Facilitating solutions to organizational challenges and potential future, related to:
• Domestic and Global Intercultural Relations
• Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
• Diversity and Inclusion Goals
Race: Let's Talk About It!
May 2020 Workshop - CANCELED
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Diversity Solutions Group is a consulting and training firm focused on assisting public, academic, corporate and not-for-profit organizations in reaching their diversity and leadership goals.
Our consultants come from different backgrounds with expertise in strategic planning, leadership and organizational development, dimensions of culture, training design and facilitation, change management, implementing and interpreting various work and personality style inventories, team facilitation, employee relations, conflict resolution, and leading intercultural teams.
Being born and raised outside USA's mainland in San Juan, Puerto Rico has provided Ms. Vigo-Morales with a unique cross-cultural perspective. This experience continues to influence her deep understanding and commitment for diversity and inclusion, and for facilitating culturally mindful behaviors that lead to effective intercultural relationships and real organizational success.
Ms. Vigo-Morales studied Sociology and Women’s Studies at the College of the Sacred Heart in San Juan, Puerto Rico and at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has studied extensively with distinguished multiculturalist Lillian Roybal Rose, and with world-renowned interculturalist Milton Bennett. She has also studied with Michael Paige, George Renwick, Patricia Digh, André Laurent, Lee Gardenswartz, Anita Rowe, John Condon and Carmen DeNeve at the Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon.
Ms. Vigo-Morales is fluent in Spanish and English and highly experienced with Latin American cultures.
In addition to her work as a university educator and consultant, Ms. Kistler worked for many years with Hewlett Packard Company, managing and leading Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness for the company’s global software business, both in domestic and international settings.
Ms. Kistler holds a BS and MEd from Colorado State University (Higher Education Administration and Adult Education). She has also studied extensively at the Institute for Intercultural Communication in Portland, Oregon, with nationally renowned interculturalists Lillian Roybal Rose, Milton Bennett, Michael Paige, George Renwick, William Cross, Mitch Hammer, and Lee Knefelkamp. She lives with her family in Northern Colorado.
In addition to her extensive consulting experience, Ms. Jones has taught courses on leadership and diversity at Colorado State University and been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Ms. Jones is a certified administrator of Certified 360 administrator of the Center for Creative Leadership Assessment Suite including Benchmarks®, the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) Inventory. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in student affairs in higher education from Colorado State University, and an MBA from The Johns Hopkins University. She has a number of published articles and has authored two books. She lives outside of Chicago, IL with her family.
Emily Ambrose, who uses the pronouns she/her/hers, has dedicated over 15 years of her professional career and personal life to leadership development, training, facilitation, diversity, inclusion, and equity work. With a passion for making the sometimes taboo topics accessible and relatable to all, Emily has worked closely with non-profits, companies, and presented at conferences on how to shift work culture and infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion into the workplace. Specifically focused on issues around the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community (LGBTQ), Emily has extensive experience with co-creating Safe Zone workshops and presenting on sexuality and gender identity. Other passion areas include deconstructing racial bias, understanding white supremacy culture, and recognizing the interwoven nature of oppression. As an independent consultant, Emily has helped to guide the design and implementation of the highly recognized Multicultural Community Retreat (MCR) in Northern Colorado. Her facilitation of MCR has contributed to deeper awareness, mindfulness and more effective multicultural skills of community members.
Currently and for over 10 years, Emily has been working at Colorado State University in Diversity, Training, and Development. She also found home in the Grand Canyon working as a guide for Arizona Raft Adventures during the summer. Emily has a BA degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder in Communication and LGBT Studies and an MS from Colorado State University – Fort Collins in Higher Education Administration. She is a certified facilitator and trainer in MBTI and StrengthsFinder. She has also attended the well-known Social Justice Training Institute. Emily lives in Fort Collins, Colorado and enjoys salsa dancing.
Coronda Ziegler has worked to influence change in organizations for more than 20 years. She has helped organizations develop inclusive business strategies by asking questions, developing relationships, challenging the status quo and connecting with front-line employees, managers, and senior leadership to drive strategic change. She is known for decoding the roadblocks that lead to organizational change. Her ability to give perceptive, compassionate, and relatable feedback helps organizations cut through their issues and institute meaningful, effective, and sustained change. She consults with organizations of different sizes and sectors in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion; organizational culture; training, learning, and development; inclusive hiring and onboarding, and leadership development.
Coronda serves as a Student Success Manager at Colorado State University where she is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of multifaceted, cross-divisional, university-wide programs; Graduate Coordinator for the M.Ed. in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change through Colorado State University, and an independent organizational consultant.
Coronda has a PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies, with emphasis in Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change. She completed an MS in Higher Education Administration and BS in Biology from Fort Hays State University. And has coursework toward an MBA for the University of Saint Mary.
In every industry and organization, from health care to manufacturing to public service to academia, employees interact across cultural contexts. All sectors experience ever increasing numbers of workers, clients, customers, students and partners, reflecting a variety of cultural perspectives. Whether the different perspectives are a result of domestic and/or international cultural differences, they must operate effectively and in ways that enhance the organization.
To be successful, leaders and organizations must embrace cultural diversity, and proactively relate to it as a valuable opportunity to be leveraged, rather than an obstacle to overcome. Consultants at Diversity Solutions Group help facilitate the abilities necessary to grow and prosper in any multicultural environment or relationship. Our goal is to contribute to leaders’ and organizations’ productivity and effectiveness by increasing their cultural agility.
Attracting, retaining and engaging the best available talent; achieving higher creativity, innovation and better problem-solving; and more organizational flexibility are all essential to organizational effectiveness. Unfortunately, the degree of complexity in organizations today combined with intense financial challenges, often keep leaders shifting organizational effectiveness problems from “here” to “there”. When leaders are faced with such a high degree of complexity, it is difficult to take the broad view, often leaving organizational effectiveness factors relegated to a secondary priority.
Consultants at Diversity Solutions Group understand this challenge and work constructively within organizations to generate clarity and confidence. We help great companies and organizations achieve excellent results through leadership development, executive coaching, high performing teams, talent management, and culture change. Diversity Solutions Group Consultants facilitate confidence to embrace complexity. We enable environments where leaders inspire the best performance from everyone, lead change, and meet all business goals effectively.
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The changing demographics of the workforce, student body, and marketplace require a substantial shift in the way businesses and organizations operate to be successful. Objectives, initiatives, strategies, owners, timetables and metrics are required in order to meet goals, encourage ownership, and assure excellent results.
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) must be strongly linked to other business or organizational goals. When seen as separate from “essential” business or organizational strategies, progress is harder to attain. In this case, efforts or resources invested are seen as optional, extra-curricular, or even as detractors from “real” work. When D&I goals are clearly understood as a critical component of business strategy contributing to the bottom line, progress is readily attainable.
Consultants at Diversity Solutions Group help generate clarity behind D&I goals as valuable and essential to business results. They help organizations discover opportunities and methods that establish D&I strategies as critical “ROI” factors. Our goal is always to facilitate the conditions that help create a climate of inclusion and equity. We believe that an environment of inclusive excellence will transform our places of work and organizations into truly successful multicultural entities, where all involved are successful.
With everyone's safety in mind, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the workshop, “Race: Let’s Talk About It!” this spring. We are tentatively planning the next session for November 6 & 7, 2020.
While we are all eagerly following experts’ recommendations to wash our hands often, disinfect surfaces, maintain social distance, take walks, meditate and even cook some good soup, it’s important to realize that emergencies like the one we are experiencing have a major disparate impact on many parts of our community. The COVID-19 virus pandemic carries a more expensive price for many that do not have access to health insurance, the ability to work from home, or enough disposable income to withstand a lengthy period of unemployment. Many need to protect themselves and their families, as well as provide for relatives in home countries that are also facing this pandemic. We encourage you to learn about the impact this emergency is having on those around you and be creative and generous as you help to "raise people up" and look for ways to continue to live values of equity and inclusion.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Be well!
Alma Vigo-Morales
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Barb Kistler
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