Arron K. Gregory, J.D., CDF, CCF, CCA

adycqm@r.postjobfree.com 614-***-**** Falls Church, VA LinkedIn DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION & BELONGING EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE STRATEGIST Visionary Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Executive with a successful background in corporate, nonprofit, education, and government sectors. Recognized as one of only 200 certified in culture facilitation, culture assessments, and diversity-to-belonging facilitation in the country. Seeking a strategic DEIB role in the corporate sector to leverage my extensive experience driving culture change and advocating for inclusion. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

VERITAS CULTURE

Culture Consultant and Strategist 07/2020–Present

Responsible for providing facilitation and assessment services to various clients. More specifically, facilitate dialogue in the exploration, understanding, and resolution of DEI&B and culture challenges. Analyze findings from strategic sources

(survey and demographic trends, policies and procedures, etc.) and workforce thoughts and feelings; translate into workplace culture assessment with root causes and solutions.

• Serviced as co-facilitator in 16 different client engagements.

• Co-authored 16 assessments in direct relationship to co-facilitation engagements.

• Provided coaching and consulting to clients in the aftermath of assessment delivery—this as a means of assisting senior leaders and staff with understanding, actualizing, and executing the assessment findings and way forward. PROJECT LEAD THE WAY

Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging 10/2021 – 7/2022 Responsible for the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) workforce and curriculum diversity strategy for a Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) focused non-profit that specializes in Engineering, Computer and Biomedical science career pathways for over 2.2M students and 1,900 programs nationwide.

• In first 60 days, unified the company’s first policy stance on the use of pronouns and trained sixty-five (65) senior leaders and middle managers on inclusive practices.

• Executed a quarterly DEIB speaker series that drew 100% senior leadership attendance and 96% team member engagement.

• Chaired the creation of a fifteen (15) member internal Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisory Council to advance inclusion, belonging, and employee engagement.

• During Q3, increased candidate diversity pool by 25% after creating and implementing a DEIB internal and external communication strategy to support cultural awareness via social media.

• Forged strategic partnerships with twenty (20) minority owned organizations to support diverse pipelines.

• Executed and designed an inclusion and belonging onboarding process focused on acclimating new employees to organizational culture resulting in retention increase after first 90-days. ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer 1/2020 –10/2021 Established the first Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to focus on recruitment, support, and retention of employees from diverse backgrounds. Created the DE&I strategy that impacted 6,000 employees, 30,000 students, 145 nations, and 90 languages. Oversight of a $850K annual budget and six (6) direct reports.

• Created a $1M social responsibility and DE&I partnership with Amazon to aid Covid-19 relief. Resulted in digital equity for 500 students and staff plus $650K in supplies for eligible families.

• Successfully navigated four (4) national and high-profile DE&I public relations crises.

• Project managed the creation of an externally facing interactive equity dashboard that highlighted workforce engagement and student success indicators.

• Provided strategic guidance and thought leadership at highest levels to critical partner organizations such as county government, business roundtables, and community groups. Coached Executive Leadership Team to identify and execute DE&I priorities with shared accountability among key stakeholder groups. Arron K. Gregory, J.D., CDF, CCF, CCA

adycqm@r.postjobfree.com 614-***-**** Falls Church, VA LinkedIn TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY SCHOOLS

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 7/2018 – 9/2019 Developed and executed on the D&I strategies, delivered D&I training, built internal and external strategic relationships, and developed D&I metrics for an urban school system with 1,000 employees and 5,000 students. Led a team of seventeen (17) direct reports and supervised a $3.5 million annual budget.

• Advanced health equity and social responsibility by successfully spearheading a groundbreaking $1.3M dollar school- based health center at zero cost to the school system.

• Achieved unprecedented 15% reading proficiency gains for students with disabilities by creating a solution focused culturally responsive Professional Learning Community (PLC) that facilitated discussions on innovative DEI strategies.

• Subject matter expert on Title VI, Title VII, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action. STATE SUPPORT TEAM REGION 11

Lead Consultant 7/2015 – 6/2018

STATE OF OHIO, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Program Manager Compliance Officer 6/2001 – 7/2015 Served in 3 leadership positions, leveraging a data-driven equity lens to supervise, monitor, and advance state-wide policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Primary liaison to federal and state Civil Rights offices with oversight over the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, and Civil Rights matters.

• Trained and coached more than 350+ senior and mid-level leaders in DE&I, authentic trust, cultural transformation, and DE&I metric analysis.

• Provided guidance and or remediation to over 200 cases pertaining to accessibility or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) per year.

• Guided learning and development of adult social emotional learning practices that resulted in a 15% decrease in staff turnover.

• Coached 500+ mid-level and senior leaders on promoting inclusive leadership behaviors.

• Identified and acquired partnerships with forty-three (43) community-based organizations (CBOs) that informed, invested, and supported racial and/or gender equity. CORE COMPETENCIES

Culture Building & Strategy Talent Acquisition DEI&B Outcome Metrics Employee Engagement Training Culture Assessments

Strategic Partnerships Project Management Strategic Communications Strategic Planning Coaching Employee Resource Groups EDUCATION CREDENTIALS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Capital University Law School, Juris Doctor, Employment Law Concentration Central State University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Pre-Law Central State University, Bachelor of Arts, Economics International Institute for Facilitation (INIFAC), Certified Culture Facilitator International Institute for Facilitation (INIFAC), Certified Diversity-to-Belonging Facilitator Veritas Culture, Certified Culture Assessor

University of Southern Florida, Muma College of Business Certificate, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace

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