Janelle Wood earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Arizona State University in 1989 and her Master ofArts degree in Biblical Leadership from Phoenix Seminary in 2005. She has always had a heart for those in need and a passionto build up the people within her community.
She has been married for 30+ years and is the proud mother of one adult son. Janelle’s passion is to ensure all Black childrenhave the opportunity to live out their God-given purpose, free from the threat of systems, laws, policies, procedures andpractices that limit and control the movement of their Black bodies.
Janelle is the Founder/CEO of the Black Mothers Forum, Inc., founded in August 2016, a non-profit organization of blackmothers who have come together to end the bloodshed in the Black community; dismantle the school to prison pipeline; andrestore the strength, dignity and hope of the Black community. She strongly believes in parental choice and children should beable to pursue their educational endeavors in safe and supportive learning environments.
Founder/CEO of the black Mothers Forum, Inc.Janelle led the way for her organization to be named one of the 2022 YASS Prize Semi-Finalists. She was one of the leadingadvocates for the passing of Arizona’s Universal ESA program signed into law in August 2022. She most recently published herfirst book, Anatomy of a Black Mother. She has served on many councils, committees, taskforces and panels. Through herwork, Black Mothers Forum Micro Schools (opened in January 2021).
