Dr. Deborah Stroman is an enthusiastic entrepreneur and educator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia. She is a national speaker committed to real talk and strategies that engender intention, change, and innovation. Her instructional focus and experience lie in the leadership domains of Equity, Entrepreneurship, and Sport Business. Her company provides consulting services for organizations (profit and nonprofit) purposed to drive institutional and community change. Dr. Stroman’s doctoral studies in Leadership and Organizational Behavior are blended with her own personal activism, business and academic experiences to generate results. Services include keynote presentations, workshops, strategic and tactical planning, organizational audits, facilitation, listening sessions, and communications strategy.

As an International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) accredited provider and designer of the Race Realities™ curriculum, one can be assured that the offering has been “pressure tested.” That is,

·  I have committed my organization to a rigorous accreditation application and review process, involving extensive hands-on evaluation and verification

·  My policies and processes have been thoroughly benchmarked against the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training, and

·  I have engaged the expertise of instructional design professionals nationwide to make your continuing education and training the best it can be

Summary of Skills:

·  36+ years of Know-how: Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Equity, and Sports Business

·  Experience managing a high-performing team or organization, including engaging with senior leaders and entrepreneurs on strategy and tactics

·  Demonstrated ability to instruct and engage at a high level on issues of racial equity and inclusion

·  Ability to present material in an impactful and spirited manner to a range of external audiences

·  Adaptable to complex organizational structures with a history of staid tradition and beliefs

·  Critical thinker on matters of organizational change, alignment and equity transformation

·  Certified, Mental Health First Aid

·  Ph.D. – Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Capella University

·  M.A. – Sport Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

·  B.S. – History and Social Studies Education, University of Virginia

·  CLU – Chartered Life Underwriter, The American College

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ― Anne Frank