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Destiny Reddick, EdD
Dr. Destiny Reddick is a dynamic and determined educator and teacher leader with various professional experiences successfully teaching, coaching, and mentoring with equity intentionally at the forefront of the diverse educational settings in which she has served, including early childhood, elementary, secondary, and higher education, public and private alike.
With 17+ years of experience, Reddick's professional background includes a track record of effectively teaching, leading, and inspiring diverse students, teachers, and schools in both the P-12 and higher education settings.
Reddick quickly emerged in her region as a notable educator and advocate known in her field as an unapologetically authentic yet sincerely empathetic educator who is down for the equity fight all day, every day, tirelessly promoting educational equity.
Throughout her career, Reddick has served in roles such as classroom teacher, instructional coach/specialist, Assistant Professor, and Assistant Dean at the university level, and Assistant Principal and Director of Instructional Quality at the K-12 school and district levels; she has intentionally focused on advocating for traditionally underserved families and communities.
Reddick has participated in years of formal, site-based training in cultural and linguistic responsiveness and assessment literacy (sound assessment and grading practices) and has also achieved various state-endorsed educational certifications.
As an equity coach, Reddick provides independent consultative services for organizations, school systems, and universities in sound assessment practices, equity policy, and strategic development; culturally responsive pedagogy and curriculum; course design; curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and task force leadership.
In her spare time, Dr. Destiny Reddick serves on the Board of a nonprofit called A Red Circle that promotes community betterment in North St. Louis County through a racial equity lens.
Various community fundraising projects focusing primarily on supporting underserved students and communities in the St. Louis North County region.
Raised approximately $5,000+ in about two months, alongside Eye See Me African-American Children's Bookstore and A Red Circle Non-Profit, to provide over 300 students the ability to choose on
Various community fundraising projects focusing primarily on supporting underserved students and communities in the St. Louis North County region.
Raised approximately $5,000+ in about two months, alongside Eye See Me African-American Children's Bookstore and A Red Circle Non-Profit, to provide over 300 students the ability to choose one take-home book from hundreds of books as their choices. All the books intentionally reflected mirrors, not windows- these books featured characters who looked like the students AND had positive storylines that didn't rely on stereotypes about families or kids of color.
The Ashley and Destiny Reddick Scholarship, Ranken Technical College in St. Louis.
Regular contributions to a scholarship fund that benefited qualified students entering fields of Technology at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis.
Six years of Board of Directors service for A Red Circle.
A Red Circle is a collaborative, community-based nonprofit organization established by Erica R. Williams that focuses on the economic development of the North County area through a racial equity lens. Specific initiatives include healthy food access, educational equity, community empowerment, and the arts.
