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Justice, Equity, Decolonising, diversity and inclusion (JEDdi) consultant and facilitator
Natasha identifies as a racialised, immigrant settler, currently living on the unceded, traditional territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations (Vancouver, Canada). A psychologist, Natasha worked in healthcare, education and community service settings, with marginalised communities specialising in couples, family and intercultural therapy. Witnessing others grapple with their identity and the impact of history, trauma and systems of inequity, led to a career shift.
She now works as a facilitator, consultant, educator and coach in social Justice, Equity, Decolonising, diversity, inclusion (JEDdi), and transformative change for individuals and organisations. Her work is focused on lasting systemic change, grounded in interdisciplinary practices integrating cultural humility, emotional intelligence, embodied practice, critical thinking, leadership/management development, transformative organisational change, and equity, social justice, decolonising and anti-oppression.
She facilitates workshops and retreats, coaches staff and board members, conducts organisation assessments, policy and process reviews and facilitates Affinity/caucus/EGR spaces. This work has included addressing recruitment and selection processes, anti-harassment policy and implementation, progression and retention, client services and outreach, organisational change, team building, organisational climate and culture, conflict resolution, and leadership development. She strives to create spaces for all voices to be brought in and supports dialogue, often difficult and courageous, across difference and on topics that are usually avoided, taboo and challenging.
She has over 30 years of experience working in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada, with government, unions, non-profit, community and corporate organisations and increasingly with ENGOs. Her work has included being part of a provincial anti-hate crimes initiative facilitating community dialogues on race around the province, and assisting schoolboards in creating their Antiracism, Equity and Inclusion policies. She is currently part of a team working with the BC Office of the
Human Rights Commissioner (BCOHRC) creating a systemic discrimination education tool for organisations and communities.
She teaches at the Centre for Intercultural Studies at the University of British Columbia, is an associate with Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue. She is the past President of SIETAR BC (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research) and still active in the global SIETAR network.
Finally, her work is informed by her personal experience as an immigrant, woman of colour, a parent of bi-racial children and care-giver to aging, immigrant parents.
