Sair Collective

Chapel Hill, NC. SAIR is a DEIB consulting firm providing assessments, training, coaching, and membership products to a variety of organizations - from the Fortune 100 to non-profits. 
Oversaw design, development, and deployment of 5 major DEIB assessments. Consulting projects included:
- Assessing the readiness of the Fortune 500 transportation sales team to embrace DEIB concepts and measuring current inclusion and belonging.  
- Analyzing cross-racial interactions at a continuing care and retirement community with 600+ primarily white residents and 400+ primarily POC care providers. 
- Assessing belonging at a regional Behavior Health Care company with 2000+ employees distributed across field sites in two states. 
- Detailing inclusion and equity opportunities at a clean energy startup with 100 remote employees. 

Led development, design, and delivery of 40+ DEIB custom trainings. SAIR developed custom hybrid training on Kajabi, Searchi, and Howspace platforms. Primary facilitator of all SAIR’s live workshops and discussions.  Subjects Included: Cisgender Sexism, Microaggressions, Fatphobia, Neurodiversity Disability and Chronic Illness, Saviorism and the Mission Driven Organization, Cultural Humble Facilitation and Mediation, Belonging During A Layoff, Classism, Gaslighting, Trauma Informed Classroom Management, Developing Inclusive Curricula. 

Developed the Belonging Circle, SAIR’s membership for DEIB practitioners, which consists of toolkits and blueprints for DEIB initiatives, executive development, ERG leadership and skills development, and ongoing management of DEIB department responsibilities. 

Responsible for SAIR’s marketing and social media, proposal development, and sales process.

Principal and Founder

Delta Gamma

Elected to serve on 7 member governing body.  Founded in 1873, Delta Gamma is a 501(c)(7) with over 150 collegiate chapters, 200 alumnae chapters and associations, and nearly 200,000 living members. Oversaw marketing communications strategy, including a strategic realignment of resources and crisis response communication plan. Change agent responsible for moving DEI efforts forward. Oversight of the 150th celebration and biannual Convention.

Council Trustee Communications

Consultant to national sorority on groundbreaking equity audit.  Advising Kirwan Institute equity audit team through contextualizing the sorority’s history and developing strategic initiatives for a more inclusive future.

Member Of The Board Of Advisors - Equity Assessment

Race Matters & White Women Discussing Racism

I am expert in moderating and facilitating challenging discussions around foundational racism and equity concepts among thousands of participants.  

Creator and moderator of Race Matters, a highly active discussion group of 800+ white members at early stages on an anti-racism journey, to learn, ask questions and explore implicit beliefs with intentionally kind and donated labor from BIPOC.   

Moderator of White Woman Discussion Racism, a 2500+ member online group. 

Facilitator of weekly discussions on racial equity and inclusion topics with 8000+ member parenting group.

Founder and Moderator

Everyone's NC

Co-founder, Everyone’s NC.  An umbrella association bringing together nonprofits, elected officials, and 20+ activist organizations representing 60,000+ members focused on aligning missions, amplifying impact, and reducing redundancies. Together with two other counders, I conceptualized group, developed buy-in from stakeholders, planned and executed first two annual meetings of group leaders, weekly calls, and online communications.

Co-Founder

Glee & Bliss

As a freelance photographer, I specialized in photographing children, families, headshots and commercial work that utilized non-professional talent. Led and managed team of two photographer/editors.

Photographer/Owner

Our Shot NC

As a founding member of Our Shot, NC PAC, I worked with high-profile candidates and legislators on various issues, including redistricting reform, voting rights, racial equity, and criminal justice policy. Our Shot NC Political Action Committee, advised by Rep. Graig Meyer, raised money for candidates in competitive 2018 state house races.

Co-founder

Weddings Magazine

Weddings Magazine was a fashion-forward, four-color glossy wedding property of Mangrum Publishing. As Editor, I was responsible for editorial planning and content creation, and I collaborated to plan and execute photoshoots. Weddings Magazine had a circulation of 20K and was published twice a year in the Research Triangle of NC.

Editor

Corey Williams Events

Owner and event Designer, primarily working with social event clients. Assisted 60+ brides and hundreds of RDU vendors from planning through execution of their event. From designing tablescapes and budgeting to managing the organizational process, we provided a level of professional service that was unique in the Raleigh/Durham market.

Event Planner

Gadgetspace, LLC

Developed marketing strategy, website, and sales support for software startup offering responsive, multi-platform device adaptation for websites.

Marketing Manager

Passionate, driven leader specializing in equity advocacy and education.  Experienced in guiding teams and individuals through strategic alignment of values with processes and incentives, and building stakeholder engagement - online and in person -  around issues of diversity and inclusion.

Corey Williams

Duke University

Assistant Director

The Chapel Hill Media Group

Consultative advertising sales for WCHL/www.chapelboro.com. Consistently outsell annual goals. Cold call local small and mid sized companies to recruit prospects. Extensive follow up and follow through. Write copy for ads and readers. Collaborate with creative team on production of audio and visual files for the radio and website.

Account Executive

The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro

Membership sales and retention. Sold the highest number and dollar amount of memberships each year in the history of the Chamber. Created systems for recruitment and onboarding of new members. Created new membership categories and sponsor levels. Networked extensively by attending events and engaging with the community.

Business Development Specialist

NC Network of Grantmakers

Worked with local philanthropists (e.g., Oak Foundation, Strowd Roses, Ireland Family, Yusko
Family) to catalog and create a website showing gaps in coverage for children aged 5-20 in our
community. Met with many of the stakeholders to understand their mission and message, doing
capacity-building exercises, and creating and maintaining a website. Constructed and incubated
the 501c3 that is now called Youthworx on Main.

Project Director, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Youth Services Initiative

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Provide information and referral for parents, caregivers and professionals of children with special needs. Update and maintain 2000+ resources in conjunction with NCcareLink. Learned and apply new taxomony to current database.  Created and maintain two new websites with over 50 pages using Drupal. Attend and present at area conferences to promote the Family Support Program and its activities. Reframe and create new marketing strategy including marketing materials, conference selection and budget. Work with Child Centered Non-profits across NC around message development and promotion.

Resource Manager

Working with the brokerage market to create and sell benefit packages and 401Ks to the 500+ employer market. Responsibilities included underwriting.  Highest Life Insurance Producer company wide. Responsible for $6M annum in sales. Worked with the largest benefit consulting houses.
Earned multiple sales awards

Senior Sales Representative

Sun Life

Sales Representative

Seasoned development, sales and marketing executive with excellent written, oral and presentation skills. Stellar closing track record. Previous experience includes HR benefit sales, website creation and content, community outreach and fundraising. Driven, professional, methodical and results oriented. 

Worked at WCHL/chapelboro.com selling advertising and the Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of Commerce- membership recruitment 

Created non-profit CHC youth forward. Worked at UNC School of Social Work-Family Support Program. 

Chapter Leader, BC Alumni, Triangle Region
American Pilgrims on the Camino, Chapel Hill Service League, UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health Board Member

Founding Member-Bootstraps PAC getting school board candidates elected in the Triangle who make literacy a priority

Speak French and Spanish

Play tennis, do triathalons and yoga. Extensive travel. 

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