E-mail: ditra@thepraxisproject.org
Ditra has centered her life's work on the intention of
working with communities of color to fight for
justice. A skilled trainer, facilitator, community
organizer, fundraisers and strategists, Ditra brings a
high level integrity and effectiveness to all of her
work.
Over the last year Ditra has served as a consultant in partnership with the Hill Snowdon Foundation, The Center for Applied Research and Technical Assistance, Inc. (CARTA), The Funders Collabrative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) and The Praxis Project. As a consultant, Ditra brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of organizational and leadership development, community strategy and relationship building.
From 1999 to 2005, Ditra Edwards was on the staff of
LISTEN, Inc., serving as Executive Director from 2002
to 2005. Under Ditra's leadership the organization
grew tremendously. The organization secured and
managed the National Roots Initiative for two years in partnership with the Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing. Ditra also won multi-year funding to secure the infrastructure of LISTEN and core support for the grass roots organizations supported by the organization....