Seemingly impossible problems are solved when diverse perspectives come together in an equitable and inclusive culture. We know how to help clients develop the skills they need to thrive in a complex, quickly changing world because we practice those skills every day. We leverage our differences and learn from each other as we strive toward a common goal: helping clients make big changes.
Of our collective...
100% have managed teams
80% identify as female
60% identify as people of color
40% have held executive-level roles within nonprofit organizations
20% identify as LGBTQIA+
Jen Mayer-Sandoval, Founder and Principal consultant
JEN MAYER-SANDOVAL, FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
For over 25 years, Jen has been helping leaders and organizations work from their collective wisdom to expand their impact. She has worked in organizational development, human resources, and fundraising across organizations including El Pomar Foundation, The Student Leadership Institute, and The Breakthrough Collaborative.
Areas of Expertise:
> Culture Transformation
> Change Management
> Liberatory Consciousness
> Team Training + Development
Education & Certifications:
> Professional Coach Certification from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching
> Certified ChangeBuilders and Sacbé Way Facilitator
> Certified DiSC assessment administrator
> Certified Energy Leadership Index administrator
> Training at the National Equity Project
> Graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder
Results:
Jen led Teach For America’s national Staff Learning and Development team, which designed and facilitated leadership and liberatory consciousness-based work for more than 1,700 people.
Jovian Zayne,
Management and Professional Development Consultant
Jovian develops purpose-centered leaders through coaching, content, and events. She leads The OnPurpose Movement, a firm committed to helping organizations and individuals to “Live and Work OnPurpose,” through targeted coaching, public speaking and facilitation experiences. She is also the Founder of the annual International Day of Purpose®, a day created to inspire people of all generations to celebrate, and activate the power of their purpose.
Areas of Expertise:
> Change Management
> Global Diversity Leadership Development
Education & Certifications:
> IGNITE Leadership Fellow with NYU’s Wagner Graduate School for Public Service
> Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Results:
In her position as a Managing Director of Talent Recruitment at Teach for America (TFA), Jovian led an initiative that increased diversity of new hires from 23% to over 51%, resulting in the most diverse staff in Teach For America’s history.
Dorenyse diaz, dei strategist and trainer
Dorenyse Díaz self identifies as a queer fat femme and proud Nicaraguan-angelena. She’s a writer, public speaker, school leader, consultant, and skilled facilitator. She currently works as an Assistant Principal in Downtown LA serving the community of Westlake/MacArthur Park/Pico Union. Her work focuses on training educators, administrators, and counselors in anti-racist practices inside and outside of the classroom, asset-based student support systems, eliminating school pushout methods, and disability justice. As a speaker and consultant, Dorenyse focuses on discussing healing work, spirituality, queerness, radical body acceptance, and combating anti-Blackness in Latinx communities. She’s the co-host of I Got You Podcast, a podcast focused on mental health, navigating professional spaces, living as queer BIPOC in the US, and sharing the development of their consciousness with their listeners. Dorenyse is a proud member of Latina Rebels, a womxn led social media platform that focuses on empowering fully present Latinidad by disrupting the binary expectations that are placed on Latinas bodies and minds.
Areas of Expertise:
> Liberatory Consciousness
> Community Focused Strategic Planning
> Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness
> Critical Pedagogy in and outside of schools
> Bilingual Education (Spanish & English)
> Radical Body Acceptance + Love
> Radical Wellness + Self-care
Carrie Ellis, DEI Strategist and Executive Coach
Carrie uses her over 20 years of experience to aid managers, teams, and organizations as they navigate workplace complexities. As a diversity, equity, and inclusiveness specialist, Carrie partners with teams to help them enact culture-focused, equitable solutions that resolve difficult situations, create sustainable change, and result in better organizational outcomes.
Areas of Expertise:
> Management and Leadership
> Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness Training
> Customized Assessments
Education & Certifications:
> Certified Professional Coach
> Alumna of the American Express Leadership Academy
> Aspen Institute Fellow
> Graduated with honors from Spelman College and the University of Southern California
Results:
Carrie led the Project Management team at KaBOOM! where she and her team were responsible for the completion of 1,400 community-built playspaces impacting over 750,000 children.
David WeaveR,
Leadership Development Expert
David Weaver brings more than 28 years of experience as a teacher, trainer, consultant, and facilitator to the collective. He has served as Vice President of Leadership Development with Public Allies, Vice President of Programs for BRIDGES For A Just Community, and has worked with The Children's Defense Fund and Teach For America.
Areas of Expertise:
> Leadership development
> Training and facilitation
Results:
David is the founder of Youth At The Center, which advances opportunities for youth to be seen, heard, and valued as the next generation of community leaders.
Courtney Tungate
A fierce advocate for creating more human workplaces, Courtney partners with organizations to help them live out their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their organizational policies and talent practices. She is a co-founder of The Equity Practice, a DEI consulting firm focused on helping organizations and companies move beyond conversations about race to actions that support racial equity.
Areas of Expertise:
> Diverse hiring & recruitment
> Onboarding
> HR policies & systems
Education & Certifications:
> Alumna of the Education Pioneers Emerging Human Capital Leaders Initiative Program
> MPA in Education Policy & BA in Sociology from The University of Oklahoma
> SHRM Senior-Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
Results:
Courtney has over 10 years of experience in talent and operations in the education and non-profit sectors. During her time at Teaching Trust, she helped create more equitable practices across the organization and implemented DEI strategies which resulted in increasing team diversity from 15-20% people of color to 50-60% people of color within three years.
Alli Myatt
For over two decades, Alli has worked with leaders and organizations to improve how we work together. She has worked in finance, talent strategy, human resources, development, partnerships, data management, strategy, and operations in many or including Opportunity Finance Network, TNTP, The Bridgespan Group, and Teach For America.
Areas of Expertise
> Team training and development
> Visioning & Strategic planning
> Restorative processes
> Talent process Improvement
Education & Certifications
> Certified restorative circle facilitator by International Institute for Restorative Practices
> Certified Rx racial healing circle facilitator by The Ntianu Garden Center for Healing and Nature
> Graduate of Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania
Results
As COO at Teaching Trust, an education nonprofit focused on leadership development, Alli led the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, which increased staff diversity from less than 20% to over 50% in three years, and shifted policies and practices to achieve more equity and inclusion across the organization.
Tracy Dunbar
Tracy is the Founder of HR ReDefined, a consultancy focused on designing a “new workplace” grounded in the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). She believes HR is a critical lever to achieve social justice and equity in our workplaces. Tracy’s HR background is atypical, starting her early career working for Fortune 50 companies in business support roles including accounting, technology, and marketing. After completing her MBA degree in 2004, she transitioned to the non-profit sector.
Areas of Expertise:
> Employment Policies w/ DEI lens
> Organizational Assessments & Workplace Audits
> Talent Management Strategy
> Management/Leadership Coaching
> Conflict Resolution
Education & Certifications:
> Certified Mediator, New York State’s Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Court Improvement Programs
> Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Human Resource Certification Institute
> University of Georgia, MBA (Terry College of Business)
> Saint Francis College (Brooklyn)
Results:
As an HR team leader for over 10+ years, Tracy became known for developing talent management systems and workplace practices that centered the needs of team members, limited bias decision-making and fostered transparent communication.