Deena A. Sellers is the Director of Equity and Inclusion at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, AZ. Deena believes that building relationships and providing spaces where all feel they belong is essential to a student’s educational experience. In addition to serving on Brophy’s administration, she also sits as a Freshman Advisor and liaison to the Brophy Black Family Alliance. She is a 2018 recipient of the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award, and an inaugural recipient of the St. Josephine Bakhita Award for Faith and Service, presented by the Office of Black Ministry and the Archdiocese of New York. Deena holds a BA in French and Secondary Education from Chestnut Hill College (PA), an MA in French Literature from Hunter College in the City University of New York, and is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco (CA).
