Building Equity and Inclusion for Workforce Development. As a former Career Counselor, Educator and DEI professional of 20 years, I advocate for talent pipelines, both from a young age in schools and from the very first entry level jobs at companies. Beyond compliance, increasing employee engagement and up-skilling, making your organization a "great place to work." An Innovative Inclusion Strategy and Communications Expert with experience in coaching, strategic planning, education / training, program management, and evaluation. Helping organizations implement strategies to put values into action and build an Identity Conscious campaign for employee retention and community engagement.My goal is to #SimplifyDEI and ensure that the narrative about DEI illuminates ways in which widening access and the Identity Conscious way of doing business is good for everyone. Specialties: C-Suite Coaching, Bias Incident Response, Dialogue and Conflict Resolution, DEI evaluation, Identity and Inclusion, Organizational Values Alignment, Community-Building, Critical Organizational Strategy, Career Development, Workforce Strategy, Employee ExperienceMember of Professional Women in ConstructionNew York State M/WBE Certified and LGBT business