Currently, Cathy has several roles in the EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) space: consultant, educator, and volunteer. As the President of CGL Consulting, she offers a range of EDI and cultural competence learning, coaching, and strategic planning services. As an educator, she serves as a Professor at the Centennial College Certificate in Leadership and Inclusion, a Faculty Member at the University of Toronto’s Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Graduate Diploma, and a member of the Program Advisory Committee and lecturer for the George Brown College DEI in the Workplace Program. Cathy is also one of 8 Canadians on the global group of 115 volunteer Expert Panelists who create the Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Benchmarks. In her spare time, Cathy is an urban farmer and permaculture enthusiast and she leads the Community Garden inititiative in her community.With over 19 years’ experience in EDI, Cathy has extensive experience with leadership development, workplace learning and performance, EDI assessments, strategic planning, and facilitating organizational change within corporate, government, and non-profit organizations. Cathy has authored or co-authored 25 major research reports and 5 toolkits for EDI and human resources professionals. She has had 35 publications and 12 media appearances in the past 12 years including The Globe and Mail, CBC News, Talent Canada, HR Professional, PeopleTalk, HR UpDate, HUMANCapital, HR Saskatchewan, Municipal World, Supply Chain Canada, and the UK’s Equal Opportunities Review.An engaging communicator in both corporate and non-profit settings with professional training in adult education and curriculum development, Cathy has developed introductory and advanced EDI and cultural competence courses and curricula for public and private-sector organizations, and academic institutions. She has delivered over 750 speaking/learning engagements, over 1,000 coaching sessions using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), and has lectured at multiple colleges, universities, conferences, and professional events across Canada and the U.S. Specialties: • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Learning and Development• Cultural Competence Development and Coaching• Custom Executive Coaching• On-boarding and Development of EDI Councils and Committees• Strategic Planning• Change Management• Focus Groups and Assessments