Our Experts
We’re made up of a team of knowledgeable experts that are dedicated to fostering equity, inclusion and gender parity in organizational leadership.
The Institute
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Dr. Gary Bailey
Assistant Dean for Community Engagement & Social Justice, College of Social Sciences, Policy & Practice, Simmons University
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Sandra Best Bailly
Associate Director for Student Support and Alumni Networks, Simmons University
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Susan MacKenty Brady
Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women & Leadership
CEO, Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership
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Bryn Pane’e Burkhart
Founder & Principal, Bright Evolution Leadership Coaching & Career Management
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Dr. Jon Derek Croteau
Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Institutional Initiatives, Emerson College
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Michele Houston
Associate Director, Custom Learning Design & Development
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Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts
Professor of Practice, University of Virginia's Darden School of Business
CEO & Founder, The Alignment Quest Enterprise, LLC
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Kristen Palson
COO, Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Executive Producer, Simmons Leadership Conference
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Darlene R. Slaughter
VP, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Meet Darlene![Mary Shapiro Professor of Practice, School of Business, Simmons University | Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership](https://www.inclusiveleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mary-shapiro-300x300.jpg)
Mary Shapiro
Professor of Practice, School of Business, Simmons University
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