OUR APPROACH
Summit Learning Institute® is an EdTech company dedicated to empowering adult learners and organizations to achieve their fullest potential. For individuals, we provide the skills, mindset, and sense of agency needed to take control of their personal and professional lives. For organizations, we deliver tailored Learning and Development solutions that enhance team capabilities, drive performance, and support strategic goals.
Through our Empowerment Learning Methodology, we offer online tools, learning resources, and virtual courses designed to help both individuals and organizations foster growth, resilience, and success.
Inspired by Paulo Freire’s empowerment education theory, our approach focuses on building the capacity for positive behavior change that leads to sustainable social, professional, and economic outcomes.
Our Principles of Partnership guide our collaborative work with community organizations, businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies, ensuring that our solutions create meaningful, lasting impact.
Summit Learning Institute® LLC is an official ByBlack Certified Business by the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.
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OUR STORY
Summit Learning Institute (SLI) was founded by Drs. NNeka and Chris Harrison, a husband-and-wife team with a shared mission to empower individuals and organizations. They established SLI as a pathway for individuals to take charge of their personal and professional lives and for organizations to achieve their strategic goals. Grounded in the theories of social empowerment and empowerment learning, SLI aims to foster agency and sustainable success at both the individual and organizational levels.
Dr. NNeka Allen-Harrison, Ed.D.
President & CEO
I was raised in Oakland, CA, and taught in the local public schools. I was an underperforming student and did not realize the misfortune until my early twenties. Imagine my surprise when I sat in a community college classroom for the first time without proper preparation—I was discouraged. The deprivation of good teaching engendered my lack of academic readiness and self-confidence. Fortunately, I eventually encountered caring educators through supplemental support. During several months of intense self-discovery and personal development, I uncovered NNeka. My true academic journey began at my alma mater—Clark Atlanta University. I went from low-performing to academic excellence!
Dr. Chris Harrison, Ed.D.
Managing Director
I was raised in a single-parent home by my mother in East Oakland, CA where she helped me realize the positive effects that religious/extra-curricular (Community), educational (School), and familial (Parental) efforts can have on helping youth overcome the challenges that often mitigate the success of students in urban areas. This led to my development of a foundational regard for family, faith, education, and community. I believe that education is a path to a higher quality of life, a way of preparation for purposeful living, and a doorway to realizing dreams, addressing social dilemmas, and leaving a mark of excellence on the hearts and minds of present and future generations.
OUR CORE VALUES
Teach With Passion
Design With Care
