02/25/2025 09:50:27 AMHannah Van Sickle

Creating long-term relationships with folks doing impactful work has become a calling for Brandi M. Derr, PsyD, Director, Leadership Psychology PsyD Program. As a woman of color, she is often tapped for her expertise engaging executive leaders who find themselves in the minority within their organizational setting—an all-too-common scenario that requires deep work. “Every time I walk into a non-profit system, and meet another group of people giving of themselves for something they really believe in, I fall in love,” says Derr of precisely what happened on her inaugural visit to the Houston Food Bank in 2020.

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