Dian's contributions to the world of work is twofold: to help build a more accepting and understanding workspace and to help individuals recognize their greatness.

Dian applies her 20+ years of conflict management expertise, backed by her Masters in Negotiation and Conflict Management to assist groups (organizations, communities, families) in building relationships by working through conflicts, misunderstandings and communication trauma.

Cultural Diversity & Competency

As a certified Diversity, Equity & Inclusion professional, Dian is able to bring to her sessions a personal perspective of what it’s like to live and work in a different culture and share the impact of exclusion and microaggressions. Now more than ever the need to understand other cultural norms is critical to achieving harmony - in the workplace and in our communities. Dian shares her experiences living as a foreigner in the United States and the challenges and successes of sharing her cultural norms in both her personal and professional life. This personal element gives this workshop a special blend of humor, insight and gut-truths that make for a memorable experience.

Rawness of Racial Injustice - A 4-part series

1) Implicit Biases: We all have them.

2) Racial Radar: An honest look at the power of skin color.

3) Straight Talk-No Chaser: Open conversation about race relations.

4) Race Always Matters: How to stay on the Race course.

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Communicating Through Conflict

During the moments in which you are engaged in disagreement, your focus is not on how to communicate what you read in a book, heard on video or saw on a screen. You simply want to be heard! Dian talks about the different styles of handling conflict, what they mean, how to identify your most dominate conflict management style and provides techniques for how to best engage with other conflict management styles. 

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The Impact of Incarceration

With over 1 million people incarcerated in the United States, almost everyone knows of someone who is impacted by incarceration. Dian talks about the heartbreaking pain of living through her son's incarceration, the impact of that experience on family relationships, the gut-crushing reality of prison life on families and the little shared rays of light impacting thousands of lives every day.

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Dian also offers virtual workshops on:

*Navigating Through Uncertainty: How to stay focused on the positive

*Creating New Normals: How to embrace change 

*Self Care and Stress Management

*Old School Rituals: Incorporating nature into your everyday routine

*Hold The Vision: How to create vision boards

*It’s What You Didn’t Say: Communicating through misunderstandings

*I Believe: Walking the talk of your convictions

To order a workshop, please send an email to Info@Dianerica.com

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Witness the power of Dian's words in this 2015 video that received OVER 220k views and OVER 10k shares on Facebook. She was randomly stopped in the streets of NY to discuss racism and its impact.  Over 5 years later, her words ring true today!

THE ORIGINAL FACEBOOK POST: 

https://www.facebook.com/panafros/videos/1476558999311756/?fref=nf