D & I (DIVERSITY & INCLUSION) STRATEGIST

Manage leadership awareness from the top down/inside out.

 
 

Like with leadership development coaching, I take a whole person and team-building approach to diversity and inclusion (D&I) coaching to manage leadership awareness from the top down/inside out.

I partner in the coaching space to guide executives and professionals toward authentic, actionable, and inclusive leadership at the highest levels.

My (DEI) coaching services and strategy are to provide:

underrepresented employees with objective, unbiased, confidential, and actionable guidance, helping them stay motivated, manage stress, and build resilience, all while giving them the tools they need to go forward to:

  • Build cultural competence

  • Promote equity in the workplace

  • Practice intentional allyship

  • Engage in courageous communication

  • Support an actionable DEI plan

  • Foster a culture of belonging

 
 

 

A client’s experience… 

Mary has served Girls Run The World Aurora, since January 2019, as a life coach. Girls Run The World Aurora is a nonprofit organization that is centered around leadership development amongst teenage girls. We focus on conflict resolution, building strong relationships, and service above self. Mary connected with the young ladies on a weekly basis to discuss current conflicts, obstacles, highlights, and goals. Oftentimes, Mary assisted the young ladies in enlightening themselves about their origins and family history to understand the root of the predicaments they faced. The theory that you must understand where you came from to understand where you’re going rang true. This proved to be beneficial to their growth as young women and growth as leaders within their individual communities. Mary’s positive energy and caring spirit is contagious. It reaches the hearts of everyone that she encounters. I’ve watched her connect with young ladies from many walks of life and push them to explore the best versions of themselves. Mary creates an environment that allows the young ladies to step out of their comfortable place in order to achieve true healing and prosperity. I am truly grateful to be a witness and recipient of Mary’s gift as a life coach.

Girls Run The World Aurora || Founder

 

 

Support for Execs and Team

  • Cultivates inclusive leadership at the executive level

  • Positions execs to better execute DEI plans

  • Provides a safe space to ask difficult questions, make mistakes, and grow leadership’s capabilities

  • Fosters personal growth around vulnerability and authenticity

  • Provides ongoing, real-time support

  • Produces a deeper commitment to allyship

  • Enhances each team member’s personal inclusive leadership journey

 

Thoughtful leadership and diversity and inclusion champions should begin with the end in mind.

A key outcome of an inclusive workforce is a place where any and all employees can do their best work.

The uphill battle to create this workplace utopia may seem daunting, but the seeds are sewn at the most micro levels of interpersonal understanding.

Let’s partner and do the work!

 

Mary is one of those individuals who is truly working in her life's calling. Her life coaching methodology focuses, first, on self-love, and then turning goals into measurable actions. Regardless of your life stage, working with Coach Mary will enhance your life, career, and faith in yourself.

APRIL JONES || PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS