WHO I AM

I am Dr. Sekela Mungai Coles, an educator, published author, community organizer, certified solutions-focused coach, survivor, and proud mother of two young adults. I have served in many leadership roles on nonprofit boards and in politics, including as a presidential delegate for President Barack Obama, a transition team member for Governor Tom Wolf, and as a local elected councilwoman where I was the first Black woman and first Democrat elected to my seat. While on council I created many initiatives including Council’s Black History Month Poetry contest for school children and hosted annual Domestic Violence Awareness workshops during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I have taught at the collegiate level for over a decade and have worked in leadership roles in both the corporate and government sector. I received my undergraduate degree from Lincoln University and my graduate degree from Penn State University. As a committed life-long learner I also earned my doctoral degree in Public Policy & Administration from Walden University. I published my first book “Chocolate Girls’ Poems: Because Life Can Be Poetic” in 2024 followed by "How To Champion for Our Youth in High School" in early 2025. I am currently working on a book titled "Achieving After Trauma: Uplifting Women Who Have Confronted Challenges", as well as a short story series in adult fiction.