Consultants I Recommend
I love supporting teams with professional development workshops and retreats, but not everything my clients need are things that are in my zone of genius or current capacity. Given that, here are some incredible consultants I recommend that you reach out to if their services sound like a good fit for you.
Be sure to tell them I said hi if you reach out! 👋🏻
Atnre Alleyne - The Proximity Project, a diversity and inclusion firm
Atnre is the founder of The Proximity Project, a diversity and inclusion firm that helps organizations build deeper and more authentic connections with marginalized communities. He is also the co-founder of TeenSHARP, an organization that prepares students of color for top colleges and equity-centered leadership. Atnre previously founded and led an education advocacy organization and has served as a Director of Talent Management at the Delaware Department of Education. He is an alumnus of Pahara NextGen, the Strategic Data Project, and the 4.0 Angel Syndicate, a community of Black philanthropists co-investing in early-stage education ventures. Atnre serves on the advisory board of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard and the Council of Advisors of ChristianaCare Health System. Atnre writes regularly and delivers talks about racial justice, leadership, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and education policy. He has appeared on the TEDx red carpet and has written for TheGrio, The 74 Million, Citizen Ed, Delaware Business Times, and other outlets. Atnre is the proud husband of Tatiana and father of Zoryana, Nazariy, and Taras.
Jillian “Mama J” Love - Intentional Justice & Inclusion
“I empower leaders across all sectors to implement inclusion and belonging by designing for Justice & Joy. My superpower is working in partnership with stakeholders to use data to learn and design for regenerative and Liberatory culture, and then show impact of a recurring cycle of inquiry, reimagining, and prototyping. I bring unconditional love, boundless possibility, and an embodied experience of Justice & Joy to every project by designing a space where everyone feels valued, heard, and seen.”
Sarah Brock - Talent & People Initiatives
With more than a decade of talent and HR experience, Sarah Brock provides additional capacity to teams in the talent space. She can assist clients with designing and implementing critical talent or HR programs and systems throughout the employee lifecycle.
The Canizales Group - Dual Language and Multilingual Learners
Through our collective 50+ years of experience in supporting equity-driven educational outcomes in PreK-16 educational institutions, the Canizales Group has deep experience with all stakeholders including students, families, teachers/educators, coaches, administrators, and executive leadership. As such, we are prepared to partner with PreK-16 educational agencies, institutions of higher education, non-profits, and businesses committed to anti-racism and focused on redefining, reimagining, and strengthening the way we serve emergent bilinguals and students of color.
https://canizalesgroup.com/
Jenna Stauffer - Coach & High-Level Leadership Consulting
From Jenna: "I believe two things are required to run high performing schools and nonprofits and I believe these two things are accessible to all organizations - 1) diverse, thriving leadership teams that center their stakeholders in decision making and 2) a clear, focused strategy that is rooted in values. I combine my 25+ years in public education - founding, growing, and running high performing schools, with my values of love, justice, and healing to support school and education nonprofit leaders achieve those two objectives. My unique consulting experience includes supporting the complex work of school mergers/acquisitions, strategic planning for organizations ranging in size from $400K to $40MM, and serving in interim executive director roles in times of need. I am an experienced coach comfortable supporting leaders new to their roles and seasoned executives well advanced in their career. My particular superpower is that I am an exceptional facilitator of professional learning that can transform teams from dysfunctional or even toxic or just in need of a reset to grounded and thriving. I support teams of all kinds and sizes to realize their fullest potential while centering equity and justice. Find me at jenna@hawkcircleconsulting.com or 510-316-3122”
Michael DeSousa - Leadership Development, Professional Development, Coaching, and Strategic Planning
Dr. Michael De Sousa is a passionate and experienced leader who provides equity-centered leadership development, professional development, coaching, and strategic planning to mission-driven organizations and schools. He is a joy to work with and has a contagious energy that inspires others. Michael's unique experiences as a first-generation immigrant, father, educator, school leader, author, community organizer, and executive leader give him a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities leaders and schools face. Michael's approach balances the technical and adaptive aspects of leadership, change management, and organizational culture. Learn more and set up a time to chat with Michael at rodaleadership.com
Katie Hanna - Fundraising and Development
“I love to support organizations with donor strategy, grant writing, database management, collateral development (one-pagers, website content, blog posts, etc.), and program/project management. I also train people in any of the above!”
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katierhanna/
Edgility Consulting - Talent & Compensation
“Our clients want to live up to their values, but it’s not always easy to know where to start. That’s where we come in. Edgility serves as a trusted, compassionate, tough-love partner that helps our clients place exceptional leaders, create transparent compensation programs, and build more equitable organizations.”
https://edgilityconsulting.com/
Ron Rapatalo - Talent Shepard, Coach, and Author
With over 25 years of experience across non-profits, for-profits, and government, he has seen the power of leveraging the people who care about him personally and professionally He can lead executive searches, design hiring processes, coach leaders through their careers and work/equity challenges, and speak about topics from connectedness to equity, He is also partnering with Leverage Publishing Group to support leaders to ghostwrite and publish their first book! He is looking to connect to senior leaders across sectors, leaders who are looking for a change/looking for coaching support, and other authors/public speakers/podcasters.