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70. How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: { Roque Diaz }
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue talks to Dr. Roque Diaz, a musician, arts educator, researcher and DEI practitioner who received his PhD in 2021. He specialises within the art sector, that includes arts organisations and performance based organisations from orchestras, opera companies, dance companies and arts education organisations, primarily in the nonprofit sector. In this particular episode Dr. Roque Diaz shares with Ashanti his personal experience of being a DEI practitioner, how he has grown and continues to grow.
“That's the first thing, creating a support system. Because when you're dealing with individuals, these heavy topics, people are not mind readers, the uniqueness about being a practitioner is that we live in this work all the time. We're talking about things they don't. So we have to understand it and give grace, but still hold them accountable if they're committed to doing this work on our journey.”
Episode Highlights:
● The importance of intercultural competence and embedment
● How cultural capacity building can fit into the work
● What we can learn from corporate and nonprofit sectors
About Roque Diaz:
Dr. Roque Diaz
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practitioner | Program and Partnership Development | Arts Access Champion | Audience Engagement | Business Development | Connector |
A first-generation neurodivergent Puerto Rican college graduate, Dr. Diaz has shaped his career goals and qualifications by combining leadership, administration, scholarship, teaching, and performance through nonprofit arts organisations, higher education institutions, and K-12 school teaching in multiple countries.
Dr. Diaz started at MacPhail Center for Music as the Director of School Partnerships and currently guides the Center’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies and initiatives as the Senior Director of DEI.
Dr. Diaz’s journey as a historically excluded and marginalised person in predominantly white spaces underlies his commitment to assuring more inclusive, culturally aware, and relevant experiences through the lens of DEI. As a trumpeter, Dr. Diaz has performed with major international orchestras and continues to perform orchestral, chamber, contemporary, Latin, jazz, and other music.
Interested in my services?
I am currently accepting clients and will provide a free 30-minute consultation. You can reach out via my website, email, or message me on my LinkedIn profile to schedule a meeting.
www.progressing-forward.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roquediazphd/
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
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In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue talks to Dr. Roque Diaz, a musician, arts educator, researcher and DEI practitioner who received his PhD in 2021. He specialises within the art sector, that includes arts organisations and performance based organisations from orchestras, opera companies, dance companies and arts education organisations, primarily in the nonprofit sector. In this particular episode Dr. Roque Diaz shares with Ashanti his personal experience of being a DEI practitioner, how he has grown and continues to grow.
“That's the first thing, creating a support system. Because when you're dealing with individuals, these heavy topics, people are not mind readers, the uniqueness about being a practitioner is that we live in this work all the time. We're talking about things they don't. So we have to understand it and give grace, but still hold them accountable if they're committed to doing this work on our journey.”
Episode Highlights:
● The importance of intercultural competence and embedment
● How cultural capacity building can fit into the work
● What we can learn from corporate and nonprofit sectors
About Roque Diaz:
Dr. Roque Diaz
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practitioner | Program and Partnership Development | Arts Access Champion | Audience Engagement | Business Development | Connector |
A first-generation neurodivergent Puerto Rican college graduate, Dr. Diaz has shaped his career goals and qualifications by combining leadership, administration, scholarship, teaching, and performance through nonprofit arts organisations, higher education institutions, and K-12 school teaching in multiple countries.
Dr. Diaz started at MacPhail Center for Music as the Director of School Partnerships and currently guides the Center’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies and initiatives as the Senior Director of DEI.
Dr. Diaz’s journey as a historically excluded and marginalised person in predominantly white spaces underlies his commitment to assuring more inclusive, culturally aware, and relevant experiences through the lens of DEI. As a trumpeter, Dr. Diaz has performed with major international orchestras and continues to perform orchestral, chamber, contemporary, Latin, jazz, and other music.
Interested in my services?
I am currently accepting clients and will provide a free 30-minute consultation. You can reach out via my website, email, or message me on my LinkedIn profile to schedule a meeting.
www.progressing-forward.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/roquediazphd/
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue