Founder And CEO
Akinfe Fatou (she/her) is a social impact entrepreneur, visual storyteller, thought leader, strategist, justice-centered humanitarian, Long COVID survivor, and disability advocate whose mission is to support individuals and organizations in their journey towards a more equitable and inclusive future. Her intersecting marginalized identities as a queer, non-binary Black woman with disabilities has inspired and grounded her work. She possesses a master’s degree from Howard University and a master’s degree from New York University (NYU).
Akinfe has also worked in direct care, operations, and leadership roles serving people with disabilities for more than 20 years and has dedicated her career to prioritizing people with multiply marginalized identities. Her cross-sector creative and social justice work spans across key areas including human rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy, racial justice, disability advocacy, global health, tech, media, and art preservation.
Akinfe is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cre8tive Cadence Consulting. She also serves as Chief Strategist for Health Justice — a premier health and racial equity consulting firm. She is an NYU mentor and a member of the National Association of Black Journalist, Diversability Leadership Collective, Black Women Photographers, and the International Documentary Association. Akinfe is a graduate fellow of The Watering Hole, “a southern-based vanguard for poetics and craft-building” led by and for poets of color. Her literary work and visual art appears in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA PS1) Magazine, The Lancet, STAT News, pubMed, Huffington Post, Go Magazine, Curve Magazine, Sinister Wisdom Literary/Art Journal, Poets & Writers Magazine, Blavity, Standing Our Ground Global Anthology: Poems for Trayvon Martin and Marissa Alexander, and The Wire Magazine.
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Consultant
Amber Henderson (she/her) is a consultant, multi-talented creative, storyteller, disability advocate, licensed esthetician, and beauty professional with 20 years of industry experience working on photography and film sets. She is a full-time caregiver for her mother who lives with Alzheimer's disease. Amber’s experience as a caregiver has strengthened her compassion and dedication to helping others. Amber is a co-facilitator for Dis-Lit Collective and our Storytelling Ambassador cohort.
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Cre8tive Cadence contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations:
