Taking Ownership: The Power of Collaboration to Create Inclusive Spaces
Join Lara as she leads a fireside chat with Cecily Darden Adams, Zaje Harrell and Betsy McNeil.
About Cecily Darden Adams
Cecily is currently the founder of Rooted Learning, where she integrates the rooted interconnections of community and system change to foster sustainable engagement and growth. She has extensive professional experience leading system improvement through strategic planning, measurement, research and evaluation as well as coaching organizational leaders through change.
Cecily’s prior work experience includes educational research with the University of Maryland, College Park, U.S. Census Bureau, and the American Institute for Research. She is also inaugural adjunct faculty with the American University’s doctoral program in antiracist Education Policy and Leadership.
About Dr. Zaje Harrell
Zaje Harrell, Ph.D. is a research-focused health psychologist who has worked in program evaluation for 20 years. Her content expertise includes health behaviors, maternal and child well-being, race and gender equity, and community change. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and edited academic volumes.
As principal of her own consulting practice, Conscious Endeavor, LLC, Dr. Harrell has supported research and content for projects focused on community change, substance use, racial equity, and maternal and child health disparities. In her writing life, Dr. Harrell has published on the intersections of race, feminism, politics, and motherhood.
