Mahlik Good

Mahlik is a social worker, certified Scrum Product Owner, crisis counselor, published author, and program manager with over five years of experience leading initiatives across the nonprofit, education, and public service sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Lindenwood University and is pursuing his Master of Social Work with a Clinical concentration at Saint Louis University, where he is a Doerr Center for Social Justice Fellow. Known for fusing strategy, heart, and creativity, Mahlik designs transformative experiences that put people—not systems—at the center.

In his role as Program Manager and Co-Facilitator of The Village ROPE, Mahlik helps nurture the social-emotional development of 6th-grade boys through culturally responsive programming. He believes middle school is a crucial moment to intervene, affirm, and equip youth before harmful cycles take root. His work is deeply personal—rooted in his own upbringing in Washington Park, IL, and inspired by the support of his mother and grandparents, who raised him with love, legacy, and discipline.

A proud “grandparents’ boy,” Mahlik turned his grief into purpose, authoring Grandma’s Story: A Journal to Cherish Her Life, Legacy, and Wisdom, a guided memory book available through Barnes & Noble. As someone who started his first business at 13 and once pursued entrepreneurship and business strategy, Mahlik brings an entrepreneurial lens to everything he does—from curriculum development and facilitation to systems-level thinking and creative design.

With clarity, compassion, and community at his core, Mahlik leads with the mission to be the Black male mentor, social worker, and role model he once needed—and to empower others to believe in their worth, their healing, and their ability to rise.