Inclusive leaders recognize the importance of creating a workplace where all  employees are treated with dignity and respect. As a result, organizations with inclusive leaders attract and retain talent and experience greater loyalty and innovation. Therefore, it is essential for the growth and sustainability of organizations that leaders become consciously inclusive.

Join presenters Colleen Moran and Terry Liggins to learn about strategies for growing as an inclusive leader and bringing this essential behavior to your workplace.

During this live, interactive session, participants will be able to:

1.      Understand the benefits inclusive leadership brings to every organization

2.      Recognize the necessity of becoming consciously Inclusive leaders

3.      Identify key strategies to grow as an inclusive leader

Speaker bios:

Colleen Moran is currently a Senior Deputy State’s Attorney at the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney’s Office. Pior to working at the SAO, she worked as the COO of Independent Living Choices. Colleen has also served as an  Assitant City Attorney, where she focused on civil rights and ADA issues. In addition, Colleen was previously employed as a law clerk for the Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Terry Liggins is a practitioner of DEIJ principles and developer of programs since 2005. Terry’s cross-cultural experience began as a first-generation college student at The University of South Dakota. He was born in North Omaha, Nebraska, to a single mom and childhood was saturated with adversity, chaos, drugs, violence, gangs and trauma. Completing his Bachelors in Criminal Justice and Leadership Studies and his Masters in Public Administration, Terry is recognized for partnering with startup nonprofits, corporations, charitable groups and advocacy efforts that help to advance a healing and trauma-informed society that is inclusive and equitable to the whole person in all its practices.