Not Sure How to Turn Racial Equity into a Reality in Your Workplace?
No worries. We get it. As a leader, you have tried everything. You've read all the books, done the workshops, and even made all the recommended policy and practice changes to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in your workplace. But racism still looms large for you and your colleagues.
What do you do? You need a way to connect courage to strategy, and strategy to consistent action. That's where Wellspring comes in.
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Assessment
We take the time to evaluate your organization's culture and readiness for equity. We achieve this by conducting a detailed analysis of how your team experiences your organization's culture.
Training
Begin your journey with training to get your team up to speed on the ways social outcomes impact the workplace. Then we take solutions-oriented and strategic steps toward justice and fairness.
1:1 Executive Coaching
Work 1-on-1 with our highly qualified executive coaches to adapt to changing circumstances and develop the interpersonal and sensitivity necessary to meet the demands of an inclusive and equitable workplace.
Cathy Barrick
CEO, Alzheimers Society of Ontario
"This was life-changing, affirming, and inspiring. We were gently and kindly inspired as individuals and a group to take action for positive change. I am so grateful for this work. Our trainings will help ensure we are inclusive within our organization and as we work with clients - and to be more understanding and insightful as human beings."
Wellspring's Founders
What do you get when a global HR executive and college oratory champion joins forces with a former college football player and project manager? The best new human(e) resources and learning management system for workplaces in generations.
What do you get when a young woman born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica comes to the United States and meets an Irish-Catholic boy from Boston? A whole lot of learning about empathy, communication, and how meeting the demands of love transforms the social distinctions which so often separate us to help us build strong relationships, strong families, and strong institutions.
Kadesh Simms Conroy
Managing Director
Kadesh Simms Conroy has transcended many borders in her lifetime. Her first came while leaving her birthplace, Kingston, Jamaica, and arriving in the United States at the age of 10. She grew up in Boston’s neighborhood of Roxbury and attended Boston Public Schools, becoming the first in her family to attend college.
She received her MBA and Bachelors with a concentration in Human Resources Management and Information Systems at Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, she was awarded the New England Human Resource Professional Excellence Award.
Kadesh’s people strategy and leadership development experience began with her role as HR Generalist for Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Explorica (an educational travel company for students). She became the national Human Resources Director for the B.E.L.L. (Building Educated Leaders for Life) Foundation in 2015 and, in 2017, became Global Vice President of Human Resources for Ivy Gate International Education Group, a leading higher education management company based in Shanghai, providing post-secondary preparation services to college-bound students in China and the United States.
In addition to her work with IvyGate, Kadesh has extensive international business experience, beginning with an Economic Development internship in China and the former Czech Republic in the aftermath of the global recession. While in China, Kadesh spoke with private companies in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.
Kadesh has earned several accolades as a top-tier competitive collegiate orator, winning the Dean Roland Latham Oratory Competition in three consecutive years during her career at Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, she also served in leadership capacities within a local chapter of the nation’s first African American sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kadesh launched The Wellspring Group to develop a variety of human resources solutions for social enterprises, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions in collaboration with her husband, Chris Conroy.
Chris Conroy
Partner, Education Director
Chris is a former middle and high school teacher, project management professional, and racial equity trainer.
He holds a Bachelors degree in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought from Amherst College. He is also a certified Facilitative Leader and Talent Optimization Consultant.
Since 2013, Chris has been building customized project management and hiring tools for organizations looking to effectively implement change management as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion processes.
He is married to Kadesh, and they live on the South Shore of Massachusetts with their four children, where Chris enjoys gardening and carpentry.
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