“DIVERSITY is having a seat at the table. INCLUSION is having a voice, and BELONGING, is having that voice be heard.” - Liz Fosslien
As a leader in your organization, you want to create a climate where team members from all backgrounds feel welcome, safe, valued, and appreciated. You want to provide opportunities for team members to develop their full potential, where the power of their differences is harnessed and everyone works together effectively and efficiently to help your organization fulfill its mission. At times, living up to these values can seem like a daunting task. This is why you need an experienced diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant to help your organization meet these goals.
No matter what stage of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) journey you are on, no matter what obstacles might be in your path or destinations you want to reach, we can work together to develop a customized diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy. Together, we will identify your DEI related challenges and opportunities and develop a road map for how to reach your DEI goals.
Why work with me?
With me, you get the knowledge, skills, and experience of 3 distinct but incredibly complementary disciplines to help you identify DEI goals, develop a strategy, track progress, assess outcomes, and create sustainable change.
Researcher
As a researcher, I stay abreast of recent developments in the field, conduct studies of my own, and publish. I am the co-author of a textbook on multicultural psychology. You can trust me to use effective methods to gather, analyze, interpret, and apply data to your specific situation.
Clinician
As a clinician, your team will benefit from my 30+ years conducting therapy with clients from diverse backgrounds. I can help you and your staff navigate emotionally-charged situations and resolve conflicts in a sensitive, compassionate, and confident manner.
Educator
As an educator, I co-developed a multicultural psychology course that is taught to more than 600 students per year. I will engage your team in lively discussions and interactive exercises to ensure they gain a practical understanding of how to apply their newly acquired knowledge to everyday work life.
What are diversity, equity, and inclusion?
While the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion are popular in today’s climate, it is not always clear what these terms mean nor how to effectively incorporate them into the culture of your organization. Development of a strong DEI strategy begins with clarification of goals. So, what does DEI really mean and what are we trying to achieve?
Diversity
Everyone is individual and different.
Equity
Everyone has equal access to resources and opportunities.
Inclusion
Everyone belongs and feels respected, valued, and supported.
All organizations, by nature, are diverse, but leaders must work to ensure all employees have equal access to opportunities and to create a climate where everyone has a voice and feels heard.
Training
Every successful organization provides opportunities for its members to learn and grow. Bring your team along in the DEI journey with the development of new skills. I can customize dynamic, engaging, and informative educational experiences designed to equip your diverse team with the skills needed to unleash their creativity, efficiency, and productivity.
Coaching
One-on-one conversations are useful for executives in the organization who want to take a deep dive into learning how to navigate difficult dialogues and conflict resolution. I can work individually with you and the other leaders in your organization to build individual skills for dealing with DEI-related issues.This is a great time and space to discuss in-depth topics such as implicit bias, cultural humility, multicultural competence, and anti-racism.
Speaking
Demonstrate the importance of DEI in your organization by booking me to present to your team. I bring my knowledge, experience, and expertise on a variety of topics related to DEI and present in a passionate and compelling manner. Increase the knowledge of your staff on topics such as implicit bias, cultural humility, multicultural competence, and anti-racism.
Debriefing
Even with our best efforts, sometimes things go wrong. When critical incidents arise around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, an experienced professional can serve as the more objective third party to help navigate the fallout and turn a potentially negative situation into an opportunity for growth and change.
I can act as a mediator to help your organization settle disputes and handle crises. I can facilitate a process that brings the various parties together to try and reach a peaceful solution.
I can facilitate conversations about challenging topics that often spark feelings of tension, fear, discomfort, frustration, and anger. I can help your leadership team effectively navigate these conversations and bring greater awareness, understanding, empathy, compassion, and progress.
Sustainable Change
In today’s climate, people are looking for companies, organizations, and institutions that are socially engaged and responsive. Employees and consumers look for environments where they feel safe, comfortable, respected, and valued. As a leader in your organization, it is your responsibility to help create and maintain such a climate. This may seem like a daunting task, but one that is attainable. I am passionate about helping organizations implement systemic, meaningful, sustainable change. Let me help you achieve these goals.
Sustainable change is achieved through well-crafted and thoughtful policies and procedures. Input from a knowledgeable and experienced professional can help a company take their DEI policies and procedures to the next level. The first step is a thorough assessment. I will use tools such as in-depth interviews and surveys to gather information that will help me understand where you currently are on your DEI journey and where you want to go. I will then work with you and your team in a collaborative process to draft and implement effective policies and procedures that will create a strong organizational culture based on the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
After our initial consultation, I will create a custom package to meet your needs and goals. This package will take into consideration the nature of our work together, the amount of time it requires, and other foreseeable factors such as travel expenses.