Ian Jackson Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

• Coaching organizations, teams, and individuals looking to build an inclusive workplace of authentic communication and community;• A focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, including work in implicit bias, anti-racism, microaggressions, masking, code-switching and more;• Organizational behavior and group dynamics;• Webinar development and facilitation. Topics include "Leading During a Time of Distraction," "Building Community in the Meetings You Run - Or Attend," "Othering," "Using Your Privilege for Good," "Masking & Code-Switching" and more;• Curriculum development for clients in the field of building an inclusive workplace;• Designing and leading offsite retreats, focusing on team building and inclusion;• Designing and leading trainings for organizations focused on their unique priorities;• Strategic consulting to equip executive teams with the tools they need to build the workplace they want;• Content creation including weekly articles with practical tips anyone can use to build an inclusive workplace. Latest writing samples always available here: https://buildingbridgesleadership.com/building-bridges-leadership-articles/• Clients include ButcherBox, the University of Toronto, BayState Financial, Victory Programs, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Reservoir Church, LeadvantEdge, Seven Stones Leadership, Performa Consulting Group, and more.• Facilitated programs (through LeadvantEdge, Seven Stones Leadership, and Performa Consulting Group) for Fidelity Investments, Northeastern University, Prudential Financial, HMFH Architects, Dräger, Aura Biosciences, and American Tower.Visit https://buildingbridgesleadership.com/ to see how we can work with you!

Westwood, Massachusetts, United States

• Facilitating experiential education challenge course programs for educational organizations: leadership teams, administrators, teachers, college students, high schoolers, and middle schoolers.• Leading high ropes course elements, team building activities, outdoor exploration, and paradigm-shifting experiences.• Focus on "so what" - how the experience is relevant to their work or personal life beyond the scope of this program. Goals include becoming more aware of blind spots, empathy for others, and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.

• Executive coaching for groups of senior leaders in the for-profit and non-profit worlds; skill development in practicing difficult conversations, building a culture of inclusion, and working effectively with others.• Contributed key elements and materials to program design for core curriculum used with multiple clients.• Wrote white paper documenting LeadvantEdge's work with a major client.

Coaching, program facilitation, and consulting for courses on antiracism, healing collective trauma, and intentional leadership.

Cambridge, Ma

• Vice-chair of Inclusion & Belonging Committee, which addresses issues related to matters of diversity, inclusion, and belonging for students, faculty, and staff. Managing multiple workshop series for staff and students, staff proposal process, I&B lending library for staff, and representing committee at conferences.• Chair of Global Ambassadors Program Committee, managing a team of student leaders worldwide to build a global network of student community events.• Chair of Dean's Community Building Challenge Committee, running proposal process for students to gather and develop programs and initiatives to build community for our worldwide student population.• Managing extracurricular activities for 17,000 course takers and 4,000 degree candidates worldwide. Leading community building efforts for our students, including Extension 101 orientation and regular on-campus networking events for visiting students. Responsible for more than 80 events for students annually, with overall attendance of over 5,000 students and guests.• Managing/advising the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) and other student clubs, representing the interests of the student body. Created and runs the Student Organization Leaders in Development (SOLID) Training, in person and online. Created and updates the annual Student Activities Manual.• Creating and running activities for student leaders focused on team building, group dynamics, and systems thinking. Developed and wrote a manual including dozens of activities student leaders can use with their teams.• Developing and testing new initiatives, including Harvard Extended events in key cities (launched 2015), the Dean's Community Building Challenge (2016), the HES version of the Thrive@Harvard mobile app (2017), the Global Ambassadors program (2017), and HES's inaugural Convocation (2018).• Two nominations for the Dean's Award in Excellence in August 2019, honoring commitment to Harvard DCE's mission, vision, and values.

Cambridge, Ma

In addition to student responsibilities continued in Student Affairs role, the Alumni Affairs position:• Managed all communications to 16,000 alumni around the world.• Managed/advised the Harvard Extension Alumni Association board of elected volunteers.• Developed and launched Harvard Extension School's Alumni Reunion in 2012, doubling in size by 2015.• Managed all aspects of the annual Commencement Banquet, more than doubling in size by 2015.• Created the Freethink@Harvard series of in-person and online academic events.

Cambridge, Ma

Now known as the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute.• Managed communication with students, alumni and wider population; managed and updated website; created reports and publications for internal and external use.• Provided high level of administrative support in growing and changing environment; coordinated faculty meetings; responded to requests for information from internal and external constituents.• Managed coordination of student and faculty research and internship grant programs, including intake, awards and follow-up.• Worked as key contact for South Asia-focused student groups on event coordination and financial support.• Managed event logistics, ranging from weekly seminars to two annual conferences for the Harvard community and the wider academic population.• Worked with minimal supervision from center director, while also working on an ongoing basis with University Development Office and other Harvard international centers. Provided oversight/advising for a team of local high school teachers to create the annual “Educators for Teaching India” conference, which launched at the South Asia Initiative in 2009 and continued after my departure.

Waltham, Ma

• Managed a staff of 70 part-time tutors aged 20-60 to tutor students in preparation for the SAT and other standardized tests in Eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and Maine.• Recruited high quality tutors through events, advertising, screening and interviews. Managed payroll, and expense reimbursement.

Hampshire College; Stanford University; Colorado College

• Led multi-day programs focused on academic success, personal responsibility, teamwork, and problem-solving. Programs ranged from 10 to 130 students, aged 8-19. Managed staff of 30 as Lead Facilitator, responsible for overall success of programs and for staff and student oversight and evaluation.• Reviewed, redesigned and rewrote course content and staff materials for core youth education program - SuperCamp - based upon effective learning and teaching methodology, with co-writer.• Facilitated on an overseas team running programs in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.• Facilitated on a team running a program for at-risk youth in Norwalk, Ohio.

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Fixed-term role: tutored high school students, served as substitute teacher for middle and high school lessons, held evening responsibilities in dorms, and conducted wide range of administrative and clerical tasks.

Master Of Education - Med, Alternative Education Models

Focused on design and implementation of alternative/out-of-school education models. Designed a multi-disciplinary thematic high school.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Psychology

Focused on educational psychology. Masters thesis, "The Theory of Multiple Intelligences: An Empirical Study," praised by Harvard.