Join us for a Research Bites conversation with Samantha Coleman!
Samantha Coleman, PhD, serves as the Associate Director of Leadership Development for the Harry L. Davis Center at Chicago Booth. Coleman is a leadership expert whose clinical background deeply informs her work in executive coaching, organizational consulting, leadership development, and higher education. With a PhD in Organizational Leadership and years of experience as a licensed therapist, she brings a keen understanding of human behavior, emotional intelligence, and resilience to her roles. Now the Senior Associate Director of Leadership Development at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, she designs transformative learning experiences that empower leaders at all stages. Her “heart” and “legacy work” is as co-founder of Black to the Beginning, LLC. As a late discovery adoptee (LDA), she blends storytelling and advocacy to ensure the Black Adoption Experience is accurately conveyed for holistic understanding of this nuanced family dynamic. '
When she's not leading groups of Booth alums in leadership development, she's also a recent published author and the co-founder of "The Black Adoption" podcast, which both details her own story of being a Black adoptee of Black parents, but also aims to center other Black voices who have experienced similar circumstances.
Read more about them and their work here: https://intranet.uchicago.edu/en/news-and-events/news/2023/11/staff-spotlight-on-dr-samantha-coleman
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