Sirica McIntosh, co-Executive Director

Rev. Dr. Zaria Davis is a higher education and restorative practitioner committed to expanding access and opportunity for directly impacted scholars.

Zaria currently serves as the Interim Co-Executive Director for Healthy Routines and Co-Leader for  the South Carolina Coalition For Higher Education in Prison (SCCHEP). 

Her work is deeply informed by her lived experience and professional background in higher education, social work, and restorative practices. As the founder of Filling The Gap Reentry Services in Ohio, she spent years addressing systemic gaps for formerly incarcerated women, ensuring they have access to education, leadership development, and sustainable reentry pathways. 

Rev. Dr. Davis has also contributed to the national advancement of higher education for people experiencing poverty. She serves on the UnlockHigherEd Steering Committee and previously advised Ed Trust through its Justice Fellows Advisory Board. Her work has supported key educational shifts, including the reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated students and advocacy around removing barriers within the FAFSA process. In addition to her systems-level work, Zaria is trained as a healing circle, restorative practice, and Love and Logic facilitator. She has partnered with organizations across the country to develop trauma-informed leaders, assisting families navigating poverty, and build restorative cultures.

She holds a Doctorate in Social Work from Capella University, a Master of Social Work from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Wilberforce University, along with certification in restorative practices from the International Institute for Restorative Practices.

At the core of her work is a clear mission: to reduce barriers, restore dignity, and ensure that people, including those impacted by the criminal legal system, have full access to education, leadership, and the opportunity to thrive.

Dr. Sankofa
Co-Academic Director, Healthy Routines

Dr. Jub Sankofa is co-founder of Healthy Routines and a multidisciplinary professor and scholar-practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of education and neighborhood poverty. He focuses on building educational continuity infrastructure: the systems, technologies, and community-centered frameworks designed to strengthen access, persistence, and long-term outcomes for communities impacted by extreme poverty.

Dr. Sankofa earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in American and African American Studies, with a concentration in Public and Digital Humanities. He helps lead educational programming designed to expand access to higher learning, critical inquiry, and opportunity for individuals and families navigating poverty. Professor Sankofa also has a M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where his scholarly focus included the intersection of law, history, youth mobility, and city institutions.

His work spans urban studies, ethnic studies, history, hip-hop literary and cultural studies, urban intellectual life, carceral studies, and educational innovation. His research examines how neighborhood poverty, culture, and institutional systems shape outcomes across education, family wellness, and opportunity.

Justice-In-Tech

Dr. Sankofa is the co-founder of Dealerz Academy (https://dealerzacademy.org), an education innovation platform dedicated to building educational continuity infrastructure for students, institutions, and communities. A flagship innovation within this work is the Educational Operating System (ED OS), a continuity-centered edtech and mobile platform designed to help students navigate academic and life transitions with greater structure, focus, accountability, and support. Complementing this technology is the Educational Continuity Summit, a platform for advancing research, dialogue, and innovation around one of education's most pressing challenges: continuity breakdown.

Dr. Sankofa is also the author of the forthcoming book Milly Blocks: Reimagining Neighborhood Wellness, Education, and Opportunity and is currently developing Dealerz: A Neighborhood Access Campus for Educational Continuity in Cincinnati, Ohio, a community-centered model designed to strengthen wellness, learning, leadership, and opportunity in historically disinvested neighborhoods.