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Consultant Profile: White Men as Full Diversity Partners "A company driven by a desire to change the way diversity is practiced in the United States" Bill Proudman, Partner Bill Proudman is a founding partner of White Men as Full Diversity Partners®. In 1996, Bill pioneered a white male only diversity workshop in response to seeing white male leaders and executives continually leave diversity change efforts solely to women and people of color. This dynamic and provocative work is unparalleled within the United States. Bill is a highly sought after consultant assisting companies and organizations with creating new paradigms of diversity partnerships that include white men. Bill is the founder and current board member of the Experiential Training and Development Alliance, a trade association of exemplary North American experiential training and development consulting firms. Bill is also the founder of the Inclusivity Consulting Group, a consulting firm that has provided transformative learning experiences to organizations and leaders since 1987. He lives in Portland, Oregon and can be reached at 503-281-5585 or proudman@wmfdp.com. Jo Ann Morris, Partner Jo Ann Morris is a founding partner of White Men As Full Diversity Partners® She has been an executive coach and organization change consultant for over 15 years. Jo Ann was an Information Technology Programming Manager prior to beginning her executive coaching practice, Integral Coaching & Consultation. She was a repeat lecturer on creative leadership at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Public Executive Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, and at the Brandeis University Women in Management Program. She has 3 daughters who are the most important people in her life. She lives in Connecticut and can be reached at 202-352-4776 or morris@wmfdp.com. Michael Welp, Partner Ph.D., is a founding partner of White Men as Full Diversity Partners®, He is known for his authentic, trust-building style and works to develop leadership in everyone. Michael focuses on diversity as a source of transformation and unification. Michael’s work centers on creating long-term cultural change in organizations. In addition to working with a broad range of industries throughout the U.S., he has facilitated interracial teambuilding for South African corporations. He has authored a dissertation and book chapter about white men and diversity. An adjunct faculty at Capella University, he is a recipient of the Minnesota Organization Development Practitioner of the Year Award and is a professional member of NTL Institute. Michael also founded EqualVoice, an organization development consulting firm known for building collaborative work cultures and for its transformative approaches to conflict. Michael can be reached at 208-263-6775 or welp@wmfdp.com. Marilyn F. Kalstad, Wizard of Business Effectiveness Marilyn Kalstad joins WMFDP as our "Wizard of Business Effectiveness". She is the hub of our communication center and works closely with the partners to effectively serve our clientele in their ongoing diversity/culture change and leadership development efforts. For the past fourteen years Marilyn managed the City of Eugene Outdoor Program; leading a self-managed work team of more than sixty employees through the challenges and opportunities of providing services to a broad citizenry. During her tenure at the Outdoor Program, she developed a nationally recognized model program which integrated the use of the outdoor environment as a tool to teach people of all ages and ability levels life skills such as: positive decision making, communication, conflict resolution and the benefits of recreation. The focus throughout Marilyn’s professional career has been on creating partnerships and developing awareness that each individual’s gifts and experiences must be acknowledged in order to evolve the strongest outcomes as a group. She lives in Eugene, Oregon and can be reached at (541) 345-2785 or kalstad@wmfdp.com. Contact information: WMFDP, LLC PO Box 12436 Portland, Oregon 97212 Phone: 503-281-5585 E-mail: info@wmfdp.com Web: www.wmfdp.com