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Faith Gibson Hubbard PhD

Dr.  Faith Gibson Hubbard is a passionate advocate, educator, public servant, and community builder. In April 2019, Dr. Gibson Hubbard was appointed to serve as the first Executive Director of Thrive by Five DC, leading efforts to ensure every family in the District knows about and is connected to programs and resources. Dr. Gibson Hubbard worked  to establish the Thrive by Five Coordinating Council, which was comprised of government agencies, parents and community partners, to support the efforts of Thrive by Five DC serving as a convener and liaison between the government, community, and non-governmental groups to focus attention on collaborative action in order to improve outcomes in perineal health and early learning and development.  During her tenure, Dr Gibson Hubbard lead the planning and execution of Thrive by Five’s signature event, the National Maternal & Infant Health Summit. The Summit is held annually in September and focuses on improving outcomes for perinatal health in the District and beyond.

In early 2021, Dr. Hubbard was also appointed to serve as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs. The Office of Community Affairs serves as the community’s voice in government and is comprised of 12 affairs offices focused on specific constituency groups.

Dr. Gibson Hubbard also served as the first Chief Student Advocate for the District of Columbia, establishing and leading the work of the DC Office of the Student Advocate, and independent office in housed in the DC State Board of Education from 2015 until 2019.  She also served as the Interim Ombudsman for Public Education.

Dr. Gibson Hubbard started her career as a middle school language arts teacher and continues to be a passionate and committed public servant. She has served in several professional and volunteer roles focused on community engagement including as President of the Ward Five Council on Education, as a member of the Advisory committee for the Student Assignment and School Boundaries Review process for the District of Columbia Public School, as member of the DC Public Library Board of Library Board of Trustees, and as a board member on the Regional Board of Directors for Reading Partners DC. Recently, Dr. Gibson Hubbard served as a member of the Education & Child Care Subcommittee for Mayor Muriel Bowser’s ReOpen DC Advisory Group; and as a member of Mayor Bowser’s Commission on Healthcare Systems & Transformation, which focused on recommendations and strategies and investments necessary to transform health care delivery in the District of Columbia. Currently, Dr. Gibson Hubbard serves as a founding board member for Ujima – The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community.

Dr. Gibson Hubbard is an alumna of Education Pioneers and member of The National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) and ZERO to THREE. Additionally, she is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; The Links Inc.; and Jack & Jill of America, Inc.

Dr. Gibson Hubbard holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Administration & Public Affairs; a Master of Public Administration; and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Public Relations.