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Who is SJB?
​Dr. Stéphanie Jean-Baptiste
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · AWARD - WINNING INSTRUCTOR
Why SJB Expressions?
Dr. Jean-Baptiste brings sociological expertise and community-grounded strategy to every project. Her work spans fellowship mentorship, workshop facilitation, cultural consulting, Haitian Kreyòl instruction, and keynote speaking. In every space she enters, she prioritizes the voices and histories that are typically disregarded.
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Whether you're applying for competitive funding, designing inclusive curriculum, building culturally-aware infrastructure, or connecting across languages and cultures, you're working with someone who understands both theory and reality. She builds solutions rooted in who your communities are and what they prioritize.
Ph.D
POST-COLONIAL SOCIOLOGY
10+
YEARS UNIVERSITY TEACHING
400+
MENTORED
$375K
AWARDED
8
FELLOWSHIPS SECURED
4
LANGUAGES
Clients & Partners
Organizations serving and educating marginalized communities; including Haitian, French-speaking, West African, and Spanish-speaking immigrant populations.
UNIVERSITIES & ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
Caribbean & African Diaspora Studies · Social Work · Global Health · DEI
Dr. Jean-Baptiste has spent a decade inside university culture, understands community accountability, and provides curriculum design, DEI consulting, and mentoring.
STUDENTS & PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS
Students and professionals pursuing competitive fellowships, grants, and funding opportunities. Dr. Jean-Baptiste provides strategic mentorship, writing expertise, and insider knowledge for strong, credible, and compelling application narratives.
INTL. NGOs & DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Dr. Jean- Baptiste's doctoral research examined power dynamics between international NGOs communities that need them. She offers critical program evaluation that diagnoses structural failure to build toward structural alternatives. This is rare in the development consulting space.
FOUNDATIONS & PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS
Organizations funding Haiti, Caribbean, or diaspora-focused programs. Dr. Jean-Baptiste brings subject-matter expertise that strengthens both the proposal narrative and the program's on-the-ground credibility.
HEALTHCARE & LEGAL PROGRAMS
Language access and culturally responsive care are legal necessities. Providing cultural competency programming, interpretation, translation, and communication strategy.
IMMIGRANT - SERVING ORGANIZATIONS
Institutions serving immigrant populations who need culturally grounded curriculum, language programming, and professional development that reflects the communities in the room.
Languages of Practice
English
Native fluency. Academic, Institutional, fellowship, & community registers.
Haitian Kreyòl​
Native fluency in Port-au-Prince speech patterns. Instruction, translation, & interpretation.
French​
Native fluency.
French-speaking diaspora engagement & international development.
Spanish​​​
Conversational fluency.
Cultural & community engagement.
Your mission is too important to get lost in translation.
Start with a free 30-minute consultation
You'll recieve a response within 1–2 business days.
All time zones welcome with flexible scheduling available.
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Knowing how people work is the key to communicating with the right voice. With experience in a wide range of spaces and audiences, SJB Expressions can get your message the attention it deserves.
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