Nakanya Magby (she/her) is a School Climate Senior Program Associate on the Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities team. She provides coaching, training, and curriculum development in areas related to school climate and culture, trauma-informed practices, and equitable practices.
Currently, Magby supports the California Center for School Climate and the Office of the California Surgeon General. Most recently, she served as a school climate and culture specialist at the state level in Washington, DC, providing professional development, technical assistance, and coaching for a safe and supportive school climate to include multi-tiered systems of support and trauma-informed and equitable practices.
Magby joins WestEd with over 20 years of experience in education and mental health, having previously worked as a special educator, school counselor, dean of students, and district- and state-level specialist. She believes that all students should have access to a quality educational experience both academically and emotionally.