Episode summary: Educating her way through! with Ebony Wrenn
Episode Notes: Join us this week as Ebony Wrenn shares her mommying journey through self-reflection and her passion for education.
More about Ebony…Ebony Wrenn is a trailblazer in the field of urban education and a highly sought-after mentor, speaker, leader, and educator. She attended Depaul University for both graduate and undergraduate studies all while being a single mother to her two young children. Her journey as a single mother began for her at the age of 19 while she was a sophomore in college pursuing her undergraduate degree in elementary education.
In addition to being the founder of Moms In Motion, NFP, she currently serves as an elementary administrator. Ebony’s journey as an educator started years ago after she was awarded a scholarship from the Golden Apple Foundation. During her time as a teacher, Ebony was awarded the Rochelle Lee Teacher Award for two consecutive years. She currently mentors teachers for the Golden Apple Foundation. Her experiences range from teaching for several years prior to becoming an administrator along with leading professional development for educators on a wide range of topics such as equity in education, the impact of relational practices, and implementing a balanced literacy framework. She has served as an adjunct professor to pre-service teachers as well. Ebony is currently a scholar-practitioner and will graduate with her doctorate in Educational Leadership from National Louis University in 2022.
Ebony values integrity, faith, and strategic planning. These three components have supported her throughout her journey to thrive both personally and professionally. Prior to attending college, Ebony was raised by a single mother who instilled faith-based values in her at an early age. She values mentorship and attributes much of her success as a result of having powerful mentors who have encouraged and motivated her to break barriers through goal-oriented planning and execution. In addition to her passion for equity in education, Ebony is passionate about ending generational poverty through empowering, encouraging, and elevating single mothers to fully walk in their purpose. In her free time, Ebony enjoys reading a good book, traveling with her children, exploring pescatarian cuisine, and creating memories with family and friends.
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Show Description: #MommyingThruLife the podcast is a weekly podcast where I Charmaine Grafton, an Executive and student by day and Author, and Single mom advocate by night — share my experiences as a single mom doing it all with little to no help and interviewing other badass moms who are right there with me and you doing the same. As a two-time single-mom, the purpose of this podcast is to create an authentic and uncut space for moms to come and get the support they need to keep “Mommying Thru Life”.
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