An empathetic disrupter by nature, Brielle prides herself on being able to see the humanity in others and modeling that perspective in her daily life. After graduating from The College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Africana Studies and Teachers College, Columbia University with a M.A. in Elementary Inclusive Education, Brielle cemented her passion around providing all her students with a equitable and diverse experience in the classroom. True to her disrupter nature, Brielle then moved her skills from the classroom to the education reform non-profit space. It was in this space that Brielle truly fell in love with adult diversity, equity, and inclusion education. Adults are the current change agents and the forgotten learners. Moving into the traditional DEI consulting space, Brielle noticed the biggest barrier to effective change was managing our own egos and unlearning the oppression that we had internalized. This gap she noticed is where mindfulness needed to be infused into how we interpret and socialize our DEI education.
Brielle found that through trainings, uncomfortable conversations, collective research, and most importantly honesty and empathy, her team was achieving new levels of productivity and camaraderie. The proof was in the pudding; examining and addressing our own internal biases was better for business. When employees feel safe, trusted, and empowered at work, they bring their best work product. More importantly, the lessons provided create kinder and more empathetic humans. Brielle believes that while we work for systems-level change, there is a lot of interpersonal work to be done and they go hand in hand. If you are ready to challenge yourself and your team to become more efficient, more productive, more collaborative, and more inclusive, we are excited to welcome you on this journey.