D3 Journey
Doubling Down on Diversity
DIVERSITY
expressed as a core value across multiple sectors in society
D3 JOURNEY
moves from an event to a learning experience
expressed as a core value across multiple sectors in society
moves from an event to a learning experience
Designed as an experiential model connecting cognitive learning with an immersive field experience and exposure, D3 moves from an event to a learning journey combining interactive exposure, reflection and community-based experience. Raising consciousness, elevating intention, and building individual capacity for advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Deepening self-reflection; realizing personal transformation; achieving breakthroughs to accelerate racial equity. The traditional approach to diversity training has had limited success in achieving desired outcomes for sustainable transformation of organization cultures especially in the area of racial diversity.
In the words of James Baldwin, “We carry our history with us.” Understanding contemporary socio-economic systems in the United States begins with understanding the cultural context of US history. Within a framework of identity, systemic advantage, and power, D3 examines systems and policies that perpetuate racial, ethnic and gender disparities.
Michele brings a field-tested, global perspective to racial diversity and equity and thought leadership shaped by a distinguished career in nonprofit and academic leadership, strategic initiatives, and women-led philanthropy. Previous senior executive experience includes President, Women’s College Coalition, President and CEO of Women’s Funding Network, and Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential (GCAPP), one of the largest statewide nonprofits in the country focused on adolescent reproductive health. Under her leadership, GCAPP’s work contributed to the state achieving a 30 percent reduction in teenage pregnancy.
Earlier in her career, Michele was appointed Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning at the University of Nigeria (UNN). During her tenure as Department Chair, she created the department’s first ever fundraising event and oversaw the department’s first renovation of classrooms and offices. At UNN, she also served as co-investigator in the first national study on child abuse in Nigeria, which led to the creation of six regional reporting centers funded by the Ford Foundation.
Current board membership includes the Jeannette Rankin Scholarship Foundation; The Conversation US (TCUS), a global online publication that brings academic research to the public square; and the Dean’s Advisory Board, Douglass College at Rutgers University. Previous board service includes Atlanta Women’s Foundation, Healthy Teen Network, and the National Advisory Council on Sexual Health, chaired by Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General.
Michele has been featured in interviews with the New York Times, CNN, NPR, USA Today, as well as a variety of local news media. Michele was named by Fast Company magazine as one of the country’s 2012 Extraordinary Women.
Michele graduated from Douglass College with a Bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science, and a Master’s in City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.
Michele is proud to announce her most recent, soon to be published, collaboration.
Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Higher Education
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