Dominque Howse is an award-winning social innovator, intrapreneur, communications strategist and equity-driven changemaker dedicated to generating social impact through highlighting the relationship between People Power and policy change. Howse holds an Executive MBA from Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, a M.S. in Urban Policy Analysis and Management from The New School, and a B.A. in Mass Communication from Jackson State University. With a professional background spanning across the United States and the Global South (Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Kuwait, Uganda...) her highlighted experience includes notable work in both public and private sectors; in communications strategy, education policy and practice; executive leadership; youth development; social entrepreneurship; women's empowerment; print and digital media; marketing and promotions; partnerships; re-entry and juvenile justice; and international community development. Most recently, as a licensed professional principal (PK-12), Howse served as Deputy Chief of School Culture & Community Innovation during the first CEO-led public school district turnaround in the State of Ohio, which led to an invitation to a national policy conversation at The White House under the Obama Administration. In 2020, Howse served as Senior Director of Communications for Collegiate Academies during the height of the COVD-19 crisis, and racial unrest. In April 2018 Howse became Founder and Chief Impact Officer at the Howse of Innovation where she incorporates IDEO’s human-centered design, design strategy and communications strategy in efforts to merge people, planet and profit through collaboration consultancy. In 2022, Howse joined AMCorps International as Senior Consultant — Innovation and Strategic Communications; served as Statewide Communications Director at Florida Rising in 2022; and serves as Director of Communications at the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED).