
Satra D. Taylor is an experienced equity advocate who leverages policy, partnerships, and research as levers for social change in higher education. Within Ms. Taylor’s career, she has acquired expertise in engaging coalitions, managing collective investments, public speaking, and writing for diverse audiences. She has also served as a senior administrator for a social justice organization, leading its strategy on community engagement and organizational impact and effectiveness. Before that, she led policy strategy for a national advocacy and policy organization, culminating in restoring Pell Grants for incarcerated students. At one of the nation’s most influential young adult advocacy and policy organizations, she led the overall strategy and positioning on higher education and workforce policy issues, including college affordability, mental health wellness, student success, and career readiness.
In 2021, Ms. Taylor founded P&J Flo Consulting, LLC., a consulting company interconnecting civics, community engagement, and strategic communications to mobilize marginalized communities toward intergenerational communal change. Ms. Taylor has attained strong content expertise with a master’s degree focused on educational leadership and policy from the University of Michigan and is a current University of Maryland College Park doctoral student studying higher education.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ms. Taylor obtained her bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Cincinnati.