I serve as a senior instructor for an organizational consulting and training group called Potential Unleashed. My colleagues, Jahmad Canley and Noah Prince, are some of the most talented trainers and speakers in the field, and it is a privilege to work alongside them. I learn so much from them whenever we work together. When we train together, they fondly introduce me as and call me, Dr. Jen. I have to admit that it does have a ring to it. Even though I really am just Jen (we are colleagues and friends as well), I appreciate that they acknowledge my hard-earned PhD.
Throughout the last few months, we have had the opportunity to provide diversity training to the team at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphony. As a trio and at times, duo, Jahmad, Noah, and I have learned to flow with one another as we present together. There’s a balance and a synergy that is vital for diversity training facilitators to work through, and I feel it when I work with them.