Our team is composed of individuals who are passionate about starting meaningful conversations regarding mental health and ending the stigma revolving it. Through informative narratives that help individuals who visit our website or read our magazine, we hope for readers to understand mental health more from the perspective of black individuals. Our staff works rigorously to find narratives that speak of truth without bias, ranting, or discrimination. Our team believes that in opening people up to these narratives, we can start important discussions that can ultimately create positive changes in the way mental health disorders and treatments are seen or perceived in our society.
BTT Bios & Titles
Dr. Anthony Estreet is a tenured Associate Professor at Morgan State University in the School of Social Work. He is the Director of the Health and Addiction Research Training (H.A.R.T) Lab and his main area of research focuses on the intersections of health disparities and improving health and wellness for Black people and communities.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer of a Behavioral health consulting and treatment center and he has been a practicing social work clinician for over 15 years in the area of behavioral health. Dr. Estreet has significant experience in training and technical assistance related to addressing health and behavioral health issues and is a national trainer for SAMHSA’s Central East Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
Dr. Estreet has served in several state and national social work organizations
Ebony is Manager of College Programs at Management Leadership for Tomorrow, a diversity and inclusion nonprofit. In her position, Ebony is responsible for strategic initiatives, daily operations and process development for the organization’s largest program portfolio valuing 8.5M. Prior to MLT, Ebony worked at 2U, an education and technology company, where she directed Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs’ first graduate program and partnership with the company.
Ebony is the founder of The Basic Consulting Company, an organization created to provide consulting services to social entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations and small businesses. In her spare time, Ebony has served as an Executive Board Member for the National Association of Social Workers Maryland Chapter and is a current co-chair member of the Social Workers Unraveling Racism Committee.
Samara McGraw is a member of the Business and Auxiliary Services leadership team at the University of Pittsburgh, where she oversees the on-campus housing experience for over 8000 students.
As a 2016 cohort member of the Walton-UNCF K-12 Education Reform Fellowship, she worked to recruit and onboard black educators. As a 2017 UNCF/AAP Fellow, she pushed forward the product development and production process for a variety of works published by W.W. Norton & Company.
A proud alumna of the illustrious Fisk University, she is also the founding president of Fisk University’s chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success, an organization aimed at providing Fisk’s student body with the tools to be confident and courageous leaders.
Renee is the Assistant Compliance Officer at Lowe Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm that helps create a financial legacy for their clients. Renee also serves as the Client Service Specialist ensuring that clients’ onboarding runs smoothly from the accounts’ opening to actively trading them. She has worked with LWA for 15 years but has been in the financial services industry in varied roles at Legg Mason Wood Walker, which was acquired and merged into Morgan Stanley.
Renee is the founder and CEO of Hampton Wealth Management, a company created to fuel her passion in reducing the economic disparity in the black community by educating on the basics of the stock market and consulting on improving and optimizing business models within companies. She is also currently pursuing her certification in Financial Social Work.
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