Dr. Thomas RaShad Easley

Founder at Mind Heart for Diversity Consulting
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Michelle Doerr 🌿

I had the pleasure of working alongside Dr. Easley for the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Collaborative. As a part of that, I got to attend Dr. Easley's sessions (and he, mine). Thomas clearly knows his audience and adjusts his presentation accordingly. The scholars engaged with Dr. Easley in and out of these sessions. Dr. Easley is energetic, compassionate, knowledgeable, and presents diversity and inclusion topics in a way that makes everyone feel like they belong. I was honored to see him in action. I would highly recommend Dr. Easley for any group that wants to challenge their way of thinking in a creative and loving way.

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Credentials

  • Equal Opportunity Institute
    NC State University
    Aug, 2011
    - Nov, 2024
  • National Coalition for Building Institute Facilitator
    National Coalition for Building Institute
    Jan, 2005
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Mind Heart for Diversity Consulting
    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder
      • Jul 2021 - Present

      MH4D provides interactive and virtual experiences for those that want to improve their leadership, personal growth and understanding of how to engage in a work environment and improve you organization. This experience is where we explore as a group various parts of our identity and think about how it affects our decision making and our cultural understanding. MH4D provides interactive and virtual experiences for those that want to improve their leadership, personal growth and understanding of how to engage in a work environment and improve you organization. This experience is where we explore as a group various parts of our identity and think about how it affects our decision making and our cultural understanding.

  • The Easley Branch
    • United States
    • Musicians
    • CEO
      • Jun 2012 - Present

      Easley Branch, LLC is a company designed to reach people through entertainment and academics. At our company we specialize in musical development, performances and delivering lectures on numerous topics. We address issues around diversity, self-esteem/self-efficacy, motivation, and spiritual guidance. Easley Branch, LLC is a company designed to reach people through entertainment and academics. At our company we specialize in musical development, performances and delivering lectures on numerous topics. We address issues around diversity, self-esteem/self-efficacy, motivation, and spiritual guidance.

  • Yale University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Dean for Community and Inclusion
      • Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

      • Increase the recruitment and retention of faculty, staff and students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented (e.g. racial, ethnic, and socio-economic minorities) in environmental fields and in the School • Develop a School-wide culture that exemplifies a cohesive community with shared values for diversity, equity and inclusion to provide a supportive and stimulating environment for meeting the School’s mission and goals • Chair the Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EQUID) committee, composed of students, staff and faculty • Support the graduate programs through work with Senior Leadership and Faculty to improve the academic experience of students, including a focus on pedagogy, student advising and the development of courses, independent study opportunities and other academic services that promote the success of all students regardless of gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political values, citizenship, personality type, disability, learning style, or other such factors • Maintain expertise on best practices, in addition to laws and guidelines, that relate to diversity, equity and inclusion in recruitment, outreach, and teaching • Steward the School's network of relationships and partnerships across the University (especially with other Deans/ Directors of offices focused on diversity, community and inclusion) – and with external organizations, agencies and community partners • Benchmark the outcomes of diversity initiatives against data from other nationally-ranked programs • Help develop and implement effective communication strategies, web and interactive media, and marketing and promotional collateral materials for recruiting, outreach and community building • Help develop and deliver diversity, equity and inclusion components for federal and non-federal grant proposals, contracts and donor opportunities • Manage and leverage the fiscal resources allocated to diversity and community initiatives

  • North Carolina State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director of Community Diversity
      • Jan 2004 - Dec 2017

      Directed the development and implementation of the diversity strategic plan for the collegeDeveloped and taught the college wide Diversity and Environmental Justice courseAdvise the Dean and (Executive Leadership Team of deans and department heads) hiring, recruiting and retaining diverse faculty, staff and students. Also, advise on how to integrate diversity in decision makingFacilitate equity and inclusion training for student organizations and other administrative units on campusSupervise the Associate Director that leads Women’s initiatives and leads the college high school pipeline mentoring program Pursue and secure funding for diversity programming Lead the college’s diversity committee to actualize steps that make our college a model for inclusionManage the college’s “community for diversity” budget of $200K since the inception of the officeDeveloped and taught the college’s success and diversity course for first-year students Created and manage diversity speaker series for the college by bringing in leaders to explore elements of diversity with our faculty and studentsMentor (undergraduate and graduate) students navigating the collegiate environment, and help student enact best practices to be successful Mentor faculty to better engage diverse (graduate and undergraduate) students in the classroom, research and integrate diversity in their curriculaManage National Park Service grant that support a middle-school student pipeline program called Neighborhood Ecology Corps

    • Director of the Pack's PACT Program
      • Jan 2011 - May 2015

      Direct Pack’s PACT- the University’s Males of Color initiative designed to increase graduating with honors and increase involvement in leadership opportunities. This program met bi-weekly to provide advice and mentoring for the participants. Each year we developed and went on a civil rights excursion to learn about the impact of marginalized communities on the US. The young men would mentor high school boys, while developing leadership and professional development.

  • CAWACO Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc
    • Birmingham, Alabama Area
    • Urban Forestry Technician
      • Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

      Served as urban forestry professional that works with community residence to care for their property with regard to aesthetics for tree growth Pursued and secured grant funds that supported job creation in destitute areas around Birmingham, AL. Managed the Geospatial Remote Sensing Data for CAWACO Lead the community outreach initiative to present the work of CAWACO to the community and to civic leaders Served as urban forestry professional that works with community residence to care for their property with regard to aesthetics for tree growth Pursued and secured grant funds that supported job creation in destitute areas around Birmingham, AL. Managed the Geospatial Remote Sensing Data for CAWACO Lead the community outreach initiative to present the work of CAWACO to the community and to civic leaders

  • Iowa State University's McNair Post Baccalaureate Program
    • Ames, Ia
    • Mentor
      • Jan 2001 - Dec 2002

      •Mentored undergraduate students through their undergraduate program •Served Latino Students (Spanish as first language) in the program and helped them pursue and gain entry into graduate programs (100% of my students got into graduate school) •Created modules that provided tools to be successful during undergraduate and develop strategies to enter graduate school or pursue employment •Managed the stipends of the participants and also developed social activities for participants •Mentored undergraduate students through their undergraduate program •Served Latino Students (Spanish as first language) in the program and helped them pursue and gain entry into graduate programs (100% of my students got into graduate school) •Created modules that provided tools to be successful during undergraduate and develop strategies to enter graduate school or pursue employment •Managed the stipends of the participants and also developed social activities for participants

Education

  • North Carolina State University
    Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
    2008 - 2013
  • Iowa State University
    Master's degree, Forest Genetics
    2000 - 2002
  • Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Forest Sciences and Biology
    1996 - 2000
  • The University of Georgia
    Forestry
    1998 - 1999
  • Fairfield High School
    Diploma
    1992 - 1996

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