Charles R. Drew University
Brandi Sims Desjolais, Ed.D, is a prominent leader in educational and maternal health initiatives, currently serving as the Co-Founder and Director of the Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science since May 2021. Previously, Brandi worked as a Program Officer at First 5 LA from June 2017 to May 2021, and led the Teacher Residency Program Design at KIPP LA Schools in 2014-2015. Experience at the NYC Department of Education from 2011 to September 2014 included roles such as Director of Organizational Services, Education Pioneers Fellow, and Deputy Chief of Staff in the Division of Talent, Labor & Innovation. Prior to that, Brandi was the Operations Manager at The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems, where responsibilities included managing The Broad Superintendents Academy and The Broad Residency. Brandi holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from UCLA and a B.A. in Law, Communications, and Philosophy from Howard University.
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Charles R. Drew University
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian, medical and health sciences institution. Located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, CDU has graduated more than 550 medical doctors, 2,500 post-graduate physicians, more than 2,000 physician assistants and hundreds of other health professionals. CDU has earned designation as a minority-serving institution by the U.S. Office of Civil Rights, and its College of Medicine (COM) is recognized by the Department of Education (DOE) as a Historically Black Graduate Institution (HBGI as designated by Title III B). The University is a charter member of the Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the health of Hispanic people through research initiatives, training opportunities, and academic development. CDU’s mission is to conduct education, research and clinical services in the context of community engagement to train health professionals who promote wellness, provide care with excellence and compassion, and transform the health of underserved communities.