Robin Nicole Scott
MA, LPC-IT, SAC-IT | Executive Director
Trailblazing Activist • Licensed Clinician • Public Intellectual
As the Founder and Executive Director of We All Rise, Robin leads with radical vision, clinical expertise, and deep community roots. She oversees all agency operations while cultivating strategy, sustainability, and organizational healing. Robin serves as the public face of the organization, working across sectors to build relationships that advance justice and restore dignity for Black families. Her leadership is equal parts heart, backbone, and brilliance—grounding the mission in culture, care, and courage.
Robin's Story
Robin Nicole Scott (she/her/hers) is a visionary leader, writer, and public intellectual committed to the healing and empowerment of marginalized communities—especially Black families across generations and genders. Born on August 6, 1991, in Chicago, Illinois, she currently serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of We All Rise: African American Resource Center, where she leads with clinical insight, cultural specificity, and a deep commitment to trauma-informed care.
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A licensed professional counselor (LPC-IT) and substance abuse counselor (SAC-IT), Robin holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lakeland University and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Applied Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.
Her academic and professional paths are grounded in lived experience and a fierce dedication to justice, healing, and systemic change.
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Robin is the author of the forthcoming book Let Me Be Here for YOU While YOU Stand Up For Yourself, which introduces the original concept of “African Americanism”—a framework that explores the intersections of race, culture, and spirituality as essential components of the Black American experience. Her work invites reflection, liberation, and responsibility, offering both individual and collective pathways toward healing.
As an activist and community strategist, Robin inspires spaces of belonging, mentorship, and transformation. Under her leadership, We All Rise has grown into a nationally recognized model for culturally rooted, community-driven care. Her ability to center truth, dignity, and collective power has made her a trusted voice in the fight against systemic oppression, mental health stigma, and generational harm.
Robin has received numerous accolades for her leadership and impact, including the 2018 Sister Power Award from African Heritage Inc., Madison365’s Most Influential Black Leaders (2018), the 2021 Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Award from Brown County United Way, the 2023 Ebiere Juliet Cole Award, the 2024 Culture Care Community Impact Award from Dubceez Entertainment, and the 2024 Wello Wellbeing Impact Award. She is also a finalist for the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize.
At We All Rise, Robin continues to build and expand programs that advocate for Black families while confronting the realities of racism, poverty, incarceration, and mental health trauma. She leads through mentorship, leadership development, and strategic partnerships, centering Black brilliance and community resilience in all she touches.
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Robin’s guiding belief is simple: when Black people are given the tools, space, and support to rise—across all identities and experiences—they do so with power, purpose, and grace. Her work is not just about services; it’s about legacy, justice, and the deep knowing that healing is possible when it is rooted in culture, care, and truth.