WHO IS DANNEMART?

CHANGE AGENT

Audre Lorde wrote, “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid” (Sister Outsider, 1984; 2012). I believe in using my power for the betterment of society. As a lover of humans and culture, I actively use my career choices to effect change and advocate for the causes I care about. From organizing a fundraising walk, to developing a girls’ mentoring curriculum, to donating my time and leadership skills to organizations such as the Girl Scouts and the American Council on Education Women’s Network, I love through advocacy.

Currently, my advocacy is manifested through educating and storytelling. Whether it is on the subject Black women in the medical system, mental health and wellness, racial identity development, or MBTI© in the workplace, I am motivated by the transformational process of teaching and learning. As a writer, storyteller, and educator, I am compelled to take every opportunity and every topic as an intentional part of the journey towards liberation through learning.

EDUCATOR

I am a life-long learner and as such, I am always in the pursuit of knowledge and just as eager to share that knowledge with others. As a scholar/practitioner, I educate inside and outside of the classroom as a college instructor, workshop facilitator, speaker/storyteller, writer, and researcher. I earned a B.S. in Organizational Management in 2007, an M.S. in Counseling Psychology in 2010, and completed a Ph.D. in Higher Education in 2025. I also hold a license as a Mental Health Counselor; a certification as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professional; and I am a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator © Certified Practitioner. As an educator, I utilize all of my acquired skills and specialized training to make every moment a learning opportunity.

WRITER/STORYTELLER

I started writing at a young age. I wrote dramatic love stories for my friends, eloquent speeches for school clubs and organizations, compelling letters for fundraisers, and lots and lots of papers for my many degrees. Today, I use my writing to share the stories we need to jeal ourselves. “Stories,” according to Edwidge Danticat (2019), “whether within the family of folktales, or just spirituality and rituals, are so important to survival, to continuity... We’re connected by our stories.” Through storytelling, I merge scientific research, ancestral knowledge, and creative (non)fiction in a praxis of call-and-response to facilitate deconstruction, reconstruction, and healing from structural trauma. You can see some of my published work here:

Pierre, D. (2021). Presumed Incompetent II: Race, class power, and resistance of women in academia. Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development: Vol. 20: No. 20, Article 6.

Pierre, D. (January 27, 2021). Vindicate me, O Lord: A prayer of lament. The Witness. Retrieved: https://thewitnessbcc.com/vindicate-me-o-lord-a-prayer-of-lament/

You can also check out my personal blog, danneunscripted.