Meet the Team
SANKORE CONSULTING: Innovation for Inclusion and Impact.
SANKORE CONSULTING was founded to foster creative leadership in organizations.We focus on building capacities in Equity, Diversity and Innovation from the classroom to the boardroom. Our team has over 20 years of combined experience in education, training and leadership. We focus on research-based frameworks and best practices to build capacity toward proven results.

Dr. Lanise Block
Dr. Lanise Block is the Founder & Executive Director of the Digital Empowerment Academy and the Founder and CEO of Sankore Consulting.
Dr. Block has varied experience in the education sector. She has worked as a: Social Studies teacher, Program Coordinator, Content Lead K-12: Social Studies, Technology Integration Specialist, and Strategic Project Administrator with Minneapolis Public Schools.
Meet the Team
Valerie Crawford M.A.
Project Associate
Customer Relations
Ms. Joyce Chege M.A.
Project Associate
Communications
Ms. Stacy Wells M.A.
Co-Founder,
Consultant
Ms. Gwen Onumah-Onikoro MSW, LICSW
Consultant
Ms. Shakira Onwuachi MSW Affiliate Consultant
Dr. Naomi Taylor
Affiliate Consultant
Leiataua
Dr. Robert Jon Peterson
Affiliate Consultant