Darnisa Amante-Jackson

Racial Equity Strategist and Educator
President & Co-Founder
The Disruptive Equity Education Project (DEEP)

Pairing her entrepreneurial spirit with a profound commitment to justice and fairness, Dr. Amante-Jackson leads efforts to inspire transformative restructuring of organizational cultures within both the public and private sectors as the successful founder and CEO of two companies – The Disruptive Equity Education Project (DEEP) and DEEP Corporate Consulting Partners (DCCP) – dedicated to the shared mission of delivering diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion to individuals, groups, and organizations at the cusp of cultural revolution.

Since earning her master’s degree in Anthropology from Brandeis University, and her doctorate from Harvard’s Educational Leadership Doctorate (Ed.L.D.), Dr. Amante-Jackson has impacted over 20,000 leaders in over 100 organizations across fifteen states.

Dr. Amante-Jackson currently serves as the President/Co-Founder of DEEP and DCCP. Additionally, Dr. Amante-Jackson is co-founder and former Tri-Chair of the Reimagining Integration Diverse Equitable Schools Project, on systemic change in school communities, at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education.

Distinguished Speaker Series

This series is made possible by the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, Inc., the School of Science & Engineering, generous support from Dr. Scott A. Siegel '78 and Sandra (Rosovsky) Siegel, other donors, and by the following major sponsors to date:

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