Janet Stickmon

Professor of Ethnic Studies | Wellness Consultant/Coach | Author | Mom

Janet Stickmon is a professor, author, educator trainer, and wellness consultant who has been teaching for 25 years. Stickmon is a professor of Humanities and Ethnic Studies and the founding program coordinator of the Cultural Center at Napa Valley College. Stickmon is the author of Crushing Soft Rubies—A Memoir, Midnight Peaches, Two O’clock Patience—A Collection of Essays, Poems, and Short Stories on Womanhood and the Spirit, and To Black Parents Visiting Earth: Raising Black Children in the 21st Century. Stickmon’s articles are featured in The Huffington Post, Mutha Magazine, Read to Write Stories, Positively Filipino, and Red and Yellow, Black and Brown: Decentering Whiteness in Mixed Race Studies. Her essay “Blackapina” has been featured in a number of publications. Stickmon has 25 years experience practicing meditation and integrating meditative practices throughout all her courses. Janet Stickmon is the founder of CenterJoyPWR®: Strategies for Healing Racial Battle Fatigue—an online experience for professionals of color who want to center joy in their lives. Stickmon has a Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies from San Francisco State University, a Master’s Degree in Religion and Society from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from University of California, Irvine. Stickmon also holds a Certificate of Completion for Michael Bernard Beckwith's Life Visioning Mastery program and is currently working toward becoming a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certified personal trainer.