ABCs at ABCD Presentation: Psychological Safety
On March 21 Jeanne Ashmore welcomed over 40 members of ABCD attending Jonathan Meagher-Zayas and Nicole Dama of Equity Warrior Strategies, LLC zoom presentation, Psychological Safety: Necessary for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Success. Jonathan and Nicole ensured that the learning session was itself, safe, “what is learned here, leaves here; what is shared here, stays here.” And so began the hour of presentation, break out groups and final questions. The presentation and discussion focused on how to allow staff to always show up as themselves. Four stages of growth include: inclusion, learning safety, contributor safety and challenger safety. Food for thought: Though we have diversity in the IDD field, it hasn’t yet migrated to leadership. It was a terrific presentation, and we will be excited to have Jonathan and Nicole back to ABCD to help our members in their efforts to grow and improve as providers and agencies.
Owner & Chief Strategist, Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, MSW, MPA, CFRE, CDP. Jonathan is a Queer Latinx millennial nonprofit management strategist dedicated to addressing equity issues, building capacity, motivating new impact leaders, and getting stuff done. Jonathan brings over 11 years of nonprofit management experience including fundraising, communications, training, leadership development, and DEI work.
Nicole Dama has been a trainer and facilitator for over 14 years with the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI). She is a graduate of the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities and most recently worked with the Leadership Consortium on developing the training, “Leading Great Teams.” Currently, Nicole works for the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals as an Office and Communications Manager working on events and programming to elevate the status of direct support professionals.
Equity Warrior Strategies, LLC provides nonprofit organizations of all sizes with assessment, training, and support to amplify their impact, advance equity, and ameliorate their communities. www.equitywarriorstrategies.com
