Angela M. Ward, PhD
Founder & CEO Angela M. Ward, PhD is an internationally recognized, award winning educator with over 25 years of experience.
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I welcome connections with leaders who are committed to building working environments where people feel seen, valued, and able to contribute their best. I am a senior systems leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing racial justice, institutional reform, and enterprise strategy across large public systems and nonprofit organizations. My work focuses on strengthening institutions—aligning governance, policy, organizational design, and leadership practice to support durable systems change. I have led complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives in politically and operationally demanding environments, partnering closely with executive leadership to translate mission-driven vision into coherent, sustainable strategy.
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As the 2021 Equity Columnist for the Learning Forward Journal, Education Week 2019 Leader to Learn From , Dr. Ward has served on national, regional, and local Equity working groups and her work has been featured in Learning for Justice Magazine. In over a decade of work in a large southern urban district she established a foundation for equity work leading the child centered implementation of Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness, and Restorative Practices. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Ward’s expertise has been shared with international organizations. She is highly regarded as a skilled organizational coach, keynote speaker and writer. She facilitates critically self-reflective dialogue and focuses her daily work on organizational development, equity, inclusiveness and capacity building.
Gregg Ward, MBA
2Ward Equity Business Manager, Gregg L. Ward, MBA has over twenty years of experience in supply chain management. Prior to his management role Gregg was a successful college basketball player leading his team to an Elite 8 birth. A graduate of Saint Edward’s University, Texas A&M Commerce and LBJ High School he is motivated to give back to the East Austin Community of his childhood through youth mentoring and team building. Gregg enjoys coaching youth basketball focused on teaching teamwork, life skills and exposing youth to academic experiences to enhance their leadership skills beyond the basketball court.