DEIJ PRACTITIONER, EDLIBERATE CONSULTING, INC.
JACINTA WILLIAMS is a social justice and racial equity practitioner with almost 20 years of experience facilitating change in public, independent, and international education as well as in nonprofits and corporations. Jacinta started her work in social justice as a front-line advocate to ensure women of color in the city of Atlanta had access to HIV/AIDS testing, programmatic resources, and clinical trials. In 2002, she co-created the Metro Atlanta Women of Color Initiative (MAWOCI), Atlanta’s first and still leading HIV testing program for women of color.
After her time in public health, Jacinta continued her work in ensuring equitable access for marginalized communities in the education field, where she worked to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into teaching and learning and school systems, policies, and processes. Jacinta is a skilled coach, process designer and facilitator, and has experience designing and leading meaningful engagement and learning experiences across the entire ecosystem.
As a former teacher, instructional coach, and DEI leader in large non-profits, she brings a wealth of context and experience with engaging individuals, teams, and organizations in strategically addressing challenging and complex issues and integrating equitable processes to achieve equitable outcomes in structures, systems, policies, programs, and practices.
Most recently, she served as the Head of Equity and Inclusion at Atlanta International School and now works with local and international schools and companies to recognize and disrupt any cultural norms, processes and practices that prevent the community from living into its expressed diversity, equity, and inclusion commitment and goals. She focuses her work on building the capacity of people to materially shift conditions so that everyone can thrive, and partners with organizations and people who are serious about ensuring conditions that work for everyone.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology summa cum laude from Emory University and a Master’s Degree in Education from Oglethorpe University. In her spare time, you can find her working out, traveling, reading fantasy novels, and supporting community development efforts.