UWGB recognizes Robin Nicole Scott with Community Service Award | Insight on Business

Robin Nicole Scott, executive director of We All Rise: African American Resource Center was presented with the Community Service Award during the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay spring Council of Trustees reception and dinner

The Community Service Award is given to recognize community members who have made significant contributions and have done exceptional community work.

“This is my life’s work and it started here,” Scott said. “From UWGB classrooms to community crisis lines. From APA citations to after-hours safety plans. From my own lived trauma to a nationally recognized trauma response model. Tonight, I am honored with this award. But I didn’t come here for applause. I came to witness. To say out loud what so many of us know in our bones: That the real work of justice doesn’t happen on stages. It happens in silence. In sacrifice. In the slow, aching labor of care.”

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Scott currently serves as the founder and executive director of We All Rise: African American Resource Center, where she leads with clinical insight, cultural specificity, and a deep commitment to trauma-informed care.

A licensed professional counselor and substance abuse counselor, Scott 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. She 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.

We All Rise has grown into a nationally recognized model for culturally rooted, community-driven care. Scott 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.

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