I'm an organizational development professional who helps businesses thrive.
I help organizations level-up their impact.
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How? By designing custom programming and support for clients to:
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Learn how to identify and dismantle biases that limit what they—and the organizations they form together—can accomplish
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Developing excellent processes, systems, and structures for current and future success​
The child of Bangladeshi immigrants, I'm Atlanta-born, Illinois-bred, and heading into my twelfth year in New York City.
I've held many roles—college instructor, community organizer, in-house DEI director, high school teacher, and consultant—across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. This experience also spans in-person, virtual, and asynchronous programs as well as train-the-trainer work.
I hold a BA in English with highest honors from Williams College and a MS in teaching from Fordham University.
In addition to consulting, I teach courses on industrial and organizational psychology for Brooklyn College.
selected WORK
Note: While I do not publicly share client-specific work or videos, I can provide relevant samples on request.
1 / NORMS
As a consultant and facilitator, I always lead with—and adhere to—these key principles:
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Assume good intentions and know intentions don't guarantee impact.
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Debiasing is a long, individual journey; these touchpoints can only, at best, catalyze work that must go far beyond this time.
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People from marginalized backgrounds aren’t responsible for addressing prejudices against them that surface, but facilitators are. Reach out and I will support you while striving to preserve anonymity.
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Active presence is a must, but sharing is optional.
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Be humble without devaluing yourself.
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Take care of your human body!
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“There is a conversation in the room that only these people at this moment can have. Find it.”*
*From adrienne maree brown’s excellent Emergent Strategy
2 / SYLLABI
Click the CUNY class title to see the most recent syllabus for each of my graduate courses.
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3 / videos
Identity, Social Construction (link)
A 15-minute mini-lecture I made for my virtual, asychronous graduate students in my "Managing Diversity in the Global Economy" course.
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Panel: On the Frontlines of Inequity (link)
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A 90-minute dialogue hosted by Williams College featuring myself and three other DEI practitioners.
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Welcome to the Antiracism Community Meeting (link)
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Zoom recording of my opening facilitation for the Antiracism Community Meeting I designed and led for the New York City Public Schools Division of Early Childhood Education.
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Go-To Resources
A brief round-up of some of the materials I often recommend to people interested in learning more about DEI & organizational development:
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Books
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No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Frameworks & Templates
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Pretty much anything from The Management Center
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Ken Hardy's Tasks of Participants in Discussions about Race and Other Aspects of Social Identity
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Developing a Liberatory Consciousness by Barbara J. Love
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Conflict Resolution Styles from Palouse Mindfulness
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Social Identity Wheel reflection template
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Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Other Media​
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“Intersectional Approaches to the Study of Confronting Prejudice” by Jessica D. Remedios and Muna Akhtar
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"There's No Scientific Basis for Race—It's a Made-Up Label" by Elizabeth Kolbert
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"On Diversity: Access Ain't Inclusion" by Anthony Abram Jack