About
Denia Brielle Smith is an activist, organizer, and social innovator committed to advancing racial and gender equity through policy and nonprofit advocacy. Denia is the founder of She Shall Speak, a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating and strengthening the leadership capacity of women of color in public service, activism, and advocacy. Her public service journey spans across the Office of the Vice President of the United States, the Office of Congresswoman Bonnie Watson-Coleman, the United Nations Foundation, Girl Up, and PERIOD Inc.
Denia holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from American University. She is currently pursuing a Master in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she is a Gleitsman Leadership Fellow. Denia is an Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholar & a John R. Lewis Scholar with the Faith & Politics Institute.
