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SANKORE CONSULTING

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

Founder & CEO

Dr. Lanise Block is 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

A Carefully Curated Team of Educated, Experienced and Skilled Practitioners

Valerie Crawford M.A.

Project Associate
Customer Relations

Mariellis López

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

Dr. Robert Jon Peterson

Affiliate Consultant

Dr. Rebecca Neal

Affiliate Consultant

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Dr. Lanise Block

Founder & CEO

LANISE BLOCK, Ed.D., Founder, and CEO of Sankore Consulting, is a professional educator who has long been devoted to the ideals of social justice, service, inclusion, and digital innovation. Armed with a B.A. in history, an M.A. in teaching (Drake University), graduate certificates in learning technologies, e-learning, and teaching online, and an Ed.D. in critical pedagogy (University of St. Thomas), as well as 9 distinct certifications and micro-credentials.

Dr. Block served in the Minneapolis Public Schools System for 21 years as a social studies teacher, technology integration specialist, and high school program coordinator. She also held the post of strategic project administrator for the office of the Superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools for two years; additionally, she was appointed Social Studies Content Lead K-12 for the district.

Block is an adjunct graduate professor of education at the University of St. Thomas, Hamline University, Augsburg University, and Metropolitan State University. With several technology integration publications and national professional conferences under her belt, Dr. Block founded Sankore Consulting in 2017 with the aim of serving her community as a leader in design thinking, strategic planning, equity, and inclusion who lifts as she climbs.

Dr. Block has specialized training and certification in the following areas:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
Inclusive Global Leader Certification
Inclusive and Ethical Leadership Certificate
Systematic Innovation Training Specialist
Certified Scrum Master
Culture & Inclusion Manager
Project Management Certificate
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate
Qualified Administrator, Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)
IPad® Prepared Certification
Apple Teacher
Design Thinking

National Conference Presentations:

BitCon Stomping the Divide St. Paul, MN (2019) Using Technology as a Tool for Culturally Responsive Engagement for Youth
EdTechTeam April Virtual Summit (2019) Using Technology as a Tool for Culturally Responsive Engagement for Students
SITE Conference, Washington DC (2018) Best Paper Award
Puget Sound Educational Service District, Achieving Educational Racial Equity Through Policy & Beyond Part III, Seattle, WA ( 2016)
American Educational Research Association, Toward Justice Conference, Lessons Learned from iPad Cart Integration: Year Two of a Three-Year Project,*Nominated for Best Paper Award, Chicago, IL (2015)
National Council on the Social Studies, iPad Carts: Opportunities, Challenges & the Digital Divide,Boston, MA (2014)
American Educational Research Association- Education and Poverty Conference,A Case Study of One-to-One Learning with iPads in Secondary Education, San Francisco, CA (2013)
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) “Digital Kinship: Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners” Virtual Presentation, Nashville, TN (2011)

Dr. Block has publications of her technology integration research and has presented at conferences nationally. Her research interests include the digital divide, advocacy, and inclusion.

In addition Dr. Block was awarded the Education 2.0 Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition of contributions to the field of education and learning 2022.

Lanise was also featured in the 2022 Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs Magazine.

Lanise Block LinkedIn
Lanise Block Curriculum Vitae
Lanise Block Fearless Commerce
Lanise Block Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs Magazine