Counselors for Social Justice Welcomes New President - Dr. Ebony White!

​Counselors for Social Justice is so excited to announce our newest President, Dr. Ebony White for the 2022-2023 term! Get to know our new president through her bio, passion for CSJ, and goals for presidency. Please join us in welcoming President Dr. Ebony White!

​Dr. Ebony White is an assistant clinical professor in the Counseling and Family Therapy Department at Drexel University. She runs a nonprofit, the Center for MARCUS, in Trenton, NJ that focuses on expanding developmental pathways for at-promise adolescents and addressing the mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational health of individuals, families and communities. She is also serving as the Interim Director of the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Center in Philadelphia, which is the nation's first nurse-led health center and offers trauma informed, anti-racist integrative wellness services. She was the 2021 recipient of the Dr. Judy Lewis Counselor for Social Justice award, and was appointed by Dr. S. Kent Butler to ACA's Anti-Racism Commission. Dr. White is a loyal friend, a bratty sister, a patient daughter, the favorite granddaughter, and a bomb godmother who lives by Ubuntu. She is proud to be the 23rd president of CSJ!

​Dr. White explains why she loves being a part of CSJ! “CSJ is the conscience of ACA, meaning there is no guise of impartiality. We take firm stances and are explicit about working toward social justice for our society, which means advocating for those on the margins of society who have been intentionally disenfranchised in society and at times within the profession. The community of folx I get to work with and for in CSJ makes my involvement easy. I feel truly blessed to have been invited into the space and look forward to bringing others into the fold.”

Dr. White speaking at the 2022 CSJ Awards Ceremony at ACA Conference in Atlanta Georgia.

Dr. White’s goals for the 2022-2023 year fall under three categories: Alignment, Advocacy, and Action. It is important that our goals are in alignment with ACA's strategic plan as well as CSJ's strategic plan. The below align with all 6 values noted in ACA's strategic plan and the 3 pillars of the CSJ strategic plan.

1. Intentional about including and amplifying the voices of marginalized students, counselors, supervisors, and counselor educators in leadership positions and on committees. Anti-racism is a core value that will be infused throughout everything we do.
2. Increase social media presence and marketing efforts
3. Highlighting and supporting chapters of CSJ in advocacy work.
4. Continuous content – PDs twice monthly, newsletter, and holding community spaces.
5. Holding our institutions accountable (ACA, CACREP). Demanding change.
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Congratulations Dr. White! We look forward to your leadership and thank you for your growing contributions to CSJ.

Inquiries for Dr. White may be directed to [email protected]