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Opening Day for the University Link Light Rail Extension at the Capitol Hill Station - Seattle, March 19, 2016
Former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, then-King County Executive and Sound Transit Board Chair Dow Constantine, and University of Washington - Tacoma Chancellor, Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange
International District public engagement meeting during environmental planning for the West Seattle-Ballard Link Light Rail Extension, 2017
Residents and business owners in Seattle's historic Chinatown-International District share ideas on mass transit plans for a new light rail tunnel and underground station in their neighborhood
Inaugural cohort of Seattle City Light managers with training co-facilitator and Director of Employee Development, Equity & Belonging, Shoni Britton, on the last day of a three-session, custom-designed Leadership Skills Development program
Seattle Municipal Tower, March 10, 2026
EDI Strategies, LLC offers a range of tailored, culturally-competent consulting services grounded in equity, inclusion and emotionally-intelligent practices. Bringing decades of organizational strategy, leadership development, workforce training and community engagement experience to the table, EDI Strategies, LLC works hand-in-glove with clients to co-create and deliver intuitive, on-point services that strategically support organizations in achieving their goals, priorities and initiatives.
EDI Strategies, LLC services include:
Board retreat design and facilitation
Board retreat design and facilitation
- Meet with senior executives to clarify strategic objectives, identify challenges and opportunities, and solidify audience
- Meet with senior executives to clarify strategic objectives, identify challenges and opportunities, and solidify audience
- Research organizational priorities, its strategic plan, and current initiatives
- Research organizational priorities, its strategic plan, and current initiatives
- Design retreat program and detailed facilitator's guide; refine and finalize with executive partner(s)
- Design retreat program and detailed facilitator's guide; refine and finalize with executive partner(s)
- Build a slide presentation, participant take-away tools, and pre-work assignments as appropriate
- Build a slide presentation, participant take-away tools, and pre-work assignments as appropriate
- Draft pre-retreat communications, to include retreat goal/objective(s), pre-work assignments, consultant bio, date and location, and other pertinent information
- Draft pre-retreat communications, to include retreat goal/objective(s), pre-work assignments, consultant bio, date and location, and other pertinent information
- Coordinate room set-up, equipment, and supplies needed with administrative and tech staff
- Coordinate room set-up, equipment, and supplies needed with administrative and tech staff
- Facilitate the entire retreat
- Facilitate the entire retreat
Custom-designed leadership development training and team-building workshops for single-unit and matrixed teams grounded in the latest research on emotional intelligence, difficult conversations, and empathic leadership
- Meet with senior management to identify opportunities and challenges,, determine workshop objectives, and define target audience
- Meet with senior management to identify opportunities and challenges,, determine workshop objectives, and define target audience
- Review organizational priorities, current initiatives, and programs owned and managed by target audience
- Review organizational priorities, current initiatives, and programs owned and managed by target audience
- Design workshop program and a detailed facilitator's guide; refine and finalize with management partner(s)
- Design workshop program and a detailed facilitator's guide; refine and finalize with management partner(s)
- Build slide presentations, participant take-away tools, and, as appropriate, pre-work assignments
- Build slide presentations, participant take-away tools, and, as appropriate, pre-work assignments
- Draft pre-workshop communications, to include workshop goal/objective(s), pre-work assignments, consultant bio, date and location, and other pertinent information
- Draft pre-workshop communications, to include workshop goal/objective(s), pre-work assignments, consultant bio, date and location, and other pertinent information
- Coordinate room set-up, equipment, and supplies needed with administrative and tech staff
- Coordinate room set-up, equipment, and supplies needed with administrative and tech staff
- Deliver workshop
- Deliver workshop
- Lead/facilitate group and individual problem-solving and/or conflict resolution sessions post-training
- Lead/facilitate group and individual problem-solving and/or conflict resolution sessions post-training
One-on-one leadership coaching for newly-promoted, mid-level, and senior managers, with specialized expertise in providing culturally-competent strategic support to BIPOC and other historically marginalized managers and directors
- Schedule free 30-minute consultation with prospective client
- Schedule free 30-minute consultation with prospective client
- Following consultation, deliver a customized executive coaching proposal for supervisor review and approval
- Following consultation, deliver a customized executive coaching proposal for supervisor review and approval
- Draft and, in collaboration with sponsoring executive, execute a consultant contract for services
- Draft and, in collaboration with sponsoring executive, execute a consultant contract for services
- Provide weekly 30-minute or bi-weekly 60-minute video sessions with client
- Provide weekly 30-minute or bi-weekly 60-minute video sessions with client
- Provide additional hourly program design and management support as needed
- Provide additional hourly program design and management support as needed
Tailored strategic planning services designed to integrate equity-centered goals, initiatives, and programs housed across interdisciplinary teams into an effective, operating whole
- Meet with sponsoring executive(s) to clarify strategic planning objectives, identify opportunities and challenges, and define target audience
- Meet with sponsoring executive(s) to clarify strategic planning objectives, identify opportunities and challenges, and define target audience
- Research organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, progress on community engagement, and programs
- Research organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, progress on community engagement, and programs
- Design a strategic planning workshop series and detailed facilitator's guides; refine and finalize with executive partner(s)
- Design a strategic planning workshop series and detailed facilitator's guides; refine and finalize with executive partner(s)
- For each workshop session, build a slide presentation, participant take-away tools, and, as appropriate, pre-work assignments
- For each workshop session, build a slide presentation, participant take-away tools, and, as appropriate, pre-work assignments
- Draft and coordinate sending of pre-workshop communications for each workshop, to include goal/objective(s), pre-work assignments, consultant bio, date and location, and other pertinent information
- Draft and coordinate sending of pre-workshop communications for each workshop, to include goal/objective(s), pre-work assignments, consultant bio, date and location, and other pertinent information
- Coordinate with administrative and tech staff room set-up, equipment, and supplies ordering
- Coordinate with administrative and tech staff room set-up, equipment, and supplies ordering
- Deliver/ facilitate entire workshop series
- Deliver/ facilitate entire workshop series
Expert assistance in co-designing and launching new -- and reinvigorating stalled -- equitable engagement, social impact, and other organizational initiatives
- Meet with executive owners to identify challenges and opportunities, clarify need, review current and past efforts, and status on these efforts
- Meet with executive owners to identify challenges and opportunities, clarify need, review current and past efforts, and status on these efforts
- Research organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, workforce engagement surveys, impact of community programs and initiatives, and recent or upcoming organizational and program changes
- Research organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, workforce engagement surveys, impact of community programs and initiatives, and recent or upcoming organizational and program changes
- Collaborate with executive partner(s) to formulate desired objective(s) and co-create an Action Plan
- Collaborate with executive partner(s) to formulate desired objective(s) and co-create an Action Plan
- Collaborate with executive partner(s) and their teams to activate Action Plan
- Collaborate with executive partner(s) and their teams to activate Action Plan
Business-starter workshops for first-time solopreneurs and working individuals wanting to monetize the full range of their expertise in a legitimate side hustle
- Defining your business goals, operating structure, and service offerings
- Defining your business goals, operating structure, and service offerings
- Registering and licensing your business with federal, state and local authorities
- Registering and licensing your business with federal, state and local authorities
- Applying for OMWBE certification from the State Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises and with your resident county as a Small Contractor Supplier; registering as an approved vendor with your city's Vendor Supplier
- Applying for OMWBE certification from the State Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises and with your resident county as a Small Contractor Supplier; registering as an approved vendor with your city's Vendor Supplier
- Assessing your market value and determining your consulting fee
- Assessing your market value and determining your consulting fee
- No-cost web-builder and social media platforms for promoting your services and thought leadership
- No-cost web-builder and social media platforms for promoting your services and thought leadership
Leadership Tomorrow Summer Gathering, Seattle, Washington, 2023
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