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"If we could see with our physical eyes the threads that bind us to
each other, undoubtedly it would disarm all hostility." |
Niambi Jaha-Echols
Hi, I am an Author, Cultural Agility Strategist, Thought Leader, Cultural Intelligence Specialist, Spiritual Alchemist, Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Certified Practitioner, and have spent the past 30 years working as a nationally recognized Transformation Advocate.
As the Principal Consultant for Cross Cultural Agility, LLC., I serve as a subject matter expert and consultant to organizations, working with both leadership and staff. I provide creative strategic support, utilizing principles from the Design Thinking methodology, psychology, mindfulness, and various spiritual modalities on matters of diversity management and inclusive practices in educational and workplace cultures. My innovative processes assist in aligning inclusion initiatives with my client's organizational mission, goals, strategies and metrics giving DEI a new and evolved meaning: Demonstrating Empathy Inter-culturally.
I am also the Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Earth Purpose Institute for Divine Understanding - a fearless, nurturing, inclusive, and uniquely transformative online learning environment. Earth Purpose Institute offers an integrated and holistic approach to personal growth, social transformation, and innovation - in both the community and the workplace. I am also the architect of the ground-breaking Inclusive Heart: Pro-Inclusional Leadership™ Training Model.
As Founder Emeritus of The Butterfly Movement, Project Butterfly, and Camp Butterfly, I utilized the symbolism of the caterpillar/butterfly metamorphosis to foster emotional and spiritual transformation in women and girls. I also led the nationally acclaimed residential summer camp experience, Camp Butterfly from 2004 - 2015, and developed the national Project Butterfly after-school program model - which is still active in various schools and organizations around the country today.
I am a co-contributor to the book, "African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education" published by SUNY Press and is a regular contributor to the American Camp Association's Camping Magazine. I am the author of "Project Butterfly", "Inspiring the Souls of Our Girls", and "What Color Is Your Soul: Healing the Illusion of Our Separateness".
I have been featured in Essence, Ebony Magazines, MSN.com, and Oprah's Angel Network and has been recognized by the State of Illinois and Essence Magazine as a woman who is "shaping the world."
I have served on American Camp Association's National Board for two consecutive three-year terms, their National Board's Development Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Sub-Committee, and National Conference Program Planning Committee (and am the initiator of ACA National's "Camp Includes Me" learning track). I am a faculty member of Expert Online Training, and have been a member of the National Diversity Council. I have served as a Professional Advisor to graduate students at DePaul University's School for New Learning, and am currently a Program Faculty member for the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC. I've also served as a circle facilitator for the organization, Inside Circle and a virtual session facilitator for Unlikely Conversations.
I am also a licensed Spiritual Counselor and a visual artist.
As the Principal Consultant for Cross Cultural Agility, LLC., I serve as a subject matter expert and consultant to organizations, working with both leadership and staff. I provide creative strategic support, utilizing principles from the Design Thinking methodology, psychology, mindfulness, and various spiritual modalities on matters of diversity management and inclusive practices in educational and workplace cultures. My innovative processes assist in aligning inclusion initiatives with my client's organizational mission, goals, strategies and metrics giving DEI a new and evolved meaning: Demonstrating Empathy Inter-culturally.
I am also the Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Earth Purpose Institute for Divine Understanding - a fearless, nurturing, inclusive, and uniquely transformative online learning environment. Earth Purpose Institute offers an integrated and holistic approach to personal growth, social transformation, and innovation - in both the community and the workplace. I am also the architect of the ground-breaking Inclusive Heart: Pro-Inclusional Leadership™ Training Model.
As Founder Emeritus of The Butterfly Movement, Project Butterfly, and Camp Butterfly, I utilized the symbolism of the caterpillar/butterfly metamorphosis to foster emotional and spiritual transformation in women and girls. I also led the nationally acclaimed residential summer camp experience, Camp Butterfly from 2004 - 2015, and developed the national Project Butterfly after-school program model - which is still active in various schools and organizations around the country today.
I am a co-contributor to the book, "African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education" published by SUNY Press and is a regular contributor to the American Camp Association's Camping Magazine. I am the author of "Project Butterfly", "Inspiring the Souls of Our Girls", and "What Color Is Your Soul: Healing the Illusion of Our Separateness".
I have been featured in Essence, Ebony Magazines, MSN.com, and Oprah's Angel Network and has been recognized by the State of Illinois and Essence Magazine as a woman who is "shaping the world."
I have served on American Camp Association's National Board for two consecutive three-year terms, their National Board's Development Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Sub-Committee, and National Conference Program Planning Committee (and am the initiator of ACA National's "Camp Includes Me" learning track). I am a faculty member of Expert Online Training, and have been a member of the National Diversity Council. I have served as a Professional Advisor to graduate students at DePaul University's School for New Learning, and am currently a Program Faculty member for the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC. I've also served as a circle facilitator for the organization, Inside Circle and a virtual session facilitator for Unlikely Conversations.
I am also a licensed Spiritual Counselor and a visual artist.