Kimberley Robinson Alexander is a dedicated and passionate advocate for the Black and Brown community. With a background rich in human services and a personal journey that drives her commitment, Kimberley brings a unique and invaluable perspective to every role she commits to. Her perspective is what makes B-InPowerD such a powerful resource to the community. We all need to be empowered.
Professional Background and Journey:
Kimberley’s professional journey is shaped by her life experiences and unwavering advocacy for her children and community. Overcoming the challenges of teenage motherhood, gun violence, abortion trauma, abuse, the crack epidemic and triumphing over early-life adversities, Kimberley has dedicated the last 30 years to growth, healing, and working on behalf of her family.
As the mom of four exceptional children, Kimberley also intimately understands the unique challenges and injustices of her children and community. It’s this empathy and firsthand understanding, along with her extensive career in healthcare, human services, and work within the penal system, that propels her to strive for a more inclusive and just society for all.
A multifaceted leader, Kimberley has served in various roles that highlight her dedication to healthcare and community service. Her professional contributions include work in:
- Operations for sub-acute and end of life communities with up to 208 beds and 35 staff members as the nursing director.
- Protected communities like Holocaust survivors, HIV+ foster children, incarcerated youth and adults, and the brain injured and those with intellectual deficits.
- Juvenile and adult penitentiaries, juvenile group homes, and secured juvenile treatment facilities for those who have committed sex crimes (hands on facilities).
- Human resources benefit administration, recruiting, policy and procedure, Department of Labor and compliance management.
- Medical billing and utilization management for insurance companies
- Public and educational advocacy for Black, Brown, and differently-abled individuals.
- Advocacy for the fair treatment of members of the advanced age community.
- Peer education, personal and professional coaching.
- Adult and pediatric hospice, technology dependent children and adults, the geriatric population, mentally ill individuals (including those with a propensity for criminal behavior).
- Organizational program development, implementation, and management.
- The monolingual (Spanish) community assisting with employment and resource acquisition.
Kimberley excelled in her role as Executive Director of MOBB United and MOBB United for Social Change (www.mobbunited.org). Kimberley’s personal values resonated profoundly with MOBB United’s mission to positively influence the treatment of Black boys and men in society.
Based in Houston, TX, Kimberley’s dedication to advocacy is deeply rooted in her role as a mom, which informs and fuels her commitment. Kimberley’s relationship with MOBB United began when her then 9-year-old son faced the unwarranted threat of arrest, prompting her to channel her outrage into action. This pivotal moment served as inspiration to join the organization and advocate not only for her son but for all children facing systemic racism and a lack of a voice.
Achievements and Contributions:
Kimberley’s contributions to MOBB United were extensive and far-reaching. As a national leader and board member before stepping into the role of Executive Director, she created mental health and autism awareness programs, provided counsel to families with special needs, and spearheaded an internship program, actively nurturing the development of numerous interns.
Kimberley continued to build the MOBB United infrastructure, moved programming to the next level with the launch of The New Talk: For Moms of Black Boys podcast, while she cultivated strong, long lasting strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations.
In addition to her remarkable work with MOBB United, Kimberley is also the Founder and President of A. Jay’s Fight (www.ajaysfight.org), a non-profit organization established in honor of her son. A. Jay’s Fight is dedicated to funding medical research, community education, and offering support to
people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a life-altering gastrointestinal condition that her son has battled since birth.
Among her accolades, Kimberley was recognized as a Top 100 Joy Awards honoree in 2022 by award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson’s Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation for her outstanding dedication to mental health advocacy and her efforts to support the Black community.
Vision for the Future:
Kimberley’s professional and personal experiences prepared her for B-InPowerD. Kimberley is building a future where B-InPowerD supports private and public community organizations to optimize their reach through meaningful connection with their constituency, strategic partners, program development and management, and professional coaching. She also has a personal and professional commitment to introduce ways to achieve personal growth, mindfulness, and rest as a right within organizational structures!
Using a 3-pronged approach, Kimberley utilizes the B-InPowerD Brand to:
- Advocate for people of color
- Provide community support
- Influence business practices
- Assist with system navigation
Kimberley’s inspiration stems from her life experiences, her unwavering belief in the rights of all individuals to thrive, and her relentless dedication to her life’s quote, “I didn’t birth babies to bury them!” Kimberley Robinson Alexander epitomizes the values and vision this world needs to successfully make a meaningful shift within marginalized communities, making her a formidable leader and a powerful force in the fight for a better, more inclusive future.