Shanley Knox
Shanley is a serial social entrepreneur, brand strategist, and service designer focused on the intersection between environmental progress, and equitable access to financial and physical health and benefits for under-represented audiences. Through her past work in manufacturing and design, Shanley contributed toward more ethically and environmentally positive supply chain practices in East Africa. As Entrepreneur in Residence, she will be positioned to continue and expand the reach of this work, while engaging with students and the GCNYC community with her current (and third) social venture, ABLE.
ABLE is creating a new model for workerโs associations across raw materials, built to create transparent engagement with, and insight-driven investment from brands.
With a goal to create measurable, worker-led progress toward environmental goals, her work at ABLE began at GCNYC when she wrote her thesis, โAnkole Cow Horn: Identifying Effective Strategies for Optimizing the Supply Chain to Create Empowerment and Sustainable Development from Ranch to Consumer.โ That work will be continued in her role at the center, where she will be collaborating with GCNYCโs students and academic resources to build the startupโs initial pilot. Based in Rwanda, this pilot will launch in late 2022 with a focus on creating worker-led leather transparency from ranch to tannery.
Shanleyโs work at GCNYC will also include facilitating applied research opportunities, prototyping models to further engagement between academia and the private sector, and facilitating guest speakers for courses. The Center for Social Impact + Innovation expects the Entrepreneur in Residence role to develop as needed with the primary purpose to expand GCNYCโs reach and impact with the private sector.
Education
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, South Orange, NJ Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Education Leadership, Management and Policy, May 2017
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, South Orange, NJ Master of Arts in Education, Educational Administration and Supervision, December 1995
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ, New Paltz, NY Bachelor of Arts, Organizational Communication, Cum Laude, May 1994
Awards and Recognitions
- INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY CERTIFICATION, Certified Diversity Executive (CDE)ยฎ, February 2023
- INTERNATIONAL COACHING FEDERATION, Associate Coaching Certification, August 2022
- ACADEMY OF CREATIVE COACHING, Executive Coaching Certification, December 2021
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Certificate, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace, May 2021
- SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SHRM-SCP, Senior Certified Professional, December 2020
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Certificate, Diversity and Inclusion in Human Resources, September 2020
- INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY, LLC, Qualified IDI Admin Certification, November 2019
Selected Publications:
- Pertuz, S. B. (2014). Latinx/a/os in Higher Education; Exploring Identity, Pathways, and Success (Ed.). Exploring Latinx/a/o Identity, Cultural Values, and Success in Higher Education (pp. 71-89). Washington, D.C.: NASPA.
- Blog: Five Ways to Manage the College Search and Stress During COVID-19, April 2020
- Contributing Author to Published Resources
- PowHER Redefined: Women of Color Reimagining the World of Work, (Contributing Author), October 2021
- Proud and Thriving Report and Framework: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ High School, College, and University Students, (Project Lead), October 2021
- American Council on Education: Mental Health, Higher Education and COVID-19: Strategies for Leaders to Support Campus Well-Being. (Contributing Author), August 2020
Selected Podcasts and Features:
- Coming Back Better Podcast, Anti-Racism: What Comes Next? March 2023
- The Pivot Podcast, Exploring Inclusive Cultures with Dr. Sofia B. Pertuz and Therese OโHiggins, December 2022
- Real Talk with Gen Z Podcast, How Race Affects our Mental Health, July 2022
- Mary Christie Institute Quadcast, Episode 34: Inclusive Excellence with DEI Expert, Dr. Sofia B. Pertuz, March 2022
- Yes Collective Podcast, How to Talk to Your Kids About Race and Ethnicity, July 2021
- Student Affairs Now Podcast, Proud & Thriving: Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Students, December 2021
- Inside Higher Education, LGBTQ+ Students Face Sizable Mental Health Disparities, October 26, 2021
- Inside Higher Education, Supporting Mental Well=Being for Students of Color, June 17, 2021
- Forward 40 (4tea) Podcast, Started from โthe Bottomโ Now WeโreโฆStill Rising, July 2019
- Moderated webinar: โManaging Stress During Distance Learning: How Faculty Can Support Their Students.โ
- Moderated webinar: โParenting During the Pandemic: Challenges, Strategies, and Tips Empowering Families of Teens.โ
- NASPA SA Speaks Presentation: Nevertheless, She Persisted, March 2018
Highlighted Presentations, Panels, and Keynotes:
- The Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Racial Equity in Corporate America, Northwestern University, 2023.
- The Renaissance Leader: A New Era of You, NJ American Council of Education Women of Color Symposium, 2022
- Supporting the WHOLE Student, Delgado Community College Faculty Convocation, 2022
- Actionable Strategies to Support the WHOLE Transfer Student, NY Transfer & Articulation Association, 2022
- Profile of Todayโs College Student with an Equity Lens, Mary Christie Institute, Presidentโs Convening, 2022
- Supporting the Wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ College Students, Los Angeles Chancellorโs Council, 2022
- Latinx/Hispanic History, Language, and Labels, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, 2021
- Allyship in Action, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 2021
- Cultural Humility in Communications, Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, 2021
- Moving from Intentions to Actions in Governance: Developing Organizational Readiness for the EDI Action Toolkit Implementation, American Public Health Association (APHA), 2020
- A Matter of Perspective: Understanding and Recovering from Bias-Motivated Interactions, DIAL Global, 2020
- Conversations about Race: The Latinx Experience, Bloomberg, LLP, 2020
- Confronting Colorism and Anti-Blackness in Latinx Communities, ACPA Latinx Network Symposium, 2020
- Humor and Grace: Essential Tools for Community and Self-Care, Rutgers University Keynote, 2020
- Social Justice, Equity & Diversity: Culturally Responsive Support for Students (delivered in Spanish), NASPA Latin America and Caribbean Annual Conference in Monterrey, Mexico, 2019
- Leadership Development in a Global Context (delivered in Spanish), NASPA Latin America Conference, Santiago, Chile, 2018.
- Implicit Bias, Continuing Learning Education presented to Suffolk County District Attorneyโs Office, 2017
- Critical Incident Management: Partnering with Families. NASPA Conference, 2017.