Dr. Gloria Burgess
PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT
Collaborating with you, your teams, and your organization to make DEI a strategic imperative, aligned with your values, vision, and mission.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE/RESULTS
- DEI Strategist
- Strategic Visioning
- Leadership Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Team Building
EXPERIENCE / SELECTED PROJECTS
- Served as thought partner, consultant, and coach to CEO and executive team to assist in re-imagining and re-designing their organization
- Served as thought partner for DEI strategy, frameworks, and execution
- Coached Dean, Division Chief, Senior Faculty, and other leaders in identifying, aligning, and exceeding performance objectives
- Co-designed and facilitated customized leadership institutes
- Established competence-based leadership development programs for all staff and external stakeholders
- Provided team building for underperforming work units, transforming them into high-performing teams
CREDENTIALS
- PhD, Performance Studies, University of Southern California
- MBA, Organizational Behavior and Information Systems, University of Southern California
- MA, Applied Behavioral Science, Bastyr University
- MA, Speech Communication and Theater, University of Michigan
- Chief Diversity Officer, Casey Family Program
- Executive Director, The Lift Every Voice Foundation
- Certified in Myers-Briggs, DISC, FIRO-B, Kolb’s Learning Styles
- Washington State Office of Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises:
- DBE Certified
- MWBE Certified
SELECTED CLIENTS
- University of Washington, College of Engineering
- Burke Museum
- Harborview Medical Center
- Swedish Medical Center
- Children’s Hospital
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
- University of Washington, Information Science
- Microsoft
- Starbucks
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- MSNBC