Meet Dr. Rassheedah Watts
The Inclusive Community Architect™
[abbreviated credential list]
Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional
Certified Diversity and Social Justice FaciliTrainer
Certified Adult Education Programmer
Inclusive Teaching Cert. Harvard
Doctor of Leadership – Organizational Culture
M.S. Education | B.A. Communication
DEI and Racial Justice Practitioner
Licensed IDI Qualified Administrator
Dr. Rassheedah’s leadership expertise and extensive work experience in both private and public sectors have enabled her to create requisite systems that support healthy group synergy within the sphere of diversity, equity and inclusion. Her transformational results are the outcome of putting her passion into action.
Originally from San Francisco, California, Dr. Rassheedah Watts has worked throughout the country and travelled internationally, giving her the opportunity to connect with people from various communities. The commonality she’s observed is everyone’s ability to thrive when they feel valued, seen and heard.
Dr. Rassheedah is an activator who helps people connect to the transformations they deserve in their personal and professional lives.
“The work I do in diversity, racial justice and inclusion is intrinsically in my blood. I am a Black woman, an American, yet also the daughter of a refugee, which has gifted me an international and global multifaceted lens in my work. This gift enables me to elevate human connectedness and help people build bridges across differences”
Guiding You from Knowledge to Action for Maximum Impact!
35,000+ Hours
POST-SECONDARY KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION, 90k+ Hrs APPLIED KNOWLEDGE
20+ Years
PRIVATE & PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOP
FROM EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, BOARDS
** Seminars, Workshops, Keynotes Reviews **
I have done a lot of work in my schooling about Privilege and Race, but this discussion with Dr. Watts offered a wealth of knowledge and resources. I often feel lost and unsure about what my role can be as a white ally, and this session gave me direction and empowered me to be a more active, brave ally. I wish I could have Dr. Watts speak to every class on every campus.
I was reminded of the different kinds of privilege and my own privilege (such as access to resources). The learning tools utilized were also useful.
Dr. Watts is a great motivational speaker and role model. She explains concepts in easy-to-understand language which keeps us engaged in conversation and thought!
I am now even more committed to continue the work with our Tough Conversations group on campus. I’m also more aware of how I should use the power of my role to help students.
The many examples and discussion topics provided help bring to light the many issues of privilege and race. The session was fabulous!
As a result of this training, it helped me to think about my role as an ally and really work on being more intentional and action-oriented than passive. I understand that inaction is not OK and if I don’t act then I am contributing to the problem and continuing to reinforce the status quo. I also loved the term “Injustice Disrupter”
I think many of us are committed professionals and want to do everything we can but I feel insecure about whether I’m doing it right, or what I should be doing. So my aha was that feeling insecure isn’t an excuse to not do the work.
DIVERSITY. EQUITY. INCLUSION. LEADERSHIP.
