Dr. Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn is a people leader, speaker, writer, and professional learning facilitator. As a professional speaker trainer, Sarah’s areas of focus have included workplace cultures, leadership skills, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her work emphasizes belonging, and she has special background in Asian, Asian American, and AAPI topics. She has designed and facilitated talks and workshops with schools and organizations across the country. Sarah is a LinkedIn Learning instructor and the author of "Exclusion and the Chinese American Story" from Penguin Random House, a Junior Library Guild Gold Medal selection. She is known for creating and developing learning experiences that are engaging, meaningful and oriented towards action.Sarah has a B.A. in English from Haverford College, an M.A. in Social Justice and Education from University College London’s Institute of Education and an Ed.D. from Johns Hopkins University.- Leadership Development- Learning and Development (L&D)- Organizational Culture- Training and Facilitation- Business Operations- Project Management- Program Management- People Management- Strategic Planning- Program Vision, Strategy, and Execution- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI, DE&I, DEIB, JEDI)- Personnel and Staff Development- Instructional Design- Public Speaking and Presentations- Meeting Design and Facilitation- Mentoring and Coaching- Data Methods, Analysis, and Reporting- Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning- Digital Literacy- Media Literacy- Cross-Functional Collaboration- Relationship Building- Recruiting and Hiring