Team
Akuoma Nwadike, Ph.D.
President & Principal
Liberatory Architect. Anti-Racism Engineer.
Dr. Akuoma is a scholar and researcher-practitioner dedicated to Liberation through increasing Inclusivity. She began her academic journey by graduating (with honors) from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English. After teaching English Literature (ELA) at the middle and high school levels, providing ELA and college-preparatory instruction at the postsecondary level, and serving in roles that further developed her innate analytical skills while completing two master’s degrees in education (and M.A. and an M.S.), she concluded her formal education with a Ph.D. in Learning, Leadership, and Educational Policy from the University of Connecticut (UConn). She balanced her doctoral work with teaching collegiate courses and serving in educational leadership roles that continued to actualize her researcher-practitioner analytical and instructional skills.
Dr. Akuoma uses seminal scholarship and originally designed frameworks to teach, design, measure, and track Inclusivity development. Her expertise in research, data analysis, and systems development and evaluation inspired her to integrate them in the impactful way that forms the foundation of Inclusivity Education, LLC.
Nardos Ghebreab, M.S.Ed.
Qualitative Data Lead
Analytical Alchemist.
Nardos is a scholar-practitioner whose life’s work underscores racial equity in education. It is why she is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland, College Park in Teaching, Learning, Policy, & Leadership with a concentration in Minority and Urban Education following a Master of Science in Education Research concentrated in Quantitative Methods and baccalaureate work in Sociology. Her skills in strategic planning, program management, and research and evaluation allow her to launch comprehensive institution-wide initiatives and develop evaluation.
Beginning her professional career in the classroom, Nardos taught middle and high school math and college preparation/study skills in Title I schools before transitioning to instructional leadership, supporting teachers’ instructional and pedagogical development. She also served in data and professional development lead roles, positioning her as an expert in creating protocols and evaluative frameworks to incorporate multiple stakeholder perspectives, particularly in crafting system-wide initiatives that challenge white-dominant cultural norms. She brings all of these gifts to Inclusivity Education when requested, leveraging her know-how to progress organizational DEI initiatives, policies, and practices.
Independent Contractors
IE also partners with white and white-presenting allies and advocates to support the creation of safe spaces for clients in need of scaffolding into the vulnerability of brave spaces.