Professional & Organizational Development

Return to Meet the Consultants

Dr. Gloria Burgess

PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

Consultant Gloria BurgessCollaborating 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
Return to Meet the Consultants