racial justice.

I am an expert in childhood trauma who sees healing as not only available to everyone, but as a creative and spiritual odyssey. My writing on Medium is a celebration of healing. I am a trained Gestalt Therapist (Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia) and am deeply engaged in exploring collective healing through group process. I have an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Superpower: Helping people to fly through their words
Kryptonite: Clothes shopping!

SHARON ATTIPOE

PUBLIC HEALTH AND EVALUATION EXPERT

Heritage: I am a bicultural Ghanian-American, fiery, millennial woman of African descent

I am a children’s book author, consultant, member of the Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable (ACE) Evaluation Network and ORISE economics fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. My Ph.D. in Management and Health Policy, from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, is the foundation for my innovation, creativity, and technical support to organizations using analytics, critical research, and evaluation. I have worked at the University of Cape Town as the lead investigator on an international research fellowship studying media coverage of a national human papillomavirus vaccination campaign and evaluated a mobile technology program for rural pregnant women. I also serve on the Board of AcademyHealth. I am deeply committed to a passion for public health and the involvement of individuals and communities in innovation and health.

Superpower: Writing Relatable Stories
Kryptonite: Smiling Baby