Building Purpose-Driven, Equitable Healthcare Cultures
At Sharon Washington Consulting (SWC), we help leaders, teams, and institutions move from intention to transformational impact. Our work is grounded in embodied leadership, cultural responsiveness, and a commitment to equity that goes beyond the performative.
We partner with healthcare organizations to reimagine their systems, strengthen resilience, and build cultures of repair, reflection, and relational leadership.
Why SWC?
We combine systems-level strategy with somatic and equity-centered leadership tools.
We guide organizations through transformation using our signature BRIDGE Framework.
We bring decades of experience in public health, sociology, and institutional consulting.
Whether you’re confronting workforce trauma, navigating accountability fatigue, or rethinking your approach to inclusive care—we’re here to help you lead with clarity, courage, and integrity.
"SWC doesn’t just talk equity—they live it. Working with them shifted how our team thinks, feels, and leads."
— Client Partner, Healthcare Institution
What is the BRIDGE Framework?
Our signature framework for change, BRIDGE stands for:
Building trusting, values-aligned environments
Reflecting on systems, roles, and histories
Impacting the culture through strategic shifts
Developing inclusive leadership at every level
Grounding in somatic and trauma-informed practice
Ecological system-driving transformation across departments and disciplines
Learn more in our BRIDGE Framework overview.
"Peace, Friends!"
"In our collective history, we've never had such wide access to different perspectives, experiences, and ways of thinking. With these opportunities and responsibilities, we now possess the tools to achieve progress and healing beyond what previous generations could have imagined."
Sharon Washington, Ed.D., MPH
Founder/CEO
Dr. Sharon G.E. Washington is a public health professional and equity strategist with a deep background in the study of systems, culture, and social transformation with a passion for helping institutions grow from the inside out. Her approach integrates organizational leadership, trauma-informed practice, and a deep understanding of culture and systems.
Over the last two decades, she has supported hospitals, nonprofits, and academic institutions in building equity-focused strategies that are practical, relational, and sustainable. Whether guiding executive teams or facilitating community-centered dialogues, Sharon leads with clarity, care, and commitment.
She holds advanced degrees from Columbia University and Temple University and has held roles in academic leadership, curriculum development, and cross-sector coalition work.
View Dr. Sharon Washington’s full curriculum vitae for details on her academic background, leadership roles, and consulting engagements.
Meet Our Team
"At SWC, our team embodies a unique blend of commitment, expertise, and empathy. We are focused on creating lasting change by promoting healing, growth, and meaningful transformation in all that we do."
Project Coordinator
Amani Gilliam
A recent psychology graduate enrolled in an accelerated master’s program, Amani brings insight, care, and creative precision to the SWC team. She leads client engagement, contributes to course curation and facilitation, and helps ensure every experience reflects our values of inclusion, empathy, and excellence
Consultant
Jasmine Graves, MPH
asmine is a strategist and program designer with a background in public sector transformation. At the NYC Mayor’s Office, she led an $80M health portfolio focused on care over criminalization. At SWC, she implements and facilitates tools rooted in justice, healing, and innovation.
Senior Data Analyst
Chidera Agu, MPH, MSW
With a background in behavioral health research and clinical operations, Chidera brings a sharp analytical lens to SWC’s evaluation and engagement work. She has led multi-site studies focused on health disparities and now applies that expertise to designing tools, interpreting impact data, and supporting evidence-based program refinement.
Together, we bring insight, compassion, and strategic precision to every partnership.
What Comes Next?
You’ve explored who we are and how we work. Now, let’s take the next step—together. Choose the path that aligns with your goals, your team, and your values:
Explore our tools and strategies in the Thought Hub
Deepen your learning with courses, coaching, and self-paced transformation via CCC
Book a consult to explore what’s possible for your team or institution
Let’s build something that lasts—together.
