PRACTICAL APPROACH INFORMED BY REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE
black, lgbtq-identified, cis-woman, with an invisible disability and years of formal and informal experience living, facilitating, and creating material about diversity dynamics.
Older millennial raised with old-fashioned child rearing techniques:
Can bridge the communication divide between junior and senior dyads.
Lived in urban, suburban, and rural settings in Florida, South Carolina, Illinois, Georgia, Connecticut, D.C., Brazil, South Africa:
Can recognize how regional differences can influence misunderstandings.
Identify as queer, in a relationship with a woman after a history of dating men:
Can comfortably discuss the nuances of sexuality and its implications.
Gender presentation is non-conforming, but identify as a cis-woman:
Can explain the terms “non-conforming” and “cis” to the novice.
Narcoleptic:
Invisible, less severe disability but understand how physical limitations influence ability to succeed in career.
Former team sports athlete:
Appreciate the value of discipline, working as a team to achieve goals, learning from mistakes in the past to succeed in the future.
Social Connector:
Immense networking potential in Silicon Valley, Healthcare Industry, and Corporate law from relationships made at Universities like Stanford, Emory, University of Illinois, and Yale.
Lover of the 80’s:
Appreciate neon, pastel polos, and fun.
use of my difference as a practical tool for learning:
below is a graphic based on my demographics to discuss the impact of multiple identities and the concept of intersectionality
list of minority identities:
older millenial
southern (grew up in florida, but raised by parents from south carolina)
identify as queer
identify as a woman, but with androgynous appearance
suffer from sleep disorder
athlete
lover of the 80s
intellectual pride
black skin but socialized in mostly non-black circles
