Stephanie Monroe
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
STEPHANIE J. MONROE is Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, a national advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. She also directs African Americans Against Alzheimer’s founded in 2013 and is the first national network created specifically to respond to Alzheimer’s disease’s disparate impact on African Americans. By working nationally, locally, and through strategic partnerships, African Americans Against Alzheimer’s is raising awareness of the impact of Alzheimer’s health disparities on communities of color and women, the need for greater minority participation in clinical trials to find better treatments and hopefully a cure, and the importance of all communities, especially those most at risk to begin to focus on brain health and adopt risk reduction strategies that promote brain health and healthy aging.
An attorney with three decades of federal public policy experience. Stephanie is former Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights. Prior to serving in that position, she ended a 25-year career on Capitol Hill after holding a number of key staff positions in the United States Congress, including Chief Counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, as well as Staff Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families.
In addition to her work in Alzheimer’s, Stephanie serves on the National Academy of Sciences Board for Children, Youth and Families addressing issues that impact vulnerable families which include health and education. She also advises academic centers, industry partners, federal agencies and others on strategies to achieve inclusive participation clinical trials.
Bucket list item: Visit and eat through Italy
Favorite book: "The Bible"
Stephanie's Articles:
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.