Ally Lab Series: Leaders as Allies

Leaders play a critical role in creating inclusive cultures and modeling allyship. While leaders enjoy unique power and advantages in creating change, they must also strike a balance between taking action and encouraging others to take the lead and the spotlight. It can be difficult to know when and how to weigh in and when to stand back and allow others' leadership to develop. This session explores the unique opportunities and challenges in leaders striving to be effective allies.


Series Workshops and Dates:

• February 6, 2025 - Allyship Skills
• June 12, 2025 - Empathy for Allies
• September 4, 2025 - Leaders as Allies

Meet the presenters:

Ghadeer Garcia is a longtime advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. She led a nonprofit tasked with changing the face and voice of the marketing and advertising industry and was also trained and worked alongside Kansas City’s top DEI innovators. Ghadeer, or Gigi as she’s affectionately referred to by her loved ones, believes in deliberate and purposeful action to create necessary change which is why she is so passionate about her work. Ghadeer’s strengths lie in making connections across communities and networks to create solutions. Not only is she a serious networker, she’s also a fun-loving theme party thrower and mom to two amazing teenagers.
 

Mark Logan is the Co-founder of ALLY LAB. In 2018, Mark used his background in Human-Centered Design to launch idealect, an innovation consultancy for social impact. Mark is active in the Kansas City equity community, serving on the Community Advisory Board for the KC Racial Equity Initiative. He has earned certifications in Data Science from UC Berkeley and a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay.