Alonna Berry
Strategic Advisor
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Alonna Berry is a Strategic Advisor at Social Contract and Executive Director of the Delaware Center for Justice. With over 15 years of leadership in education, government, and nonprofits, she specializes in equity-centered strategy and systems transformation. A lifelong Delawarean, Alonna served as Director of Community and Family Services under Delaware Governor John Carney, where she advised on health, housing, education, and trauma-informed care initiatives. Alonna is the founder of The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence, a public charter school grounded in community leadership. Alonna holds graduate and post-graduate credentials in organizational leadership and innovation from Wilmington University and the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. Alonna lives in Sussex County, Delaware, with her two young children and four pets.
Areas of expertise
- Education
- Housing and homelessness
- Reentry
- Public health
- Government Relations
- Nonprofit and Board Management,
- Strategic Planning
Sector experience
- Government
- Nonprofits