2024-25 WCPSS School Leadership Mtgs.

Dr. Sturdivant serves as the Community Partnerships Coordinator for Wake County Public School System. Having served in public schools for 25 years as a teacher, literacy coach, curriculum facilitator, and equity and intervention specialist, Dr. Sturdivant loves developing and facilitating professional development to inspire fellow educators, coaching teachers in equitable instructional practices, volunteering in the community, and designing and facilitating mentoring opportunities for underserved students. She completed her undergraduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, and she earned a Master’s in School Administration, a Specialist of Education certificate, and a Doctoral degree from Appalachian State University, where she conducted an award-winning qualitative study of adversity and resilience to better serve marginalized youth. She is the author of two books - Somebody Told You A Lie and My Heart Leaks Ink, an associate editor for the Journal of Trauma Studies in Education, and a board member for SEL4NC. Additional information can be found on her website at https://www.3ellc.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sturdib/