Cherice Hopkins
Founder and CEO
As a social impact strategist, I believe that honoring the whole person and embodying liberatory practices are a way of life and I embrace the joy and possibility they hold. I have over 15 years of experience providing strategic guidance to leaders and supporting individual and organizational capacity building. My background spans the government, private and nonprofit sectors including helping Fortune 500 companies foster equitable work environments as an employment law attorney. I also worked as a human rights attorney to reform systems and shift societal norms impacting women, people of color and youth by centering the solutions identified by those with lived experience expertise. I have a J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and an M.B.A. from Columbia College.
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“Cherice is a critical partner to the Liberation in Practice and the Girls at the Margin National Alliance bodies of work at Justice and Joy National Collaborative. In addition to the diverse set of skills and expertise that Cherice utilizes to support practical work, especially in the areas of racial and gender liberation, we have deeply appreciated Cherice’s efforts toward ensuring that the partnership is rooted in a liberatory praxis.
This approach allows us to intentionally make the connections between a liberatory strategy and practical application. The work with the Girls at the Margin National Alliance (G@TM) requires supporting and holding space for stakeholders representing a wide array of work areas and interests, including funders, direct service providers, and government representatives. Cherice’s facilitation rooted in equity and community connection has been integral in developing a culture of collaboration, reciprocity, and shared abundance. Cherice also provides direct policy and social advocacy expertise through the monthly calls, and opportunities for additional connection through the listserv. When we set the goal of re-envisioning and reimagining the alliance, Cherice critically helped us develop a set of core values and strategies that could serve as the north star for the reimagined work. This included identifying key stakeholders that would help us expand our reach as we imagine collectively working toward liberation.
I would be honored to work with Cherice again and am grateful for the partnership developed through her consultancy with us.”