Services

Advisor | Consultant | Facilitator | Presenter | Qualitative Researcher | Strategist

 

Presentations and Workshops Available

  • From Diversity tInclusion tEquity and Justice – The Fundamentals of DEIB Work in Independent Schools

  • Cultural Competency and Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning in Independent Schools

  • The Crisis of Belonging in Independent Schools and Charles Vogl’s The Art of Community: Seven Principles of Belonging

  • Courageous Conversations about Race/Ethnicity in Independent Schools

  • Socio-Economic and Class Diversity in Independent Schools

  • Building Active Listening, Empathy, and Trust for DEIB Work in Independent Schools

  • The Purpose and Function of Affinity Groups in Independent Schools

  • Leadership and Skills Facilitation for Difficult Conversations during Times of Turmoil

  • Addressing, Identifying, Overcoming, and Understanding Microaggressions and Implicit Bias in the Classroom and Community While Building an Upstanding Culture

  • Responding tIdentity Attacks and the Five Steps tAn Effective Apology Using Restorative Practices

  • (For Student Leaders) Building the Agency and Capacity of Student Leaders Engage in the Work of DEIB

  • (New) Addicted tthe Woe: Reimagining the Black Experience through Personal Narrative and Readings tCounteract the Tropes on Being Black in America

  • (New) DEIB Case Study and Simulation Project

  • (New) Understanding Issues and Bias in Independent School Admission, Recruitment, and Retention

  • (New) Leading Scared/Scarred – Surviving and Thriving in Independent School Leadership During Times of Crisis

  • (New) Confronting Respectability Politics and Building Resilience for People of Color in Independent Schools

  • (New) DEIB Head of School Retreat

  • (New) DEIB Practitioners Retreat

  • (New) Developing and Implementing a Dynamic DEIB Statement and Writers Retreat

  • (New) DEIB Board Retreat

  • (New) DEIB Problem of Practice Project

  • (New) (New) Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, by Claude M. Steele Book Reading and Discussion

  • (New) Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson Book Reading and Discussion

  • (Additional customized presentations as requested)

Diversity and Inclusion Advisor/Strategist

Drawing on 30 years of experience and expertise in helping leaders and groups create value, my consulting practice focuses on supporting the visualization and realization of building and sustaining diverse, inclusive, and equitable associations, corporations, educational, governmental, organizational, and nonprofit communities. As a leader in the field, I know the journey firsthand and I apply this knowledge to my work with boards, communities, executives, and leadership teams, to increase awareness, build support, and take action for effective and successful diversity and inclusion initiatives. Whether an organization is taking its first steps on a diversity and inclusion journey or exploring new horizons, working with an experienced guide can make all the difference through:

What I Deliver:

  • Coaching, retreat leadership, and feedback to boards, executives and administrators, emerging leadership, and leadership teams.

  • Professional developing and engagement with trustees, administrators, faculty/staff, students, parents, and alumni.

  • On-site visits and work with constituent groups and stakeholders to bring awareness and gauge support for the mission-based and strategic importance of DEIB.

  •  Support for the development of diversity mission or vision statements.

  • Coordination, insight, and support for the development of strategic planning and implementation for DEIB.

  • Guidance in the formation and work of DEIB committees.

  • Facilitation of focus group research to circumstances and issues facing the school and to access the effectiveness of DEIB initiatives before, during, and after implementation.

  • Facilitation of DEIB assessment/audit through the use of NAIS’s Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism (AIM).

  • Short and long-term diversity officer engagement.

Customized Research Projects

Utilizing focus groups and interviews, a research project is designed and delivered concentrating on issues related to all areas of:

  • Governance

  • Learning and Teaching

  • Student Achievement

  • Diversity and Inclusion

  • Leadership

  • Development and Alumni Affairs

  • Parent Engagement

  • Community Relations

Each project includes a written scope of work, research methods to be used, confidentiality agreements, deliverables, and expected outcomes of the research project.

Executive & Leadership Coaching

In addition to my consulting practice, I am trained in the following executive & leadership coaching modalities, including:

• 360-Degree Feedback Facilitation;
• Career & Performance;
• Conflict Management;
• Group/Team Development;
• Interpersonal & Relationship Skills;
• Leadership Branding & Presence;
• Leadership Development;
• Life/Personal;
• Onboarding/Succession;
• Self-Awareness and Trust Development.