Gary Banks
Inver Grove Heights,MN
Summary
Dedicated Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Operations Consultant with over 8 years of experience providing vision, strategy, and operational execution to education, non-profit, and community organizations with diverse missions and goals. Results-driven visionary thought leader with a stellar record of success developing and implementing equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice (EDIJ) strategies and programs that engage and unite diverse communities, missions, and organizations. Skilled at creating compelling short and long-term strategic plans, goals, and vision to move EDIJ initiatives forward with measurable outcomes, communicating a call to action, and building high-performing teams who are passionate and enthusiastic about achieving organizational objectives and goals through the lens of equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice. Organizational leader with expertise in topics on leadership, race, bias, intersectionality, conflict resolution, professional growth, and development. Demonstrated success in providing intra and interdepartmental team leadership and development to foster personal and professional growth and resolve conflicts. Organized with expertise in solution oriented approaches to leadership. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Equity and Inclusion Operations Consultant
Minnesota Department Of Human Services
Saint Paul, MN
11.2022 - Current
Member of the senior leadership team and responsible for steering strategic vision, planning, implementation, and communication of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to fulfill stated objectives articulated within the mission of the organization. Acts as the division's DEIA representative and effectively leads cross-functional teams.
- Recruits, hires, and retains diverse employee groups while improving quantifiable diversity metrics and qualitative inclusion and equity metrics across all social identifiers within a diverse community.
- Partnered with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and external subject matter experts in delivering anti-racist professional development workshops.
- Partnered with Human Resources to draft, implement, and train on anti-discrimination and incidents of bias policy and procedure.
- Works closely with leadership and staff to strategically utilize current research, data acquisition, and analysis to establish key performance indicators and goals.
- Successfully utilized current research and data to implement evidence-based and data-informed strategies currently shaping DEIA work for.
- Inspires open, productive, and challenging conversations centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Revamped instructional coaching, observation, evaluation, and feedback process to include instructional rubric with culturally responsive language and more transparent expectations regarding observable demonstration of anti-racist and culturally responsive job performance indicators.
- Analytical, collaborative, and success-oriented
Skills
- Policy review and revision
- Conflict and Crisis Resolution
- Data Management, Strategy, and Goal Setting
- Organizational Leadership
- Program Development and Implementation
- Transformative Leadership
- Inspirational and Motivational Leadership
- Leadership and Resource Development
- Board and Community Relations and Engagement
- Cultural Transformation and Leadership
- Human Resource Affairs
- Faculty and Staff Supervision and Management
- Strategic Planning and Partnerships
- Professional Development Facilitation
- Public Speaking
- Collaboration
Accomplishments
Consultant Work & Conference Presentations
2020
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant and presenter
Regis School, New York, NY
2019
- Keynote Speaker, Conference Presenter, and Professional Development Facilitator 28th Annual Child at Risk Conference & Comenius University Graduate School
Bratislava, Slovakia
- DEI Consultant and Professional Development Facilitator
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA
- DEI Professional Development Facilitator
Park School, Baltimore, MD
- DEI Consultant
Harford Day School, Bel Air, MD
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant, Professional Development Facilitator, and Executive Debrief
Everyman Theater, Baltimore, MD
2018
- DEI Professional Development
Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, MD
- NAIS People of Color Conference Presenter
Indianapolis, IN
- AIMs Diversity Conference Presenter
Severn, MD
- Educational Consultant, DEI Faculty Development, and Senior Leadership Debrief
St. Pauls School, Baltimore, MD
2016-17
- DEI Consultant, Staff Development, Organizational Needs Assessment, Curriculum Development
JIJ Impact, Baltimore, MD
Claire Jefferson Foundation Project
- Educational Consultant
High School Leadership Project
Bridges Program, Baltimore, MD
2015-17
- Educational Consultant
Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T.)
Timeline
Equity and Inclusion Operations Consultant
Minnesota Department Of Human Services
11.2022 - Current
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