Dr. Mann-McFarlane, a native of North Carolina, brought IEADC and her passion for cultural arts education to Pennsylvania in 1993. She holds a master’s degree in Health Education and a doctoral degree in Adult Education, both from The Pennsylvania State University. She is a motivated and critical educator and community change agent.

Education

D.Ed. – Pennsylvania State University, 2020

• Dissertation: Rites of Passage Influence on Cultural Identity Development and Learning among Emerging Black/African American Females
• Chair: Elizabeth J. Tisdell

M.Ed. – Pennsylvania State University, 1999

• Thesis: A Traditional African Rite of Passage Curriculum to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy

B.S. – North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, 1978

• Major: Animal and Agricultural Sciences

Professional Experience

Founder, Director – Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company, Lancaster, PA
1993 – Present

Teacher – Arts in Education Residency Program, Lancaster, PA
2002, 2005, 2010, 2015

Guest Faculty – Franklin & Marshall College, Department of Theatre & Dance, Lancaster, PA
1998 – 2005

Teacher – Mate Masie© Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program, Lancaster, PA
2001, 2005

Research Publicantions

• Mann-McFarlane, S. (also doing business as) Oladunjoye, O. (2021). Orisa Influenced Rites in America. Submitted for publication.
• Mann-McFarlane, S., Hinton-Polite, K., & Adebanaja, D. (2021). Project Agbára, an expanded approach to traditional rites of passage training.
• Mann-McFarlane, S. (also doing business as) Oladunjoye, A. (2012). Rites of Passage. Red Lead Press, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Mann-McFarlane, S. (2010). Reducing Pregnancy Rates Among African American Adolescent Females and Females of African Descent: A Rationale for Implementing Rites of Passage Interventions. Manuscript submitted for publication.
• Mann-McFarlane, S. (2009). Mate Masie© A Traditional African Rite of Passage Curriculum to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy. Submitted to Dorrance Publishing.

Peofessional Memberships & Appointments

• Baldwin Fellowship Ad Hoc Committee
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• Pennsylvania South Central Regional Citizen’s Review Panel
• Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counselors
• Pennsylvania Association of Financial Aid Administrators
• The President’s Commission for Cultural Diversity at Millersville University

Awards

• The Learned Society of Whispering Pines Graduate Student Award, Pennsylvania State, 2020
• Kwanzaa Legacy Award, Life Esteem, Inc., 2018
• Spring Cultural Tour, Ghana, West Africa, Pennsylvania State University, 2013
• Baldwins Fellow, Lancaster County Community Foundation, 2012