S2 EP 07 | using Storytelling to Build an Inclusive Culture, with Amanda Delheimer
In this episode, Amanda and Natalia discusses the power of storytelling and the work Amanda does to help organization use storytelling in a way that can help build community, connection, inclusion, and belonging. Amanda shares some of the techniques and suggested practices around storytelling that can enhance the work DEI practitioners do.
The quote Amanda mentions is said by Joseph Stalin, "The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic."
S2 EP 07 Links
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Featured Guest Bio
Amanda Delheimer's (she/her) scholarly and artistic work circles around the intersections of story, psychology, biases, and the body. She was chosen for the inaugural artEquity Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Facilitator cohort, funded by the Mellon Foundation and hosted by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2015. Since then, she has actively engaged with the Theater Communications Group as a part of their anti-racism work, including presenting on “White Fragility and Social Location Theory” and “How to Break Down White Supremacy Culture” at their annual convening. For the Michigan Presenters Conference in Detroit, MI, she developed a workshop called “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion—What does that mean for Presenters?” As the Artistic Director of 2nd Story, she has facilitated trainings, workshops, and experiences for partners on a local and national level, including work with Comcast NBC Universal, Motorola, Fifth/Third Bank, Skadden Arps, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, the Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the National Able Network, among others.
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Natalia Eileen Villarmán
Natalia Eileen is committed to making workplaces more diverse and more inclusive. As Founder & CEO of Seen@Work, leads the firm’s efforts in providing workshops, resources, and consulting services to executives and diversity practitioners to help make companies better places to work. Natalia holds a BA from New York University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s The Wharton School.
