About the Race in the Workplace Podcast

As a Black woman with meaningful experience in the race equity space, I have seen it all. Like many DEI practitioners, my work began as an “other duties as assigned” addition to my role. I’m grateful for the path on which that “duty” set me. However, years of consulting and coaching, combined with that entry, have helped me understand some hard truths. I’m ready to share the candid stories and lessons that have inspired me to dedicate this part of my career to being a resource for those willing AND working to make sustainable, equitable organizational change.

 

About the Host

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Dr. Joanna Shoffner Scott

Racial Equity Consulatnt

Dr. Joanna Shoffner Scott is an experienced management consultant with expertise in helping organizations realize their racial equity aspirations. She has consulted with more than 50 organizations in the public and private sectors. Clients and former clients include organizations from workforce development, research, public policy, social services, place-based community sector collaboratives, government agencies, and philanthropies. She is the founder and Principal of Stamey Street Consulting Group. Before consulting, she served as the Vice President of Government Affairs and Equity Programs for Voices for America’s Children. Joanna’s background in public policy includes budget and tax, health, and nutrition, with an emphasis on the intersection of race and equity in public systems. Joanna holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.