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Dr. Tracy Johnson-Rockmore

Vessels of Hope
Dr. Johnson- Rockmore is a dedicated role model and a leader in the dyslexia community and other populations with learning disabilities.
pennsylvania, philadelphia, united-states
author, educator, professor, speaker
advocacy, literacy
dyslexia

Summary

Dr. Tracy Johnson- Rockmore is the Founding President and CEO of Vessels of Hope, a non-profit organization that helps individuals with learning disabilities. She is most recently married to Erik D Rockmore. Dr. Tracy is also an Adjunct Professor at Harcum College and an Enrollment Counselor at Eastern University. She has received an Associate’s degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in Women’s Studies from Harcum College; a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor Human Resource Management from Cabrini University; a Master’s Degree in Multicultural Education from Eastern University; and a Doctorate degree in Ministry Science from the Accelerated School of Christian Ministry International, Inc. Dr. Tracy Johnson-Rockmore  was featured in the HBO Documentary, Journey into Dyslexia, Great Minds Think Differently.

ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Founding  President and CEO of Vessels of Hope, Non-Profit Origination
  • Co-Chair for the 2020 International Dyslexia Conferences over the Family and Community Engagement Committee
  • Featured Event Speaker, on the 2021 Neurodiverity Conference
  • Member of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
  • Recipient of the ACT 101/SSS AIM Award – Harcum College
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Founding  President and CEO of Vessels of Hope, Non-Profit Origination
  • Published Author of “Journey of Hope: An Everyday Guide for Adults with Dyslexia
  • Co-Chair for the 2020 International Dyslexia Conferences over the Family and Community Engagement Committee
  • Interviewed on a podcast RESET with Rev. Sherry Lupton entitled “Women Who We Admire”
  • Contributing Author in the book “Rise Up Women Who Lead Building Legacy” Anthology
  • Adjunct Professor at Harcum College and Eastern University
  • Featured Event Speaker, on the 2021 Neurodiverity Conference
  • Featured in a HBO2 Documentary fill entitled The documentary Journey into Dyslexia; “Great Minds Think Differently”
  • Commencement Speaker for AIM Academy’s 2020 graduation
  • President of the Alumni Board at Harcum College 2018- present
  • Harcum College Board of Trustees for 2019 -present
  • Reverend License, The Church Triumphant
  • Doctor of Ministry of Science form Accelerated School of Christian Ministry International Inc. in Cooperation with Lancaster Bible College Graduate School
  • Ministerial License, Nothing But The Word Deliverance Church.
  • Ordained License Missionary, Nothing But The Word Deliverance Church
  • Member of Fellowship of Women Clergy
  • One of the facilitators for morning prayer at Eastern University
  • Fox29 News Story, Interviewed  by Emmy Award Winner Ms. Joyce Evans on Fox29 News  “One Tough Cookie” Overcoming Dyslexia
  • Educator’s Service Award, form Accelerated School of Christian Ministry International Inc. in Cooperation with Lancaster Bible College Graduate School
  • 2015, District Image Award form 190th Legislative
  • Dyslexia workshop for the tutors at Might Writers Nov.
  • Co-chair the The International Dyslexia Association IDA Minority Dyslexia Network (MDN)
  • Board Member of the Pennsylvania Branch of The International Dyslexia Association
  • Featured on In Focus News Segment on Chanel 10, with Learning Ally, on the Stave Highsmith Show
  • Workshop facilitator for a Dyslexia workshop for tutors at the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Literacy
  • Keynote Speaker and workshop facilitator for the Dyslexia workshop in St. Croix Virgin Islands
  • Vice President of the Harcum College Alumni Board
  • Interviewed on Latino 91.3 Radio Papilove, talking about Dyslexia  on www.radiopapilove.com
  • Featured on Blog Talk Radio Show with Mr. Anthony Johnson
  • Keynote Speaker at Harcum College’s Student Leadership Awards Ceremony 2014 Them(Gemstones)
  • Recipient of the Sally L. Smith Founder Award from AIM formally the  Academy in Manayunk (AIM)  Nov.
  • Mistress of Ceremony at the Jr. Debutante’s Ball at the Saints Tabernacle Day School,
  • Presented at the Philadelphia City Hall Council Briefing, March 27,
  • Keynote Speaker at the Wilson Reading Conference
  • Keynote Speaker for  New Hope Academy’s High School Graduation
  • Spoke on a panel at Delaware Valley Friends School at the showing of The documentary Journey into Dyslexia in
  • Keynote Speaker for Parents Education Network at the San Francisco AT&T Park, 2012
  • Judge for Learning Ally’s  Scholarship Essay Contest
  • Adult Learner Summit World Congress on Special Needs Education head facilitator for the Dyslexia workshop
  • Co-hosted an event with The Yale Center for Dyslexia &Creativity and The Reading Clinic, Inc., entitled “Dyslexia, A Civil Rights Issue of Our Time held at the Philadelphia African American Museum
  • Co-hosted a Women’s form with The Reading Clinic, Inc Eastern University, The International Dyslexia Association and the Philadelphia School Districted, entitled “Dyslexia: From a Woman’s Point of View”
  • Co- hosted an event with the Philadelphia School District a screening of the HBO Documentary Journey into Dyslexia  at the Philadelphia School Districted Oct.
  • Spoke on a panel at  AIM formally the Academy in Manayunk at the showing of The documentary Journey into Dyslexia on April 10,2012
  • The National Dean’s List
  • Member of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education 2013
  • Member of Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society 2004 – present
  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior College, Harcum College 2004
  • The National Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities Award, Cabrini College
  • Featured in Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women, “Honors Edition”
  • President’ List, Harcum College
  • Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society -present
  • Phi Theta Kappa, Iota Kappa Honors Society, Vice President Harcum College,
  • Keynote Speaker at Harcum College for the 2009 New Inductions of Phi Theta Kappa, Iota Kappa Honors Society
  • The Harcum Club, Harcum’s College Honor Society, Vice President
  • Recipient of The President’s Award, Harcum College
  • Vice President of Student Government, Harcum College
  • Started a weekly Bible Study at Harcum College
  • Put on  Gospel Concerts at Harcum College for Black History Month
  • President of the Young Alumni Board at Harcum College
  • Ex-Officio Board Member on the National Alumni Board at Harcum College 2005
  • Recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Harcum College
  • Participated in a teambuilding workshop at Harcum College 2005
  • Participated in Habitat for Humanities – Harcum College-
  • On the Earth Day Committee at Harcum College
  • Recipient of the ACT 101/SSS AIM Award - Harcum College
  • Recipient of the Peer Mentor Service Award –Harcum College
  • AIM Peer Mentor at Harcum College
  • Recipient of the AIM Peer Mentor Award- Harcum College
  • Recipient of the A.I.M Academic Achiever Scholarship Award – Harcum College
  • Emerging Leaders Certificate Harcum College
  • MAEOP Student Leadership Conference
  • Counselor for the Summer Advance Program at Harcum College
  • Recipient of the ROSE Award, Harcum College Summer Advance Program
  • Student Ambassador at Harcum College
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Student Ambassador at Harcum College
  • ACT 101 Advisory Board Cabrini College
  • ACT 101 Student Leadership Conference, Cabrini, College,
  • Leadership, ACT 101 Student Leadership Ambassador, Cabrini College
  • Recipient of the ACT 101 Academic Award, Cabrini College
  • Assisted with putting on a Gospel Romma at Cabrini College
  • Mastronardi Service and Leadership Award, Cabrini College
  • Certificate from the SEPCHE Honors Conference- Cabrini College
  • Presented my research work at the SEPCHE Honors Conference-Cabrini College
  • Presented my research work at the Cabrini College Symposium-Cabrini College
  • Member of Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology – Cabrini College
  • Treasure of Psi Chi, National Psychology Honor Society – Cabrini College
  • Psychology Club-Cabrini College
  • CORE: Emerging Leadership Program – Cabrini College
  • CORE Leadership Institute - Cabrini College
  • Certificate for the CORE Leadership Institute
  • United States Achievement Academy- Collegiate All-American Scholar Program, Cabrini College
  • Opening Prayer for the Excellence In Leadership Awards Ceremony
  • Excellence in Student Leadership Award: Core Value of Vision, Cabrini College
  • Chosen as a student leaders to meet the Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Elie Wiesel,  at Cabrini College
  • Met Activist Connell West at Eastern University-
  • Met Actor Bill Cobys at Temple University in
  • Recipient of the Pierce Scholar Award, Cabrini College
  • Project Eye-To-Eye: Coordinator- Cabrini College
  • Featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer in an article entitled “She Beat Odds to Reach Goal” in
  • Featured in the National News on Black Press USA.com in an article entitled “Dyslexia Can’t Halt Woman’s Quest to Learn”-
  • Featured in the Philadelphia Tribune in an article entitled “Defying The Odds”
  • Featured in an issues of the Decoder in an article entitled “Woman’s Determination Leads to College Despite Doubts” in November
  • Featured in an issues of “Focus” a News Letter for the Learning Disability Students - 2007 in an article entitled
  • Featured in an article online in the online Christian magazine entailed “The Christian Online Magazine” in\
  • Member of The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)- November present
  • Internship at FOX29 T.V. Station Human Resource Department – Cabrini College – September
  • Member of Nothing But The Word Deliverance Church-present
  • Nothing But The Word Deliverance Church Mass Choir
  • Nothing But The Word Deliverance Church Youth Leader
  • Assistant Director of Youth Bible Institute, Nothing But The Word Deliverance
  • Missionary Trip to Jamaica , Nothing But The Word Deliverance Church
  • Deliverance Evangelistic Bible Institute Basic Bible Certificate
  • Volunteer for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic 2000-present
  • Keynote Speaker at The Recording for The Blind & Dyslexic, National Staff Conference on  in Princeton, NJ
  • Spoke at the Daisy Consortium: Learning Disability Symposium at the Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey, (for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)
  • Spoke at the Learning Through Listening Breakfast for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic at Gorgerins Restaurant on the Main Line on May 10
  • Recipient of the Learning Through Listening Achievement Award from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
  • Spoke at the Learning Through Listening Breakfast for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic at The Philadelphia County Club on Thursday, May 10
  • Board Member for the  Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
  • Recipient of the Rebecca Brock Richardson Memorial Scholarship Award form Wilson’s Languages Program (Wilson’s Reading System) May
  • Participated in the Leukemia Walk,
  • Participated in the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk,
  • Participated in the “Walk for the Whisper” walk for Ovarian Cancer Research –September
  • Volunteered for Autism Awareness Day at the Philadelphia Zoo April 23
  • LUPUS Foundation of America, Southeastern PA Chapter. Inc Walk
  • Member of The International Dyslexia Society present
  • Volunteer for The Annual Fall Conference for the Pennsylvania Branch of The International Dyslexia Society
  • Certificate from Shaw School of Floral Design, Floral Design Course
  • Certificate of Award in Cosmetology, Cosmetology Luncheon
  • Miss. Junior America Pageant, Philadelphia City Queen
  • Recipient of the Optimist Award, Frankford High School
  • Philadelphia All City High School Choir
  • Elementary School, Junior High School and High School All City Choir

Qualifications

Education

  • Associate’s degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in Women’s Studies, Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree Psychology with a minor Human Resource Management, Cabrini University, Radnor, PA
  • Master’s Degree in Multicultural Education, Eastern University Davids, PA
  • Doctorate Degree Ministry Science, Accelerated School of Christian Ministry International, Inc.

Certifications

  • Adult Learner Summit World Congress on Special Needs Education head facilitator for the Dyslexia workshop

Awards & Honors

  • Recipient of the Pierce Scholar Award, Cabrini College
  • Recipient of the ROSE Award, Harcum College Summer Advance Program Award
  • Educator’s Service Award, form Accelerated School of Christian Ministry
  • Excellence in Student Leadership Award: Core Value of Vision, Cabrini College
  • Mastronardi Service and Leadership Award, Cabrini College
  • Recipient of the ROSE Award, Harcum College Summer Advance Program
  • Recipient of the A.I.M Academic Achiever Scholarship Award
  • Recipient of the Peer Mentor Service Award
  • Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Harcum College
  • Recipient of the Sally L. Smith Founder Award from AIM formally the  Academy in Manayunk (AIM)

Credits

Books

  • Published Author of “Journey of Hope: An Everyday Guide for Adults with Dyslexia
  • Contributing Author in the book “Rise Up Women Who Lead Building Legacy” an Anthology

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