DEIB Leaders Group Support Program

A Spring Program to Help You Feel Energized, Balanced, and Hopeful

Sagely is offering a special group program for DEIB experts in a leading role. If you lead inclusion and equity efforts, we’re here to build community with you.

This group will help you:

  • apply therapeutic practices of resourcing, boundary setting, nervous system regulation, and narrative reframing so that you are more effective and less likely to experience overwhelm or burnout

  • benefit from a community space for reflection, collaboration, and mutual learning

  • achieve and maintain the position of compassionate witness so your work is more effective

  • discuss ways to apply the neuroscience of trauma healing to restorative justice practices

Meetings are biweekly, alternating between learning sessions and “coffee hours” for extra support and collaboration. All meetings are virtual, 90 minutes, confidential, and recorded for easy playback and review. You’ll also receive guides, reading recommendations, and meditation and visualization exercises via our member site log in. We’ve extended our sign up until January 19th!

Our groups are particularly powerful for leaders building a team; people who need more support at their own organizations; and those who want to know more about the larger culture of DEIB.

Dates

All meetings are 90 minutes from 12 pm ET to 1:30 pm ET.

Group Learning Sessions

January 23, February 20, March 19, April 16

Coffee (or tea!) Reflection Space Sessions

February 6, March 5, April 2, April 30

For questions, please email lesley@sagelycreative.com.

Note: Our groups range from 4 to 8 participants. Participants should have some experience or training in DEIB or restorative justice practices. If you do not have professional development funds, please inquire about our sliding scale. The more participants, the stronger our ability to offer price adjustments, so we have extended sign up until January 19th.

DEIB Leaders Program for Spring 2024
$2,995.00
One time
$1,495.00
For 2 months

Please click here to create an account and pay. You will then be directed to our members page.

What Our Clients Say

  • “I learned to create more space for myself and others when facing a difficult situation. It helped build my capacity to consider some of the reasons that students and colleagues might be experiencing pain, anger, and anxiety, whether in response to microaggressions, current events, or institutional policies—and to set aside a defensive posture while opening up to listen to those concerns without needing to jump in to “solve the problem,” as is often my first instinct. I see this training as instrumental for me to better serve students."

    — Assistant Dean, Duke University

  • "Robyn is an amazing facilitator because she understands that coping strategies often involve the nervous system. She helps participants ground so that they can engage fully. When they do, they help others more effectively, too. It's a remarkable experience."

    — Lecturer and DEI Facilitator

  • “As a DEI professional, the support and guidance I have received through working with Lesley is incredibly valuable. She expertly balances empowering and lifting up your strengths while challenging you and fostering your continued growth and success. Her trauma-informed and loving approach radiates through individuals, teams and organizations, which makes for long-term impactful change.“

    — Coaching client, DEI Director in the field of Education

  • “Sagely’s support for inclusive leaders was the best leadership development I’ve ever had.”

    — Faculty Member, Arizona State University

  • “Cord has such a keen ability to be a compassionate witness. He invites others to connect and see clearly alongside him.”

    — Lecturer, Wellesley College

About the Facilitators

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    Lesley Curtis

    Facilitator

    Lesley Curtis (she/her) is the co-owner and founder of Sagely. She holds a doctorate from Duke University, where she focused on storytelling and social justice movements. She is particularly interested in helping clients heal from the impact of intergenerational trauma by rewriting their stories of what’s possible in honor of past lessons learned.

    Lesley has a unique perspective on DEIB work because she combines her humanities expertise with her study of psychology and meditation. She created the neuro-narrative approach to equitable culture change, relying on the close relationship between narrative and neuroscience to help clients make impact. She offers leaders and educators practical skills for being a calming presence for others.

  • Cord Whitaker

    Cord Whitaker

    Facilitator

    Cord Whitaker (he/him) is the co-owner of Sagely, an author, and a scholar of the history of race. He has published in numerous venues and has been cited by NPR, the New York Times, Slate, and the History Channel.

    At Sagely, Cord blends his pedagogical, systemic visioning, and narrative analysis skills to foster inclusion and promote lasting cultural change. He helps clients identify their places of strength in order to offer them confidence and clarity. As a coach and consultant, he has a special passion for helping leaders of color bring their full experience to their work in a way that avoids burnout and benefits the whole community. He supports inclusive leaders in a variety of roles by envisioning a new way of engaging that moves beyond traditional expectations of what has to be.

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    Robyn Smith

    Facilitator

    Robyn Smith (she/they) is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist. They hold a B.A. in Film Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, and an MSW in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. They frequently work with academics, particularly those in the field of medicine, on healing work in support of living more fully and authentically.

    Robyn brings their nearly twenty years of experience helping clients heal to their coaching and facilitation work with Sagely. She offers experiential practices of nervous system regulation and somatic healing for leaders. Robyn helps leaders learn and use what therapists know: how to guide others while maintaining a consistent awareness of their own safety and calm.

  • Krishni Metivier

    Krishni Metivier

    Facilitator

    Krishni Metivier, Ph.D. (she/any) is an emerging leader and seasoned researcher at Google, advancing product inclusion, equity, and data privacy. As a strategic thought leader, she has garnered recognition for her compelling insights, spearheaded organizational excellence, and spoken at prestigious institutions such as Google, Harvard, and Duke.

    Krishni holds a doctorate from Duke University, where she completed groundbreaking research on religion, race, and gender. Her academic background demonstrates her commitment to unraveling complex, intersecting systems. Her ongoing research encompasses critical areas such as gender and sexuality, data protection law, accessibility and artificial intelligence, and racial parity. Krishni brings her deep presence and unique awareness of interconnectedness to her work as a facilitator with Sagely.

 

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