Alison Bragaw-Butler

Athlete, Change Agent, Consultant, Idea generator, Student

Alison has been an organizational transformation consultant at a large tech firm for the past four years, leading diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts for a large DoD client where she uses extensive knowledge of DEI, social impact, leadership, and people strategy to catalyze leadership growth, drive employee development, and advance organization mission and goals. At the firm, she also serves as the African American Network Recruiting and Retention Co-Chair, developing and delivering programming to maximize the success of Black employees at the firm. Additionally, Alison is a co-founder of the firm’s DEIA Community of Practice, providing a knowledge management platform for DEIA practitioners across the firm to share information and increase DEIA efficacy. Alison obtained her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University, her Master’s in Sports Management from Virginia State University (Magna Cum Laude Student Athlete; basketball), a Micro-Masters in Data Science from Harvard Online, and is a Doctoral Candidate of Strategic Leadership at Liberty University. She is a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) under the Virginia Board of Health and holds certificates in project management (PMP), inclusive leadership, CMMC AB, Security+, DEI in the Workplace, and AWS cloud.

I am passionate about all things equity. In 2020, I started a hip hop cycle class to promote "sweat equity." Understanding that boutique cycle classes are typically quite expensive, the cycle classes were affordable and all proceeds were donated to local causes. Covid-19 put the classes on pause for a bit, but I am excited to ramp them back up soon! I am also passionate about serving my community. I sit on the executive board of Thrive-Ed, a non-profit school rooted in education transformation through co-collaboration and restorative justice, bringing a DEIA lens to the school’s mission, approach, and delivery of services. When I am not at work or in board meetings, I support a local high school as the girl’s assistant basketball coach.

Kicking field goals - I can consistently kick 50+ yard field goals. NFL, I'm available for contract!