THINK OF PERSONAL STYLING as a GIFT TO yourself and an INVESTMENT IN yourself. SO I OFFER the kind of unique personal styling that will empower, elate and elevate you. I AM A MIDLIFER and advocate for living this best next chapter.ĭID YOU KNOW that there's scientific evidence that proves that what we wear affects how we feel, and how others feel about us and react to us?ĪND WE HAVE THE POWER over those feelings and reactions. I'm your Personal Stylist, Wardrobe 'Therapist', Image Advisor with over 30 years of experience in style, design, and fashion. Howard keynotes and speaks regularly at Conferences for SHRM, SHRM Diversity, the Forum for Workplace Inclusion, National Association of Corporate Directors, ATD, the World Diversity Forum, and dozens of others.HAVE WE MET? Well, let me introduce myself. Howard founded Cook Ross Inc., one of the nation’s leading Diversity and Inclusion consultancies. Howard has been the recipient of many awards, including the 2009 Operation Understanding Award for Community Service the 2012 Winds of Change Award from the Forum on Workplace Diversity and Inclusion the 2013 Diversity Peer Award from Diversity Women Magazine the 2014 Catalyst Award from Uptown Professional Magazine the 2014 Catalyst for Change Award from Wake Forest University the 2015 Trendsetter in HR by SHRM Magazine and the 2016 Leadership in Diversity Award by the World Human Resources Development Conference in Mumbai, India. Howard has served on numerous not-for-profits boards, including the Diversity Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign, the board of directors of the Dignity and Respect Campaign, and the board of the directors for the National Women’s Mentoring Network. He appears monthly on National Public Radio. Howard’s writings have been published by the Harvard Business Review, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Fast Company Magazine, Diversity Women Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Fortune Magazine and dozens of other publications. Cole Professor of Diversity Professor of Diversity at Bennett College for Women, the first time a white man had ever served in such a position at an HBCU. Howard served as the 2007-2008 Johnnetta B. In addition, Howard has delivered programs at Harvard University Medical School, Stanford University Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, the Wharton School of Business, Duke University and Washington University Medical School and over 20 other colleges and Universities. Ross has successfully implemented large-scale organizational culture change efforts in the area of managing diversity and cultural integration in academic institutions, professional services corporations, Fortune 500 companies, and retail, health care, media, and governmental institutions in 47 of the United States and over 40 countries worldwide. His client work has focused on the areas of corporate culture change, leadership development, and managing diversity. Howard has specialized in the synthesis of neuro-cognitive and social science research and direct application re: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Accessibility work. His latest book, Our Search for Belonging: How Our Need to Connect is Tearing Us Apart, was released by Berrett-Koehler in May of 2018. He is the author of ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose and Performance, (published by Rowman and Littlefield in conjunction with SHRM in 2011), and the Washington Post best seller, Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives, (published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2014). Howard Ross is lifelong social justice advocate, and is considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing unconscious bias.

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