Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Four-Part Certificate Course for Communicators – Part Two

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.

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.

Angela Wu (she/they) is a DEI strategist and facilitator with a decade of experience in DEI education. She is a queer Asian American, a low-income first-generation college graduate and the daughter of an immigrant single mother. Angela developed a passion for diversity education as an undergraduate at Mount Holyoke College, an institution that pioneered higher education for women. She received her M.A. in Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies with a focus on higher education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Most recently, she worked at Alexion Pharmaceuticals as the Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Programs and Communications Lead. Prior to working in corporate DEI, she spent her entire career working on behalf of historically marginalized students in higher education at Williams College, Towson University and Harvey Mudd College. She is currently taking a mini-sabbatical to enjoy being newly married to her partner Rachel.

Maria Gamboa is a consultant with Public Equity Group. She specializes in strategic planning, communications and fundraising for mission-driven organizations. She draws on her teaching and research experience to facilitate conversations about racial justice, equity and employee relations. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago and a BA in ethnic studies and international studies from the University of California San Diego. She completed a dissertation on the history of Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Latino ethnic mobilizing and has taught 20 courses at the University of Chicago, Oberlin College and University of California Merced.

Adaline Britt is the chief people officer (CPO) for the Los Angeles Garrison at Los Angeles Air Force Base (AFB), California. Mrs. Britt is the senior executive providing advisement to the CEO on matters pertaining to recruitment, training, readiness, advancement and sustainment of over 840 assigned personnel. She previously was the director of human resources for the 5th Security Forces Squadron at Minot AFB, North Dakota. As a transgender executive and military veteran, she uses her platform and experiences to advocate for all underrepresented communities, and is extremely passionate about coaching and influencing other C-level executive teams on the importance of “blended” boardrooms, and their impact for lasting DEIB initiatives.