Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet…adversity with strength. May we dance in the face of our fears.
— Gloria Anzaldúa
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Dr. Sandoval works closely with each client to align the services with the needs and values of the organization, while centering the people in it.
Training and Speaking (Partial Topic List)
Interactive training for various employee and constituent audiences in live, asynchronous, and virtual formats. From a 30 minute refresher presentation to in depth workshops she will conduct engaging and meaningful content delivery with exercises and discussion that bring the content to life within your organizational setting. Topics can be determined based on the needs of your particular group.
Popular topics include:
Making Inclusion Real at Work
Board Work through an Equity Lens
Inclusive Language and Communication
Leading Across Difference
Centering Racial Justice at Work
Equity in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Inclusion and Belonging Leadership Coaching
Leading an organization in equity and inclusion is a big job. While some executives and managers are already embedded in the literature and training around DEI many can benefit from one-on-one coaching. For short-term or long-term engagements coaching can be established for problem-solving, debriefing, and employee development.
The coaching relationship can be a valuable space for leaders to be vulnerable and grow in their own self-awareness and capacity for change making.
Organizational Climate and Culture Assessment
Often before implementing training, policy change, or other organizational interventions it is useful to establish a baseline. Through surveys, focus groups, in depth interviews, and participant observation a report can be constructed that tells the story of where you are at in your equity and inclusion development in addition to capturing the current climate.
Development and Evaluation of Equity and Inclusion Organizational Plans
As leadership begins to make equity and inclusion a priority in strategic plans and the everyday work of the organization a clear plan with developmental stages can be essential.
In partnership with key organizational stakeholders Dr. Sandoval can co-construct a detailed vision, timeline, and task list to ensure sustainable and intentional culture and climate change is possible.
Document Review/Messaging Construction
Effective communication requires careful consideration of audience and language. As organizations develop more internal capacity for messaging across difference and difficulty outside review can increase clarity and semantic precision.
Whether constructing a new mission statement, revising a policy, or sending an all-staff email Dr. Sandoval can provide practical recommendations for the better and promising practices in communication.