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About Us

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Dr. Imani Romney-Rosa Chapman

Pronouns: she • her • ella

President, imani strategies, llc

Imani has more than 30 years of experience developing curriculum, organizing, and educating for social justice.

Dr. Imani Romney-Rosa Chapman, the founder and director of imani strategies, llc, is a powerful, dynamic, faith-filled, compassionate, change leader for equity. She has more than 30 years of experience developing curriculum, organizing, and educating for social justice. As her name suggests, Imani/Emunah [faith], her faith drives her to co-create brave and inclusive environments for learning, growth and justice. Her work with stakeholders in religious communities, secular communities, schools and non-profit organizations has helped root their efforts for sustained change.

Imani currently serves on the Board for the Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award and Jewish Studio Project. Additionally, she was the founding co-chair of the Steering Committee for the New York Metro Coalition of Faith/Spiritual/Ethical Communities for the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, and The Race Working Group at Kolot Chayeinu Synagogue.

Dr. Chapman holds an ACC coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, her Masters from Middlebury College, Madrid, Spain and her Doctor of Ministry degree in Interfaith Clinical Education for Pastoral Care at HUC-JIR (NY), where she was UJA Federation Graduate Fellow. She teaches “Race, Racism and Jews” at the University of San Francisco.

Imani works for a world in which her children and the young people in your lives can live wholly and safely into their full humanity in an equitable world where race is not a major determinant in health, wealth, legal, and educational outcomes.

Connect with Dr. Chapman on Instagram and LinkedIn, and read her writings and research on our Publications page.


Collaborators

Working with us always involves consulting with Imani, and, frequently, with one or more collaborators.

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Amer Ahmed, EdD

Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, and Consultant
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Pat Romney, PhD

Executive Coach and Dialogue Facilitator

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Eva Vega-Olds

Coach, Mediator, Educator, and Healer
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Alan Brown

Facilitator, Consultant, and Coach for Wellbeing and Resilience

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franny silverman

Facilitator, Educator, Coach, Conflict Transformer, and Ritualist
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Paul Wiley

Facilitator, Coach, Mediator, and Consultant

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