Illuminate consulting llc
Who Are We?
Illuminate is a multi-service Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) consultancy firm serving a global community of clientele. We aim to shine a light in the shadows of your workplace — illuminating the needs and experiences of current and potential team members.
Through targeted education, strategic policy design, storytelling, data analysis, leadership coaching, and more, we catalyze meaningful transformations that challenge bias, exclusion, and inequity in workplace.
How Do We Approach this Work?
01. Courage with Care
We believe the future of leadership is vulnerability. A caring mind-set, brave heart, and open communication style is a strength, not a weakness. We strive to engage both internally and externally in the most empathetic ways possible.
02. Perpetual Progress
No one ever arrives at the apex of inclusion. There is always room to improve and innovate. It is mission-critical to us to continue to learn and unlearn as we all collectively find new ways to promote equity and show up for one another.
03. More than Mistakes
Diversity, equity, and inclusion should not feel shaming or punitive. We all have opportunities to grow no matter who we are. We are not defined through deficits, but rather our openness to change and commitment to progress.
Snapshot: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Value-Add
This Work is
Evidence-Based &
Equity-Driven
Not only does diversity, equity, and inclusion make intuitive sense, but a robust and growing body of research demonstrates its profound, positive effects on an organization’s bottom-line, workplace culture, team retention, and ability to innovate.
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Companies with higher-than-average diversity had 19% higher innovation revenues (Harvard Business Review, 2018)
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of employee experiences of inclusion are explained by their manager’s inclusive leadership behaviors (Catalyst, 2019)
The Illuminators
Our Team
Our team brings with them a wide-range of subject-matter expertise gained through formal education, on-the-job experience, community activism, volunteering, and their own unique life journeys and backgrounds.
Maeve Plummer (She/HER)
Executive Director
Maeve brings over 7+ years in the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) field across services, sectors, and focus areas.
Ellen Chen (She/hER)
Consultant
Core Specializations: Anti-Racism, Allyship, Inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics)
Calvin Johnson (She/Her)
Consultant
Core Specializations: LGBTQIA2+ Inclusion, Anti-Bias, People & Process
Services
How Can We Help Your Organization Shine?
Strategy Development
Establish comprehensive, intersectional, tailored, and operationalized strategy to guide budgets and initiatives.
Workshops & Webinars
Host interactive learning experiences on foundational and targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion topics.
CONSULTING
Collaborate with organization stakeholders on designated focus areas across policy, process, programs, benefits, and workplace culture.
Talent Journey
Help build more inclusive recruitment processes and pipelines. Co-design more equitable evaluation, development, and advancement processes.
Keynotes
Present on variety of subjects and themes based on conference or time of significance.
Policy & Process Audits
We can review various policy and process assets and identify meaningful short-term and long-term action items for improvement.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) | United States (US)
We are a transgender-owned business.
We gratefully acknowledge that Illuminate Consulting, LLC was founded on the ancestral lands of the Osage People.