About DVC & the Proprietor

I started Distinctive Voice Consulting in 2014 with a purpose of training educational employees, communities, businesses and social service agencies about bias, diversity, equity and inclusion. I do so by facilitating conversations about race, class and gender using adult teaching theories in a non-judgmental, non-polarizing, gracious and affirming environment. My training ranges from beginning to advanced and are customized to suit the organization’s needs.

I have a master’s degree in education from Western Washington University where I completed graduate courses in cultural pluralism and group dynamics. I have a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Humanities. I am a multicultural person of color who was raised in the multicultural area of Los Angeles California where I lived in racially and economically diverse communities. I have a social justice background and am one of the founders of the Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition in 2015.

I have lived overseas and flew for an international airline. Living outside of the United States, working for the airlines and traveling the world gave me the training ground to observe, respect and appreciate diverse cultures, communities and societies. I also have several years of volunteer group training and facilitation from local businesses, community colleges and community groups. My multi-racial background, experience living overseas combined with graduate training in cultural pluralism and volunteer group facilitation enable me to use my gift of conversation facilitation to help people from various backgrounds learn from, understand, appreciate and respect each other's differences.

DVC is the proud recipient of the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Building award by the Bellingham Unity Committee. Distinctive Voice Consulting is also a Washington State certified minority/women business enterprise (MWBE) and DBE. These certifications can be found here: https://omwbe.diversitycompliance.com/

To hear more about my workshops, background, and training philosophy check my Bellingham Voices interview here.