Susie is an experienced and effective consultant, trainer, LGBTQ+ subject matter expert, and content creator who artfully mixes her professional experiences with down-to-earth humor and personal coming out story to bridge the knowledge deficit and help others on their DEI journeys. Her unique perspective and future-ready business strategies are amplified as a TDM Senior Consultant where she drives awareness and shared accountability across all diversity traits including gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, and mental and physical abilities. Susie’s expertise has deepened recruitment pools, increased employee productivity, and boosted companies’ bottom lines. Susie’s career includes 18 years in public education and in 2015, she founded With Pride Consulting to create actionable change for the LGBTQ+ population in schools and the workplace. 

Susie is also an accomplished artist whose work has been featured in numerous venues throughout North Carolina and on HGTV’s Love It Or List It. Susie lives in Cary, North Carolina, with her wife, two children, and a dog named Clark Griswold. When she is not consulting or speaking, Susie enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, painting and baking delicious treats! 

You can connect with her at:

www.thediversitymovement.com 

www.susiesilverart.com 

And on Instagram: @thediversitymovement @susiesilverart 

And after you connect with her online, go check out some of her favorite places around town:

Mayton Inn

Gonza Tacos Y Tequila 

Chatham Street Wine Market

La Farm Bakery

Umstead Park

NC Art Museum

Bond Park

Marbles Kids Museum

Artspace