Sarasota, Florida, United States
It is my honor and privilege to work with a variety of distinctive organizations and passionate individuals committed to building inclusive workplaces, learning spaces, and communities. As an organizational leader and a consultant, I help non-profit, higher ed, and for-profit organizations discover how to navigate change, enhance performance, exceed expectations, and create sustainable advantage through inclusive practices. Specialties: Organizational assessment. Program development. Strategic planning. Career planning. Community justice and law enforcement.
Honored to serve as founder and board chair of an organization dedicated to healing our nation, one community at a time; through thoughtful, constructive, informed dialog across lines of political difference. The CATA Project hosts small group dialogs between community members of different political parties, ideologies, and identities, where the issues of the day are discussed. Consensus is sometimes found, but our goal is not consensus-building, but rather to re-establish our capacity to engage and understand our commonalities as well as our differences. In addition, we seek to re-establish our sense of connection and community, regardless of party affiliation, and to offer the opportunity to learn from people who think differently. So that we can build a stronger community and a stronger society. Together.
Provide management consulting, business development, diversity and inclusion assessment, strategic planning, executive coaching, and professional development services. Clients served include American Public Media Group, Novartis, Johnson and Johnson, Genentech, Abbott Labs, White Hat Management, the Sarasota Police Department, the University of Michigan, the University of St. Thomas, Loras College, Winona State College, Duquesne University, Community of Christ Church, PLN and Associates, and Interpretive Simulations.
Serving as a member of the President's senior leadership team, worked collaboratively with Academic and Faculty Affairs, Campus Life, Admissions, Communications, and Human Resources to proactively support campus climate, with a particular focus on engagement and support to historically underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities. Led the campus Bias Incident Response Team. Participated in the development and implementation of campus strategy. Oversaw key programs and partnerships, including the institutional partnership with the Posse Foundation's Posse Scholars program, and the State of New York's Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). Oversaw our Alger Adams Intercultural Center, First Generation Initiative program, and LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Developed and promoted a shared vision of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the colleges through our Strategic Diversity Plan, assisting campus leaders in developing systems of accountability for realizing DEI goals and objectives.
Led outreach and engagement efforts for a four year, public Honors college. Served as the College’s first Chief Diversity Officer. Created the Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence. As a higher education professional who is passionate about diversity, inclusion, and equity, I have had the honor and privilege to work with a variety of distinctive organizations and passionate individuals committed to partnership, and to building inclusive workplaces, learning spaces, and communities. I worked closely with local high schools, service organizations such as Faces of Accomplishment, Boys and Girls Club, the Boxser Diversity Initiative, cultural organizations such as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), and the Sarasota Film Festival, and civic and community-serving organizations including the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, the Sarasota County Economic Development Corporation. the Sarasota Police Department, and the Sarasota chapter of the NAACP.