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Kimberly Manns,
CEO
Kim is CEO of H3Diversity and she is a passionate leader with a talent for supporting organizations in addressing challenges of diversity, equity and inclusion. Her career in diversity, equity and inclusion began over 15 years ago in brand management at Procter and Gamble, where she led multicultural marketing for major company brands. Following her time at Procter and Gamble, she served the Mayor of Baltimore as Deputy Director of Policy and Communications, where she focused on educational and economic disparities. Kim has dedicated her career to bringing diverse stakeholders together to create meaningful change.
Kim is a Certified Professional Diversity Coach, has a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University and is certified in the Fundamentals Interpersonal Relations Orientation Behavior Assessment (FIRO-B). She has a B.A. in Marketing and International Business from Georgetown University and a M.A. in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University.
Michelle Kinder,
PARTNER
Michelle is a nationally recognized social emotional health expert, author, speaker, and executive coach. She co-authored WHOLE: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive. She is the former executive director of Momentous Institute, and worked in executive leadership for over a decade. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, and has worked in children’s mental health for more than two decades. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher. Michelle graduated from Baylor University with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts, and the University of Texas with a master’s degree in Educational Psychology.
Under Michelle’s leadership, Momentous Institute was named one of the top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and one of the 50 Best Workplaces in Texas by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work.
Michelle is a Public Voices Fellow with the OpEd Project and has articles featured in more than a dozen publications including TIME, Washington Post, Ms. Magazine, The Hill, Texas Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Mindful Magazine and Huffington Post. In addition to her opinion pieces, Michelle is a published poet. Michelle has been recognized for her contribution in numerous ways including: CEO of the Year by CNM Connect, Face of Hope by the Grant Haliburton Foundation, Dallas-Fort Worth Teach for America’s Honorary Alum, Juliette Fowlers’ 2019 Visionary Woman, and Award in Excellence in Education by the Dallas Historical Society.
Michelle grew up in Guatemala and is fluent in Spanish. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Patrick, and their two daughters, Maya and Sophia, and their beloved rescue pups.
Nyacko Perry,
PARTNER
Nyacko is an Organization Development Consultant who works with small businesses, community organizations, and corporations to address racial inequalities, draft policy changes, and foster a culture where every individual in the organization feels a sense of belonging. She believes that every organization is capable of doing the work needed to create a safe environment, and increase diversity in leadership that reflects different identities. Through her data-driven, systems-based approach, Nyacko is able to gain a holistic view of the organization that centers the voices of the most marginalized to make sure they are heard, represented, and become part of that change process.
Nyacko is also a 500-hour professional level yoga teacher, an Afro Flow Yoga® certified teacher, and she eloquently and purposefully weaves her mindfulness expertise into her consulting work. Nyacko holds an M.S. in Organization Development, with distinction, from American University, and is a recipient of the American University’s Segal Seashore Fellowship award for her demonstrated commitment to social justice. She served in the Peace Corps as an HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Volunteer in Botswana from 2012-2014.
Andrew Gordon-Kirsch,
PARTNER
As an executive coach, Andrew specializes in inclusive leadership development. He has spent the last decade developing teams, strengthening interpersonal communication, and helping individuals thrive. He combines deep curiosity with a keen ear, to collaboratively solve problems with his clients. With experience serving the Fortune 100, as well as movement-based political organizations and outdoor leadership programs, Andrew leverages a mixed-methods approach to design engaging experiences that take conversation and action to the next level. Andrew identifies as a white man, and hopes that more white men will make inclusive culture change a priority for themselves and their organizations.
Wiley Davi,
PARTNER
Wiley is a professor of English & Media Studies at Bentley University, a premier business university near Boston, Mass. In addition, Wiley is a program facilitator for Bentley’s Center for Women and Business, and for Erasmus University Rotterdam’s Erasmus Center for Women and Organizations. Wiley also serves on the BRIDGE Advisory Board, an organization helping companies address gaps in belonging, inclusion, diversity, and equity. Wiley is co-author of the book Leading with Uncommon Sense (Springer 2019). Their teaching and research interests span the fields of writing, diversity and inclusion, gender studies, and leadership. Wiley holds a Ph.D. from Tufts University in Massachusetts.
Renita Smith,
PARTNER
Renita has 17+ years of management consulting and strategy development experience in transforming and driving change within Fortune 500 organizations. She is a well-rounded, authentic leader with a diverse consulting skillset, including strategic planning, initiative delivery, program/project management, technology implementations, and enterprise transformations. At her core, Renita is a relationship builder who drives consensus across executive teams, works cross-functionally to drive results, and influences change at all organizational levels.
A true problem solver, she creates comprehensive solutions for complex enterprise-level problems, develops actionable plans, engages resources, and ensures optimal implementation for her clients. She has successfully consulted for Microsoft, Bank of America, Hunt, Baylor Scott & White, Employbridge, Sonic, and more. Renita has recently expanded her focus to include her passion for developing and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies that can bridge the gap between theory and practical execution of DEI in the workplace.
Renita’s commitment to service spans from the office to her community. She currently serves on the Leadership Council for the Junior League of Dallas, is a Board Member for First3Years and Chase’s Place, is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Leadership Dallas Class of 2019.
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Testimonial
What Clients Say
“We’re talking about someone very special in Kim. I’ve been honored to partner with her over the past two years in developing and delivering our flagship leadership program, The Reckoning. Kim operates on multiple levels: as a content creator, consultant, facilitator, and executive coach. To each of these arenas, she brings compassion and creativity, humanity and humility, rigor and openness, and wisdom and curiosity. Kim brings to all of her work, and her clients, a deep commitment to creating a more conscious, caring, and equitable world. She has coached a range of senior leaders in The Reckoning, and they rave about her insight and her compassion. As a coach and as a facilitator, Kim challenges clients to become all they’re capable of being, by embracing all of who they are. She also creates a space in which they can feel safe and understood as she helps them challenge their assumptions, biases and blind spots. I literally cannot recommend Kim more highly.”
"A 30-year career journey to get me to a place where I can finally identify the “why” behind my attitudes, behaviors, and reactions to discussions, topics, people, and problems in the workplace. Kim has given me a mental framework through her incredible coaching to help me identify what motivates my actions/ reactions and how to control the outcomes of the relationships I want to have. She has helped me realize the value of my circumstances, environment, and experiences as an asset”
"Over the course of the last several months, we have partnered with H3 Diversity in a couple of critical ways. First, we engaged six of our grantees to engage in racial equity training. The results of these programs were really remarkable and five of those six grantees have since engaged with Kim and the H3 Diversity team to scale the training to their overall organization. In fact, we were so pleased with those outcomes we also engaged the H3 Diversity team to partner with the Dallas Foundation to really build our muscle to navigate issues of equity, inclusion, and acceptance within our organization and Dallas in general. Kim and her team are a great partner and I am deeply thankful for their support as we build this muscle to be more effective within our own community."
“Kim led a retreat for our team to understand our team and improve our culture. Her balance of creating a brave space for conversation mixed with her ability to support each person individually in being seen is unmatched. I highly recommend Kim and H3 Diversity to support creating a culture of belonging for your team”
