Dr. Negus Sankofa Imhotep is the CEO & Cultural Memory Specialist for Imhotep Consultancy Group, LLC., he is also the Deferred Expulsion Program Manager for Des Moines Public Schools. Dr. Negus is the former Chair of the City of Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission and a Member of Des Moines Habitat for Humanity.
Dr. Negus has connected several of Central Iowa’s top employers with highly skilled untapped talent, assisted hundreds of marginalized central Iowans in securing gainful employment, and successfully advocated for many students who faced expulsion from the Des Moines Public School district.
Negus is also a sought-after orator and community ally, having served as an Executive Board Member for the Iowa Human Rights Board, and a past Chair and Commissioner of the Iowa Commission on African Americans’ Status—an advocate for carceral citizens who require guidance as they meander through the critical pathway of reentry. Executive Committee Member DAS Iowa Department of Administrative Services Apr 2014 – May 2020.
In 2022, Negus launched Imhotep Consultancy Group, LLC to offer cultural community network advising and cultural competency training to agencies and organizations across the region. Guest lecturer at Drake University, the School of Education doctoral candidates, and Master of Business Administration class. In addition, his commitment to educating emerging leaders led him to teach positions at Hawkeye Community College and Joshua Christian Academy from 2010-2013.
Negus has received tutelage from Master Lectures listed: Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, Dr. Na’im Akbar; Dr. Thomas Freeman; Dr. Zuberi Mwamba; Dr. Isaria N. Kimambo; Dr. Wolde Michael Akalou; Dr. Charles Tatum; Dr. James Race, Jr., and Dr. Josef Ben Levi. Negus continues to seek best practice approaches to address issues that impair African diaspora members’ progress. Negus is an autodidactic African historiographer who has conducted lectures in numerous cities throughout the United States.
Negus holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts with a concentration in Political Science from Excelsior College, a master’s degree in public administration from Norwich University, and a Doctorate in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management from Northcentral University.
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