Linda Lausell Bryant, who has a child in a public middle school in Brooklyn, is the Executive Director of Inwood House, a nationally-recognized innovator in teen pregnancy prevention, youth development and family support programs. She manages and directs the nonprofit’s day-to-day operations, including residences and family support programs for pregnant and parenting teens and school and community-based pregnancy prevention programs helping some 4,000 youth annually.
Ms. Bryant was previously Associate Commissioner in the Office of Youth Development at the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, where she developed initiatives and partnerships for strengthening child welfare practice with adolescents to improve educational, social, and economic and health outcomes. A cum laude graduate of Pace University, Ms. Bryant has a Masters of Social Work from Hunter College, and is completing her dissertation toward a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work at New York University. Ms. Bryant can be reached at
LLausellBryant@schools.nyc.gov