Our Team
Our team has over 80 combined years of experience in diversity and related areas. With extensive global experience and backgrounds in education, technology, law, journalism, and statistics— we come together to create innovative solutions for you.
Mary-Frances Winters
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., a 34-year-old global organization development and diversity and inclusion consulting firm, truly believes that diversity and inclusion work is her “passion and calling.”
Dubbed a thought leader in the field, for the past three decades Mary-Frances has impacted hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals with her thought-provoking message, and her approach to diversity and inclusion.
Ms. Winters is a master strategist with experience in strategic planning, change management, diversity, organization development, training and facilitation, systems thinking and qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Mary-Frances Winters
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., a global organization development and diversity and inclusion consulting firm with over 35 years of experience, truly believes that diversity and inclusion work is her “passion and calling.” Dubbed a thought leader in the field, for the past three decades Mary-Frances has impacted hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals with her thought-provoking message, and her approach to diversity and inclusion. Ms. Winters is a master strategist with experience in strategic planning, change management, diversity, organization development, training and facilitation, systems thinking and qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Mareisha N. Reese
Chief Operating Officer
Brittany J. Harris
Vice President, Learning and Innovation
Keley Smith
Operations Manager
Krystle Nicholas
Project and Financial Analyst
Beth Cole
Executive Assistant and Project Coordinator
Leigh Morrison
Learning and Innovation Manager
Thamara Subramanian
Learning and Innovation Manager
Katelyn Peterson
Public Relations and Event Coordinator
Megan Ellinghausen
Marketing and Branding Associate
Kevin Carter
Principal Strategist, Innovation and Technology
Valda Valbrun
Principal Strategist,
Education/K-12 Strategy
Travis Jones
Principal Strategist,
Race, Religion,
and Culture
Chevara Orrin
Principal Strategist,
Race, Social justice, and LGBTQ
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