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DR. JUANITA M. CLEAVER SIMMONS

Juanita M. Cleaver Simmons, PhD, Dallas ISD teacher for 25 years, including Lincoln Humanities Communications Magnet, where she spent most of her career. She taught at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and was later appointed Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Northwest Missouri State University. She is Senior Diversity Consulting Partner with Talent Management Consultants, LLC., and Diversity Consultant for the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association. Her accomplishments include the Lincoln Dance and Drum Ensemble and the Lincoln African Project (student tours in West Africa); designer and instructor of African-centered humanities curriculum at Lincoln; and ’50 People You Should Know in Missouri’ Award. She earned a PhD and Master’s in Educational Leadership from the UT-Austin.