Robin Nicole Scott Receives UW-Green Bay’s Council of Trustees Community Service Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2025
Green Bay, WI—During the UW-Green Bay spring Council of Trustees reception and dinner, Robin Nicole Scott, executive director of We All Rise: African American Resource Center was presented with the Community Service Award in recognition of her substantial contributions to communities in Northeast Wisconsin.
The Community Service Award is given to recognize community members who have made significant contributions and have done exceptional community work. The award honors those who have demonstrated outstanding service that has positively impacted our region.
During her remarks, Scott shared how she has boldly impacted the Greater Green Bay Community. “This is my life’s work and it started here. 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,” said Scott. “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.”
Robin Nicole Scott 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 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 (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. 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. 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 leadership at We All Rise is not just about programs—it is about protecting legacy, transforming systems and redesigning how care is defined for Black communities across the country. From rapid crisis response to restorative housing pathways and culturally specific clinical intake, she is building structures that don’t just serve—but shift.
Robin continues to lead with the conviction that healing is not a trend—it is a right. And when rooted in culture, care and truth, it becomes the foundation for a future where no one is left behind.
Photo available upon request.
About UW-Green Bay
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a school of resilient problem solvers who dare to reach higher with the power of education that ignites growth and answers the biggest challenges. Serving 11,198 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students as well as 85,883 continuing education learners annually, UW-Green Bay offers 200 academic degrees, programs, and certificates. With four campus locations in Northeast Wisconsin, the University’s access mission welcomes all students who want to learn, from every corner of the world. Championing bold thinking since opening its doors in 1965, it is a university on the rise – Wisconsin’s fastest growing UW. For more information, visit www.uwgb.edu.
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