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Decoteau J. Irby
Board Member
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Decoteau J. Irby is a founding member of Derute Consulting Cooperative and associate professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His life’s work focuses on how the question of how to create and sustain organizations that ensure Black people’s self-determined well-being, development, and positive life outcomes.

He is the author of several books, including:
  • Stuck Improving: Racial Equity and School Leadership (2021) published by Harvard Education Press
  • Magical Black Tears: A Protest Story (2021) published by Derute Consulting Cooperative, and
  • Dignity-affirming Education: Cultivating the Somebodiness of Students and Educators (2022) with co-editors Charity Anderson and Charles Payne published by Teachers College Press

As a member of Derute Consulting Cooperative, Dr. Irby uses design thinking and continuous improvement methods to help leaders and teams to design and create organizations that affirm Black people. He volunteers in his neighborhood community garden, is treasurer for his local park advisory council, and spends as much time as possible outdoors with his children and partner. Finally, he is a songwriter-guitarist and performer who uses music to document and express his triumphs, challenges, and dreams.
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