Meet Chieftess Olufemi Yeshua El
Chieftess Olufemi Yeshua El is an Entrepreneur, Consultant, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategist (DEI), and Educator. Chair, NYAEYC DEI committee, engaging members and non-members in Courageous Conversations along with the other committee members. She was involved in helping to create The Harlem Playspace and Learning Center, the first Playspace in Harlem for families with newborns to three-year-olds. She has a Baccalaureate of Arts degree in Spanish & Hispanic Studies from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and a Master of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education.
She is a Professor in the Teachers Education Dept at Borough of Manhattan Community College and an early childhood consultant focused on supporting families with infants and toddlers. As Vice President of Operations of Sabree Education Services, a subsidiary of her event planning company, Sabree Special Events, LLC, training childcare providers who service families with infants and toddlers with a focus on historically underrepresented families. We co-facilitate classes for parents with their infants/toddlers and plan family-oriented events.
She is the co-founder and CEO of Urban Kids Journeys, a non-profit organization providing experiences for families with a focus on brain development and the power of play to historically underrepresented families. She is a partner for sister company Sabree Education Services Gambia, an NGO in Gambia focused on early childhood education in Gambia and working collaboratively with other countries in Africa on early childhood projects. She is thrilled to be able to do now what she has always loved: Working with youth, from very young children to college-age young adults.
5 Fun Facts:
- I speak Spanish
- I helped to create the 1st unique playspace for newborn - 3yr olds in NY with educators as Facilitators ( it was a pilot program) called Harlem Playspace & Learning Center
- I love to dance
- I enjoy cooking
- I am involved in the entertainment industry, specifically Nollywood (African movies) and Afrobeats. Production, marketing & distribution
