In 1995, Michael partnered with Bill Proudman to co-found White Men as Full Diversity Partners (WMFDP), and for thirty years has worked extensively with organizations around the world to grow courageous leadership skills, transform conflict, and create cultures of full inclusion.

Michael is the author of the book, Four Days To Change: 12 Radical Habits to Overcome Bias and Thrive in a Diverse World. The book is based on 20 years of pioneering workshops engaging white male leaders and building leadership skills. Earlier in his career Michael facilitated interracial team-building with over a dozen South African corporations in his work with Outward Bound. His research on how white men learn about diversity led to founding WMFDP.

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Jo Ann is a WMFDP co-founder, and today serves as an executive coach and senior organization development consultant, passionate about inspiring courageous leadership, dialogue work and designing transformative learning sessions.

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Amalia has partnered with WMFDP for over 14 years as a senior consultant, working with government jurisdictions across the west region to dismantle institutional racism. She spent over 35 years working with underserved and under-engaged communities to improve access to community services, healthcare and the political process. Amalia became invested in diversity and inclusion efforts after witnessing poignant discrimination against her mother while applying for disability assistance, and she has become a strong advocate for justice and Latinx culture. During her schooling, Amalia studied theater and communications at the University of Miami.

Todd is passionate about tapping the tremendous human potential in organizations and communities, and supporting leaders in building diversity & inclusion. Todd began his career as an organizational consultant, coach and facilitator over 20 years ago, and facilitated public initiatives on diversity as a local government leader, city manager and consultant. Today he focuses on working with executives in the private, non-profit and public sectors to sharpen leadership skills –helping them use their power to help others be seen and heard.

Michael Collins has over 30 years of interdisciplinary experience in customer operations, risk management, human resources, leadership development and workforce diversity. He has held leadership positions at major institutions in the financial services, higher education and transportation industries. Michael has an MBA from the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, and a 15-year relationship with WMFDP.

Faith Cohen is an executive coach to leaders at fast-growth startups. With training in neuropsychology and 30 years in the clinical field, Faith has mastered the ability to fuel real and palpable change for people to become high-performing leaders by using cutting-edge science and courageous compassion. Faith comes to WMFDP to continue her journey in learning, teaching and growing herself and others to become inclusive leaders who build diverse partnerships.

Today, her long history of work with individuals and teams translates to focused and accurate assessment of individuals, as well as leadership and management teams. She creatively applies her knowledge to building psychically strong and emotionally intelligent leaders, thinkers, and innovators. 

Faith earned her Ph.D. in Pediatric Clinical Psychology from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. She went on to receive extensive training in trauma-release techniques (EMDR, Brain Spotting, Somatic Experiencing). Early in her career, she led corporate and training courses for the Outward Bound School.

When not working, Faith enjoys being in the natural world on foot, ski or boat, getting dirty in her ceramics studio and spending time with her diverse family in Oregon.

Anakha Coman is a proven and seasoned inclusive leadership facilitator and DEI strategist. She brings wisdom and an understanding of cultural and behavioral change to conversations about race, gender and class. She connects deeply with leaders, attuned to the personal and organizational capacities necessary for leaders to step into to drive and sustain real change. 

Anakha has over 30 years of in-depth experience in corporate culture, organizational change  and teaching mindfulness and inspiring innovation within individuals, teams, and leaders. She’s worked extensively with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Intel, Nike, Microsoft, Eli Lilly, McCain Foods and Zappos. Anakha holds a master’s in organizational psychology and leadership development, a master’s in divinity and a professional certificate in spirituality, health and medicine. She is a certified mindfulness and embodiment practitioner and Unpack Biases Now facilitator.

Jacqueline is focuses on the intersection of race and gender and has worked with organizations to increase communication and diversity. As an African-American woman, psychologist, and experienced counselor, Jacqueline uses her unique insight to support WMFDP consultants, as needed, during their facilitations. She is trained in individual counseling from humanistic, behavioral, and cognitive points of view as well as being experienced in group facilitation and consultation. Jacqueline was formerly director of the Counseling Center at Amherst College. She graduated from Merrimack College and has her doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Massachusetts.

Alan joined WMFDP in January of 2020. With more than 20 years experience, he is a passionate facilitator, speaker, and coach with diversity and inclusion projects all over the globe. His mission is to support leaders and clients to become more connected with themselves, their environment, their visions and their teams. As diversity is part of his personal DNA, Alan has been involved in many local and global diversity projects throughout his life. From local social artistic projects with all kinds of minority groups (culture, social class, age, gender, etc.) to organizing the Belgian LGBTQ+ Pride with his team for over 100,000 people as well as facilitating senior management, middle management and employees towards an inclusive work environment for major global companies. Alan is also well known as a personal coach of intercultural communication and acculturation of expats in their new environment. He speaks Dutch, French and English.

Stephanie works directly with prospective and long-term clients to create partnerships that are meaningful and effective. After two stints with AmeriCorps programs, six years serving in public schools, and most recently eight years working with local businesses around sustainable business practices and social impact, Stephanie comes to WMFDP with expertise in client management around corporate responsibility. With a BA in History and a Masters in Teaching, Stephanie holds a deep belief that we can learn from our past and move to the future with acquired knowledge and tools to improve how we live and work together. Stephanie aims to continue to learn about the world through experiential and volunteer-based travel, as well as through the eyes of her two little kids. She bikes for purpose (to get to work) and runs for fun!

Donna has worked as a consultant for over 30 years. Her current work is focused on building cultures where we can all grow and thrive by creating change processes to remove prejudice and discrimination between individuals and within groups and organizations. Donna studied organizational development at the American University Washington, DC, and psychology and zoology at Miami University in Ohio. She is passionate about promoting inclusion, peace, harmony and love, and creating A Ray of Hope Shines Forever™ playroom in a children’s hospital.

Geneva Greene is a passionate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) facilitator and educator. She spent more than a decade in Communications and DEI at a Fortune 100 company. Geneva earned bachelors degrees in Sociology and Public Relations from the University of Georgia. She completed an MBA with Marketing and International concentrations at Southern Methodist University and is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified. Geneva is pursuing a Ph.D. in Communications, Culture and Media Studies at Howard University.

Mark is highly skilled at helping clients clarify and align their mission, vision and values. He creates results-driven structures and processes for organizational growth as well as helping companies develop effective strategies and teams. Mark has authored or co-authored several books and articles on experience-based learning and has designed and led leadership and team development courses for clients globally. He has developed and taught graduate level teacher training programs at Boston University, Indiana University, and Portland State University. He recently designed and facilitated a course on leadership at the Singapore Management University (SMU). Mark has a master’s and doctorate degree from Boston University and a bachelor degree from the University of Utah.

Barry  Holman has partnered with WMFDP since 2020. As a researcher, teacher, service provider, administrator, advocate, consultant and coach he has been deeply involved in eliminating society’s reliance on prisons and other institutions to deal with social problems and the disastrous effects this has had on communities of color. His research and commentary have appeared in multiple media outlets in the US and abroad. 

Barry is also an internationally recognized leader in inclusive sport. In 2009 he co-founded Athletes Without Limits to create pathways, opportunities and support for US athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reach their highest potential in sport and life. Barry was elected Secretary General of Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport in 2013 and works closely with partners including the International Paralympic Committee and United Nations. In 2017 he coached Sean O’Rourke, the first athlete with an intellectual impairment to complete an Ironman Triathlon.

Regardless of who he is working with, Barry’s approach is to always try to be strength-based, collaborative and inquisitive while embracing the support/challenge paradox towards his own and other’s growth.

Cliff has consulted with a broad range of organizations for over 25 years. His work includes, leadership development, team building, supervision, conflict resolution, group facilitation and nonprofit board development. He’s worked with hundreds of organizations and thousands of leaders in building strong effective organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Community Services and Public Affairs from the University of Oregon with a focus on community education and Social Psychology. Cliff is a recipient of the Nordstrom’s Diversity Award. He has a long standing connection with the Nonprofit Association of Oregon and is co-founder and key consultant of their diversity, equity and inclusion capacity building program.

Rachel supports our Client Services and Finances departments and the operation of the office. She first joined our team through a temp agency in February 2018, and in mid-April came aboard full time. Rachel has a BA in visual arts from the University of Chicago and an MBA in finance/risk management and insurance from Georgia State University. Prior to joining WMFDP, she worked with refugees in Atlanta, served as a civilian in the Air Force and volunteered with an AmeriCorps team to support diverse communities throughout the southeastern United States. Outside the office, Rachel enjoys trying out alternate ways to travel the city without her car.

Mary is a business change consultant and executive coach who has been working with executives from Fortune 500 companies in leadership positions for 15 years. In her work Mary draws upon psychology to create effective communication and team development strategies. She works with individuals and teams to open pathways for bringing heart, deeper purpose, passion and true calling into their lives and work. She was involved in groundbreaking research on women and leadership in higher education and was on the faculty at State University of New York at Albany, where she taught psychology, program design, evaluation and research methodology.

With over a decade of experience working with various institutions to dismantle systemic racism, Maria Martinez deeply understands compounding layers of structural advantages and disadvantages and how that connects to personal, interpersonal and team work. Maria is skilled in translating complex issues into approachable, actionable steps for leaders to take to achieve workplace equity.

In addition, Maria has worked with local and state government agencies to streamline their policies and eliminate racial disparities in the communities which they serve, including for the Georgia House Caucus as their Deputy Director of Caucus Services. During her time, Maria lobbied for government responsibility, economic security, women’s rights, and educational opportunity for all of Georgia’s citizens. Maria attended George Mason University, where she majored in Government and International Affairs.

Rianna joined WMFDP in 2018, bringing 40+ years’ experience in providing training, education, program design and facilitation and OD consultation in various sectors. Her work focuses on power dynamics in social systems, with a particular focus on undoing racism, sexism and other systems of oppression. She holds a master’s degree in OD and a PhD in human and organization systems from Fielding Graduate University. She is also a Track Champion with WIN Insights, a 20-year member of NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science and an adjunct faculty at Georgetown University.

Janese joined WMFDP in 2018 after retiring from the Exelon Corporation, where she had served as the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion. She led a small team in partnering with business leaders, HR teams, and employee resource groups to increase the diversity of the workforce and create an inclusive environment. Under Janese’s leadership, Exelon Corporation was recognized as one of the DiversityInc Top 50 companies for diversity and inclusion two years in a row. In the course of Janese’s career in Human Resources, she has held roles of increasing responsibility at CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield and Black and Decker.

Noah brought to WMFDP a top-tier, recognized talent in helping business and organizational leaders consider culture, relationships and personal growth, with a focus on employee equity. He specializes in working with Fortune 500 companies, tech startups, education groups, nonprofits and individual clients, and has 15+ years of experience as a leader in equity, inclusion and leadership development work. Noah has a B.A. in black feminist and an M.Ed. in urban education. He is highly passionate about advocating for Black Lives Matter, Me Too and children, and enjoys spending time with his family.

Bill’s innovative work led to co-founding White Men as Full Diversity Partners and the development of WMFDP’s provocative approach to engaging white male business leaders in inclusion efforts. For over 35 years, he has served as a leadership development consultant, coach and facilitator to countless organizations and executives around the globe on issues surrounding team effectiveness, cultural competency, and inclusion. He is a sought after speaker, writer, and thought-leader at the intersection of diversity and inclusion and leadership.

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For over 15 years, Em has been passionately creating experiences that have empowered thousands of people to grow into better leaders, colleagues, partners, parents, friends, etc. She consults to top organizations to build more inclusive cultures and coaches motivated individuals to more courageously bring forward their unique strengths and to connect to purpose. Em has spent a decade focused on women’s leadership and has worked to solve the challenges faced by leading organizations (how to retain, develop and advance women) as well as digging deep into how to truly thrive as a woman and as a leader. 

Em grew up in Toronto, Canada. and she’s lived in Asia for 15 years, where she is recognized as a true pioneer in her work around inclusion. She’s been based out of Beijing, China but is currently in Bali, Indonesia. “I came here for a brief sabbatical at the end of 2019 to write a book, and have since settled in given the global pandemic. It’s been a great opportunity to work in new ways and with new people and has only added to my already unique approach to motherhood and how I integrate work and life. I’m delighted at how helpful and refreshing women have found it as we all navigate during Covid-19.”

As one client and friend succinctly put it; “Em is the definition of a role model. She’s bold and has a big vision, yet she is open and makes everyone around her feel important, valued and heard. Every interaction is like a refueling of positive energy.”    

**Recently named a Woman of Influence in the She Era by RAYLI Magazine 

Rich has spent the bulk of his career facilitating large-scale culture change within the manufacturing, healthcare and conservation industries. He took a break from that career in 2000 to pursue an interest in medicine. After two years of pre-med, he decided to major in biology and head toward teaching high school biology. Life intervened and he helped raise his grandson instead. He re-entered his consulting and facilitating career two years ago, now with the focus of diversity and inclusivity. In his free time, Rich enjoys creating sculptures from bones he finds while hiking in the mountains.

Born and raised in Colombia, Mauricio has been working in the United States as a filmmaker and media creative for nearly two decades, much of which was spent in broadcast television, developing communications strategy for underrepresented communities. He works with national organizations in both in the private and governmental sectors trying to find relevance and impact in an increasingly multicultural landscape. He is the founder of Valadrian Creative & Consulting, a firm specialized in DEI communications, and is a fierce advocate for Outdoor Equity. Currently he serves as board chair for Hike it Baby, a national Nonprofit with over 360 chapters across the  U.S. helping families with young children from all backgrounds to build community across difference on trail. He also serves as vice-chair for The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. As a first-generation immigrant he brings a lived-in perspective of the challenges, blind spots, and tangibility of systemic disadvantage.