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About AnikeEducator. Founder. Strategist.
From 15 years in the classroom to leading a statewide-funded STEM nonprofit, Anike turns mission into sustainable organizations — and helps others do the same.
A teacher's heart with an executive's discipline.
Anike Sakariyawo is a graduate of Bethune-Cookman University and earned her Master's in Education from Cambridge College. She taught children ages 2–18 for 15 years — ten of them in science — in Miami-Dade public schools.
She founded S.E.E.K. Foundation, became an author, and has assisted others with filing corporations, LLCs and nonprofits. She has grown multiple start-up businesses, secured grant funding, and provided innovative strategies to scale organizations on an upward trajectory.
Today she is also a Ph.D. student at Florida International University's School of Universal Computing, Construction & Engineering Education, researching equitable computing education and artificial intelligence.
Honors and milestones.
$4M SMART Tech Health Hub
Funding for SEEK's four-story SMART Tech Health Hub in Opa-locka — part of more than $12 million in grants secured for SEEK.
BEYA STEM Conference honoree
Community service award recipient.
Women of Color STEM Visionary Award
Recognized among WOC STEM award winners.
Royal Caribbean Hometown Hero
Harmony of the Seas Godmother finalist in education.
S.E.E.K. Foundation, Inc.
Seeking Education Empowers Knowledge was founded by Anike on October 2, 2012, in response to disparity gaps in STEM education, health and fitness, and community involvement in minority communities.
SEEK delivers STEM/STEAM programs, fitness fairs and enrichment for students ages 5–18 — from F1 in Schools teams to the annual Kids Get Hip and Fit Fair — and is building the SMART Tech Health Hub in Opa-locka.
A Teacher's Laugh: What We Really Want to Say!
A book full of laughable moments and the comments educators want to say to parents, children, friends and colleagues — plus authentic notes from students that will melt your heart or make you say, “hmmmmm.”
It also examines the effects of the COVID-19 shutdown on education, the digital disparities and the racial divide. From “Open School Night” to state site visits, most people in education will see themselves in these pages.
Built, operated, and proven.
Anike has started her own ventures and helped many others launch theirs. Businesses owned and operated by Ms. Sakariyawo:
- Starting a business
- Growing your business
- Managing your business
- Operational processes and systems
Bring Anike to your stage.
Keynotes, panels and hands-on workshops on STEM equity, entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership, grant strategy and AI readiness, for conferences, schools, companies and community organizations.
- KeynotesFrom classroom to $12M+ in grants: building organizations that last
- WorkshopsInteractive sessions for founders, nonprofit teams and educators
- Panels & eventsConferences, STEM events and community convenings