Empower Initiative
Gynelle McBride has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Gynelle is currently working as the Chief Operating Officer at The Empower Initiative since March 2021. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Marketing & Communications (Consult) at Marshalling Resources from January 2019 to March 2021. In 2018, Gynelle worked as a Community School Manager at Oakland Unified School District. Before that, they held the position of Behavioral Health Specialist within the same organization from an unspecified start date until 2018. Gynelle has demonstrated expertise in strategic marketing, communication, and community engagement throughout their career.
Gynelle McBride completed their education with a focus on psychology at Mills College from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, they pursued a degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections at California State University-Sacramento from 1995 to 1998. In addition to their academic qualifications, Gynelle obtained certifications as a Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP) from BDO in March 2023.
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Empower Initiative
Empower Initiative is a leadership development organization working to empower institutions and individuals' capacity to foster cultural and structural belonging. With a strong focus on increasing the skills needed to bridge across differences, Empower Initiative draws on a decade of experience in shifting hearts and minds towards belonging while also supporting marginalized communities to build collective power to change public systems and practices. Our belonging model is grounded in decades of theory and practice around diversity, inclusion, othering, and systems change.