About Us

Cecily Davis, MSW (she/her) is the Lead Facilitator for Parent Heart's Parenting While Black Program.  As a parent herself, Cecily is focused on supporting Black parents in effectively socializing their children around issues of positive racial identity and coping with racial bias. 

Monica Henderson, MPH  is the program coordinator for Parent Heart.  A health justice programmer and scholar, her work centers on child life outcomes and racial equity, focusing on Black youth.  

Dr. Stephanie Romero is the Founder and Executive Director of Awaken Pittsburgh, an organization that specially designs programs for students, educators, families, and various professionals to reduce stress and gain clarity in their daily lives. Stephanie is co-designer off the Mindful Connections programs offered at Parent Heart, which themselves are co-hosted by Awaken Pittsburgh through their Mindful Connections series.

Sommer C. Blair, LSW, LMSW, is a doctoral student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, and is the director of the Parenting for Racial Equity Project (PREP). PREP supports White parents and caregivers in efforts to be intentionally inclusive and understanding their own privilege in their parenting practices.