Midwest Chicana Chingona Podcast welcomes Stephenie K. Smith, MSW & Dr. Rodney D. Smith founders of Sophic Solutions LLC, a change management and consulting firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. ย They will share their stories, how working together as a couple is working for them and together, how they formed their organization. ย Highlighted program within Sophic Solutions LLC is, Racial Equity Institute (REI), a program that works with the private and public sectors, as well as with every type of leader and employee, to rework the racial structure of society. Over the past 18 months in Kansas City alone, more than 500 people in Kansas City have begun their journey to being equitably minded by attending an REI training.
MWC Chingona co-host: Lucero Oceguera, Educator.
STEPHENIE K. SMITH MSW
As co-founder and managing partner, Stephenie is Sophic's lead authority on operationalizing equity, executive project management, organizational structure & design and operations improvement. She has led a number of efforts to align not-for-profit policy with community investments, with a special emphasis on large-scale transformation.
DR. RODNEY D. SMITH
As co-founder and managing partner, Rodney is Sophicโs lead authority on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. His expertise specifically pertains to African American student achievement, urban education and culturally responsive pedagogy. He is also a Group and Collaborative Learning expert.
Change Management and Organization Solutions