What it is.
Co-facilitated. Cohort-based. Validated across four cohorts inside a division of an 8,000-employee public-health department.
The Leadership Fellowship is a 10- to 16-week structured curriculum — institutions choose the length. It was first delivered as a 16-week program inside San Francisco's Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services division, part of an 8,000-employee health department. The fellowship combines cohort training sessions with executive coaching, applied practice, and peer accountability.
Co-facilitation is required: a Black racial equity expert and a white accountability facilitator. The fellowship was co-facilitated by Dante King with senior accountability collaborators across multiple institutions, including Dr. Robin DiAngelo, who co-facilitated the Mayo Clinic accredited course (Developing Anti-Racism Leadership Competencies to Achieve Inclusive Practices and Health Equity). The curriculum is research-based, including frameworks rooted in the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond's Undoing Racism workshop, and refined through three years of embedded engagement.
Four cohorts at SFDPH BHS. 200+ participants to date. The engagement at SFDPH BHS received the California Medical Association's Cultural and Linguistic Competency & Implicit Bias Innovation Award, Overall Program.
What fellows leave with.
Skills, frameworks, scripts, protocols. Implementation, not theory.
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Equity-informed supervision frameworks
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Accountability practices that distinguish harm from violation
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Communication scripts and documentation templates
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Decision-making frameworks for navigating workplace concerns
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Cohort relationships and peer accountability structures that persist beyond the fellowship
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An applied implementation project executed inside their institution during the program
Cohort progression.
Four cohorts. 2023 through 2026.
Foundational cohort. Established the model.
Largest cohort. Cross-functional representation. Peer accountability networks formed.
Most advanced. Graduates moved into policy roles.
Multi-institution cohort.
“The quality of services provided was exceptional and transformative. Their facilitation, coaching, and strategic guidance resulted in sustained shifts in leadership practice, increased organizational accountability, and the development of long-term equity infrastructure”.
Bring the Fellowship to your institution.
Available for institutional licensing inside healthcare systems, public agencies, universities, school districts, and corporate organizations. Multi-cohort engagements available.
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