Lakeisha Palmer

Miami, Florida, United States Contact Info
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-“Start by doing what's necessary, then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing…

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  • Teach For America

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Honors & Awards

  • National Women Of Achievement, Yellow Rose Honoree

    National Women of Achievement, Inc.

    As part of its mission, NWOA seeks to identify individuals who have achieved remarkably in their field of expertise and who have unselfishly given of themselves for the benefit of others.
    Because of your noteworthy and outstanding achievements in the United States and the Miami community and along with your extraordinary contributions to youth and women, you will be one of the exemplary honorees at the NWOA Status of Women Yellow Rose Ceremony.

  • Appointment: Committee Member, Professional Learning Redesign

    Florida Department of Education

  • Appointment: Member, Student Outcomes Committee

    Florida Department of Education

  • District of Columbia Outstanding Educator Award

    District of Columbia, Ward 7

  • DCPS Outstanding Educator Award

    DC Public Schools

  • WCPSS First Year Teacher of the Year Award Finalist

    Wake County Public Schools

  • Fannie Mae First Year Teacher Award Recipient

    W. G. Enloe High School

Organizations

  • McKinsey Black Leadership Academy

    Fall Cohort Participant

    - Present

    Black Leadership Academy helps organizations improve the talent pipeline and equip Black leaders with the network, capabilities, mindsets, and skills needed to achieve their professional aspirations.

  • Leadership Florida

    Chair, Education Committee: Southeast & Member, Education Class 7

    - Present

    https://www.leadershipflorida.org/news/education-7-announced MISSION We convene a statewide community of leaders to recharge their leadership skills and to educate and inspire them to work for a better Florida. We provide meaningful forums for sharing essential information and viewpoints; we create opportunities for experiences that are inviting, inspiring, and of lasting value. VISION As a strong, trusted, diverse, and growing community of Florida leaders, we are an important catalyst for…

    https://www.leadershipflorida.org/news/education-7-announced MISSION We convene a statewide community of leaders to recharge their leadership skills and to educate and inspire them to work for a better Florida. We provide meaningful forums for sharing essential information and viewpoints; we create opportunities for experiences that are inviting, inspiring, and of lasting value. VISION As a strong, trusted, diverse, and growing community of Florida leaders, we are an important catalyst for creating new opportunities for our state through our powerful connection to one another. VALUES We are unified in our respect for and accessibility to one another, and in our passion for Florida. We draw strength from our diversity.

  • Leadership Miami

    Member: Class 44

    - Present

    Leadership Miami® If there is a program that has helped shape the future leadership of our community, Leadership Miami® would be it. The volume of individuals who over the program’s four decades have impacted South Florida is nothing short of staggering. Leadership Miami® is a definitive pipeline to leadership and an almost sure path to career success. Mission To prepare Miami’s future leaders to succeed in their professional spaces, by cultivating civic engagement, learning to identify…

    Leadership Miami® If there is a program that has helped shape the future leadership of our community, Leadership Miami® would be it. The volume of individuals who over the program’s four decades have impacted South Florida is nothing short of staggering. Leadership Miami® is a definitive pipeline to leadership and an almost sure path to career success. Mission To prepare Miami’s future leaders to succeed in their professional spaces, by cultivating civic engagement, learning to identify and address vital issues affecting Miami-Dade County now and in the future, and establishing a long-lasting network of professional relationships to ensure future collaborations among leaders in Miami-Dade and beyond.

  • Chief

    Member

    - Present

    Chief is a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for the most powerful women executives to strengthen our leadership, magnify our influence, and pave the way to bring others with us.

  • The Aspen Institute: Aspen Executive Seminar

    Executive Leadership Participant

    - Present

    Aspen Executive Seminar Leadership, Values, and the Good Society For 70 years the Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society has challenged participants in every field to achieve meaningful leadership growth through a critical examination of their core values. The Aspen Executive Seminar is an invitation for every leader to answer the question ‘How do I lead well and live justly in a good society?’

  • The Meninak Club of Jacksonville

    Member of Scholarship Committee, Member & Chair, Charity Grant Committee

    - Present

    Since 1919, the Meninak Club of Jacksonville has carved a unique role for itself in our community. Attracting top business, professional, military and civic leaders to its ranks, Meninak has long been a catalyst for strengthening bonds among influential people and for helping shape the future of the Jacksonville community. We choose to dedicate ourselves to the betterment of Northeast Florida, lending help where none is available, especially when enhancing the lives of children.

  • Leadership Jacksonville

    2021 Class

    - Present

    Leadership Jacksonville educates established and emerging leaders about our community’s key issues, connects program participants with a vibrant and diverse network of leaders and community partners, and inspires participants to build and strengthen their communities.

  • Read USA Jacksonville

    Board Member & Member of Executive Committee

    - Present

    READ USA opens pathways for children in under-resourced communities with book choice and ownership, peer to peer tutoring, multi-cultural literacy programming and collaborative, strategic partnerships toward grade level reading proficiency, workforce development, social justice and ending the cycle of generational poverty.

  • Squat For Change

    Co-Founder and Board Chair

    - Present

    Creating a world of equity where changing your baby is a man thing too, just like moms. Squat For Change will drive initiatives that result in the installation of appropriate diaper changing stations in all designated public restrooms. squatforchange.com

  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

    Member

    - Present

    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. Since its founding more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The Sorority has over 900 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, the Arabian Gulf, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada…

    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support through established programs in local communities throughout the world. The organization is a sisterhood of predominantly Black, college educated women. Since its founding more than 300,000 women have joined the organization. The Sorority has over 900 collegiate and alumnae chapters located in the United States, the Arabian Gulf, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Virgin Islands.

  • Empowerment Resources Inc. (ERI)

    Advisory Leadership Group

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    Founded in 2002, Empowerment Resources, Inc. (ERI) is a 501(c)(3) grassroots non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida that serves at-risk youth and families by providing programs and services that positively impact the whole family.

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