Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Certificate Course for Communicators – Module One

Kim Clark is an affiliate consultant with Ragan Consulting Group and specializes in diversity and inclusion communications, culture, and employee communications. She leads the Conscious Communications group on LinkedIn and you can find her on Twitter @KimClark1. Kim has long focused on messaging, audiences and how communications shape people's experience. Since entering corporate cultures at KLA-Tencor, PayPal, NetApp and GoDaddy, she has used various channels to engage employees and facilitate transparency and trust in organizations. At GoDaddy, she built an infrastructure and internal communications strategy from scratch and moved the needle 13 points in trust in just six months as measured by its annual engagement survey.

Aerial Ellis, Ed.D. is a consultant with Advisory 83 and a professor in public relations at Lipscomb University. She's a gifted strategist sought after for her ability to transform culture, improve diversity, enhance communication, navigate change, build community and drive innovation. As a trainer and speaker, she's in demand with audiences facing intergenerational and multicultural challenges, navigating differences and leveraging racial/ethnic identity as cultural capital. She's author of "The Original Millennial" and serves as a board member for PRSA and a trustee for the PRSA Foundation. She's also co-founder of the Nashville Women of Color in Communications Network.

Deborah L. Johnson is dynamic public speaker, TEDx speaker, strategist, trainer and facilitator with over 40 years of professional experience in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion. Known for her ability to bring clarity and humor to complex and emotionally charged issues, her clients have included MCA Universal, AT&T, Apple and Kaiser Permanente. She’s an instructor at several institutes of higher learning including 13 years on the faculty of UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Executive Leadership Diversity Institute. A co-litigant in two landmark California civil rights cases, her lifetime social justice work has garnered numerous lifetime achievement awards. Author of “The Sacred YES” and “Your Deepest Intent,” she serves on the board of Pachamama Alliance with founder Lynne Twist and the Leadership Council of the Association of Global New Thought. She is also the founder of Inner Light Ministries and a founding member of the Agape International Spiritual Center with Michael Bernard Beckwith.