Dr. LaWana Richmond is a visionary futurist, educator, and community builder rooted in San Diego. As Founder of Grioneers Inc., she uses Afrofuturist frameworks to weave storytelling, technology, and experiential learning into blueprints for equitable and inclusive futures. With advanced degrees in Educational Leadership, Information Systems, and Operations Management, her scholarship merges social justice, wellness, and innovation into a living practice of transformation.

She is an ancient soul in modern form—an architect of belonging and a dream doula for humanity’s becoming. Guided by Oshun’s river of grace, she embodies the truth that softness, beauty, and creativity are sacred instruments of liberation. Her “werk” moves through shadow and light alike, balancing structure with surrender. Through every project and presence, Dr. Richmond reminds the world that alignment is an act of courage, and that liberation is not theory—but an embodied, harmonized way of being.