Shirley Strong, M.Ed., M.A. is a former chief diversity officer and dean of students retired after several decades in higher education and nonprofit work. Building Beloved Community has been a touchstone for her life and work. In 2021 she completed a seminary education, a lifelong goal, after which she completed a spiritual memoir and a manual for first-generation BIPOC college students. She gives talks and workshops on building Beloved Community and increasing belonging. She works as a consultant for California Institute of Integral Studies’ Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with the Provost’s office, and with their Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research.
What is Beloved Community?
Beloved Community is an inclusive, interrelated consciousness based on love, justice, responsibility, compassion, shared power, and a deep respect for all people, places and things that radically transforms individuals and restructures institutions.
—Shirley Strong
Services
Consulting
Conflict Resolution
Group Facilitation
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
Coaching
Academic and Career Counseling
Financial Coaching for BIPOC Elders and Mid-carrer Professionals
Group Facilitation
Interview Preparation
Partial Client List
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Provost Division