Dr. Andréa S. Wilson
Dr. Wilson is a Visionary and a Solutionist who possesses keen insight and abilities that have enabled her to intuitively assist organizations to transform their programs, practices, processes, approaches and so much more.
She also has over 25 years of experience engaging, empowering and advocating for individuals and families from underserved communities and working with and for the organizations that serve them. Dr. Wilson has demonstrated her conviction and commitment to being an effective Agent of Change. She serves on the ULEAD Institute Board of Directors and the Department of Social Services Advisory Board. Dr. Wilson is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and an Alumni of the Institute for Women's Entrepreneurship at Cornell University.
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Dr. Wilson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and both a Masters of Education and Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Wilson’s research explored the counter-narratives of youth who formerly resided in Chicago’s infamous Robert Taylor Homes, but were forced to relocate after the development, along with other Chicago Public Housing properties were demolished, and the surrounding communities underwent gentrification. She examined the impact that displacement and resettlement into vastly different (more rural and/or suburban) communities and schools had on each young person while they were in middle and high school as well as years later as they navigated life in their 20’s.
Dr. Wilson accepted her call to action and is taking her wealth of expertise gained from her research, professional roles and being on the ground with organizations that serve individuals, children and families navigate various systemic and societal barriers and is putting it all into action through promoting programmatic, organizational and policy change. She is dedicated to working with leaders (local, state & national), nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, corporations, faith institutions, and other entities that serve and/or advocate for individuals, children and families facing barriers in the areas of housing, education, employment, health and/or economic mobility.
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