Cheryl Groce-Wright

Advisory Circle Member (training and support)

Cheryl has joined the Embrace team as a member of our Advisory Circle helping to develop a network of support for community builders who are working to strengthen communities from the inside out. She is the founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope Collaborative RVA, a Richmond-based consulting firm serving as a proactive and effective relationship steward and champion for racial equity, empowered communities and inspired citizens. Cheryl Groce-Wright is a seasoned non-profit executive with a career spanning over thirty-five years in education, program management and community development. She has held positions in nonprofit management, youth programming and development, fund-raising and fund development, academic and social science research, substance abuse and family counseling, and college student development.  Cheryl was the 2015 Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice Recipient awarded by the YWCA and used the fellowship to delve more deeply into the area of Asset-Based Community Development and brought that knowledge and experience back to Richmond VA to continue working toward community change that involves community residents in every aspect of community development work.