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Publications

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Books

Strategic Diversity Leadership:

Activating Change and Transformation in Higher Education

The Chief Diversity Officer:

Strategy, Structure and Change Management, coauthored with Dr. Katrina Wade-Golden

Thought Leadership

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Leading On Unsettled Ground:

How Leaders Can De-escalate October 7 Israel Hamas Tensions on College and University Campuses, 2024.

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The COVID-19 DEI Crisis Action Strategy Action Guide:

Recommendations for Fostering Inclusive Excellence, 2020.

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Signal and Noise:

A Primer on Strategic Diversity Leadership, 2019.

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The Chief Diversity Officer in Academic Medicine:

a featured publication of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC).

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A Matter of Excellence:

a presidential brief published with the American Council on Education (ACE).

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Voice, Choice, Access, and Passion:

Preparing the Centennial Generation for Leadership, a national strategy monograph on serving the most diverse generation in the history of this country, the centennial generation, or those born after 1997.

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Frameworks & Methodologies

Strategic Responsiveness Framework™

We help leaders navigate rapidly shifting policy, legal, and cultural environments with clarity and discipline. This framework anchors decisions in mission, values, and strategic priorities while enabling adaptive shifts in language, structure, and strategy - ensuring organizations remain focused, aligned, and impactful in complex moments.

Lived Experience
Diagnostics
Methodology™

Our proprietary methodology reveals how people actually experience your organization. By combining climate and culture data, disaggregated analysis, and interpretive insight, we surface clear patterns across identities and roles - helping leaders identify strengths, address gaps, and act with precision.

ABCD Engagement
Framework™

Affirming Identity, Building Community, Cultivating Leadership, and Deliberate Dialogue. This framework guides meaningful engagement across difference - building trust, strengthening relationships, and creating the conditions for thoughtful, productive dialogue in diverse environments.

AIIR
Framework™
for Strategic
Planning and Implementation

Accountability, Infrastructure, Integration, and Resources. We use AIIR to move organizations from vision to execution - embedding priorities into systems, roles, and resource decisions so strategy becomes measurable, coordinated, and real.

Radical
Self-Love
Leadership
Framework™

We center leadership in self-awareness, self-worth, and internal alignment. This framework strengthens leaders’ ability to navigate pressure, lead authentically, and sustain impact - bringing both clarity and humanity to complex leadership challenges.

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Inclusive Excellence Model

We draw on the Inclusive Excellence Model advanced by Association of American Colleges and Universities as a foundational anchor. It reinforces that excellence and inclusion are inseparable, while our proprietary frameworks translate that principle into clear strategy, execution, and institutional alignment.

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