Our Collaborators

The Greater Us works with a skilled network of collaborators, including (but not limited to) the individuals below. Most are trained in the VISIONS model, and many are clinicians with experience in mental health or therapeutic practice.

Ellen F. Morrison, LCSW

Ellen Morrison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, mediator, and consultant specializing in anti-racism and racial healing work. With over thirty years of experience in community mental health and systems change, Ellen partners with individuals and organizations to catalyze equity-centered transformation. Her work is grounded in a deep analysis of power as a core element of interpersonal and organizational change, and it is continually shaped by her own intentional journey in understanding power, privilege, and accountability.

Ellen’s consultancy draws inspiration from a lineage of social movements and integrates a trauma-informed, relational approach that centers emotional wisdom as a transformative force in DEIB and justice work. Known for her skillful and creative facilitation, she designs and leads change processes that engage multiple intelligences, uplift restorative practices, and incorporate popular education pedagogy to create experiential learning environments.

In addition to her facilitation and consulting work, Ellen is a community artist. She has led community mural projects, political poster making and other creative processes fostering change, bringing her artist spirit into the heart of her organizing and educational practices. A dedicated martial artist and self-defense instructor, Ellen is also an active member of SURJ Bay Area. She finds joy in painting, regenerates at the ocean’s edge, and treasures time with her chosen and given family.

Haley Sparks is a psychologist, social worker, and Ease and Enjoyment coach that specializes in the skills of human engagement. As a coach, Haley primarily helps high-achieving Black people prioritize ease, peace, pleasure, love, and joy in all aspects of their lives. Haley has guided teams domestically and internationally on sustainable emotional strategies, self-awareness, and healthy communication.

Haley serves as the inaugural Director of Community and Organizational Development in the External Affairs division at UCLA and a Mental Health Program consultant at VISIONS,inc., a foundational consulting firm specializing in recognizing, understanding, and utilizing differences among individuals. Haley’s insights on effective engagement and emotional intelligence stem from her years of experience directing initiatives at the University of Michigan and the Women’s Center of SE Michigan. Prior to Ease and Enjoyment coaching, Haley worked as a therapist for individuals, couples, families, and groups and uses her clinical training to help in facilitation across environmental contexts.

Haley received her PhD in Psychology and Masters of Social work at the University of Michigan.

Haley Sparks, PhD, MSW

Dr. Capitman is a co-founder of VISIONS and a social psychologist specializing in race/ethnicity, gender, and life-course issues. His work explores how public policies and practitioner decisions create and sustain inequalities in health and well-being. He helped to develop the modern racism theory highlighted in VISIONS workshops and consultations. Currently, he is an Emeritus Professor of Public Health at California State University, Fresno. He earned his doctorate from Duke University.

John Amson Capitman, PhD

Cecil William Jacobs was born and raised in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. Trained in the VISIONS model with Julian P. Sonn & Associates, he has facilitated over 100 diversity workshops with organisations including SAPS, Technicon SA (UNISA), the City of Tshwane, His People Church (Pretoria), Proctor & Gamble (Cincinnati), and students at Boston University. He has also offered public VISIONS workshops in Raleigh, North Carolina and at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cecil holds a National Higher Diploma in Human Rights, Intercultural Studies and Communication, and has pursued advanced training in policy development, employment equity, labour relations, negotiations, and executive leadership including programmes at the University of Stellenbosch Business School and the International Labor Organization in Turin, Italy.

He served for eight years as Equity Manager and Labour Relations specialist at SAPS Head Office in Pretoria, and went on to serve as a Brigadier (Director) within SAPS for over a decade, overseeing compliance, forensic services, and supply chain management across the Western Cape. His career highlights include leading the implementation of Affirmative Action programmes nationally, representing SAPS at multiple bargaining councils, and managing a R30 million transformation fund. Cecil is currently an independent consultant, offering expertise in diversity facilitation, labour relations, HR strategy, and independent chairpersonship at disciplinary and CCMA proceedings.

Cecil W. Jacobs