Do no harm.
More than just a guiding principle for medicine, this philosophy permeates the life and livelihood of the Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington — an educator, author, student affairs administrator, pastor, consultant, president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI), past-president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and much more. Washington’s expertise is sought after and granted across religious, government, corporate, and educational settings.
Dr. Jamie Washington
“I try to spend my days choosing love, choosing hope, choosing patience, and choosing humanity,” says Washington, adding that by doing so, he is “honoring the power of choice.” Washington is the president and co-founder of Washington Consulting Group (WCG). Since 2001, he and his organization have connected with educational leadership and others, offering them the power of choice while educating them on intersectional identity and how they can build an environment that is welcoming and supportive of those marginalized by society.
It isn’t easy work. Institutional transformation can take up to a decade of intentional effort. Yet Washington’s warm and easy-going nature, and his deliberate choice to “find, honor, and see people’s humanity,” allows Washington to do what often seems impossible: take disparate, cold, or fearful feelings, and reroute them all onto pathways of love and understanding.
