We offer quality DEI consulting for HR professionals.

Providing DEI training for HR professionals is a crucial step in ensuring that your workplace’s culture matches its values. This starts with implementing DEI policies and procedures that ensure all employees feel welcome and have a voice, tweaking internal communications that promote a culture of inclusivity and respect, and analyzing and collaborating on hiring and training practices that put diversity, equity, and inclusivity at the forefront of decision-making. Keep reading to learn how our team at Construct the Present can transform your HR department through quality training, data-driven audits, and more. 

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Our Team

A longtime educator and innovator, Alexis has collaborated with organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the City of Portland, the Metro Regional Government, and the Multnomah County Library. Born and raised primarily in Oregon, she earned her master’s degree from Lewis & Clark College and is pursuing her MBA from Cornell University. Outside of work, you’re likely to find her dancing to Beyoncé.

With lengthy experience working with young people in nonprofit organizations, Tashawna brings a human-centric approach to equity-centered training that’s rooted in curiosity, empathy, relationship-building, and fostering environments where authentic dialogue and growth thrive. Outside of work, you can find them reading, watching women’s basketball, and spending time with their partner CJ and pups Pippen and Lloyd.

Working closely with Alexis to help organizations thrive, Tia is known for her fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to complex challenges. She received her bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit and Community Studies from the University of Miami in Ohio. When she’s not working, you can find her writing short stories, diving into fantasy novels, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, and playing cozy video games.

DEI Consulting for HR Professionals: What Our Clients Are Saying About Their Experience

Janus Youth Programs

Construct the Present led a comprehensive equity audit that helped us identify and address gaps in our HR policies and practices. As a result, we revised our compensation philosophy, updated job descriptions with inclusive language, and improved our hiring and onboarding processes. Alexis and her team delivered clear, actionable recommendations and created a supportive environment for honest reflection and growth. Their work gave us a roadmap to build a more equitable and accountable organization.

OnPoint Community Credit Union

Construct the Present designed and delivered a year-long custom training series that brought our equity and inclusion goals to life. Each quarter, Alexis and her team facilitated engaging, virtual sessions for 20–30 staff members, creating space for honest dialogue and practical learning. The content was tailored to our culture and industry, and the consistency over the year helped build internal momentum and confidence. Participants left each session with tools they could immediately apply, and the series helped strengthen alignment across teams. Construct the Present was a trusted and thoughtful partner throughout.

Elevate Oregon

We knew we needed to take our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the realm of the abstract, “of course we believe in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; we live it daily” to real and concrete actions that will allow us to keep our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the heart of our work. [Construct the Present’s] work with our staff, youth, and Board was phenomenal and helped people lean into the work and feel confident in the direction that we are going, seeing how this work, even if uncomfortable, will help Elevate Oregon thrive.

Multnomah County

We hired Construct the Present to help our managers and supervisors explore the concepts of whiteness in supervision and white supremacy culture in the workplace. They listened carefully to our needs, and developed a curriculum that was engaging, thought provoking and informative. Our managers commented that this was one of the best equity trainings they’ve been exposed to as a supervisor, and helped set them at ease with such a heavy topic. I would gladly engage with Construct the Present for future training initiatives!

ARQ

Construct the Present did an amazing job working to ensure that our team arrived at the same baseline understanding of important DEI issues through a mix of head and heart experiences and trainings. Since consulting with CTP, it has become common practice for team members at ARQ to confidently bring up the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to almost any department, issue, or initiative. We recognize that DEI work will be a continuous and essential effort, and we are very happy to now have more knowledge and frameworks for continuing this important work at ARQ. Thank you to the CTP team!

Is Your HR Department Currently Experiencing These DEI Challenges?

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Diverse Recruitment

Organizations often face recruitment challenges when it comes to consistently hiring based on a diverse pool of candidates, while at the same time considering experience. Finding the balance between equity and qualifications is a complex task that can require outside help.

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Consistent Bias Training

Unconscious biases, especially at the HR level, can impact an organization’s hiring, promotions, and even performance evaluations. By allowing these biases to continue unchallenged, it can be harder to address them as they become embedded in a company’s culture. 

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Navigating Difficult Conversations

Navigating communications about diversity, equity, and inclusion can be difficult if your HR team doesn’t have the right knowledge or language to broach these sensitive subjects. Misunderstandings can erode employee confidence, making meaningful progress difficult.

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Our DEI Training for HR Professionals Provides Quality Solutions Through:

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Trademarked Workplace Equity Audits

We’re able to provide DEI training for HR professionals by collaborating during this process, helping you capture DEI data that informs your hiring and onboarding processes.  

Through our equity audits, we capture a number of measurable components every two years, utilizing one-on-one interviews, staff surveys, leadership surveys, and more.

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Identity & Privilege Program

We provide a variety of DEI workshops depending on the needs of your company, including “Identity & Privilege,” a program that addresses how our personal identities impact us consciously and unconsciously. We’ll engage your team in conversations about how identities impact work roles, broadening your knowledge and perspectives about biases, perspectives, and identity.     

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Unpacking DEI Workshop

Our “Unpacking Diversity Equity & Inclusion” workshop is a great entry point for any company that’s curious about DEI and getting started. We help build a common language and share definitions, so that your HR department and other team members can expertly discuss strategies combating bias and creating an inclusive, welcoming environment for all employees. 

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Learn About the Services We Offer for DEI Consulting for HR Professionals:

Social Impact Programs

Social Impact Programs are our most accessible option. They’re ideal for small organizations striving to build inclusive workplaces while contributing to broader social progress. Each 90-minute session includes 40 Constructing Perspective Journals, with additional copies available after a discovery call. We’ll help you identify the right internal facilitators and equip them with research-backed strategies and engaging educational tools. All participants receive continual access to our Facilitator Guides and reflective journals, which provide a consistent, supportive framework for ongoing dialogue, insight, and organizational change.

DEI Workshops

Our interactive workshops are delivered through three dynamic 90-minute sessions, either condensed into one day or spread out to meet your team’s availability. They’re in-depth, dynamic experiences designed to inspire real, lasting change. Your team will examine how identity shapes perception and decision-making, develop a shared language around DEI concepts, and strengthen interpersonal understanding across departments.

Custom Experiences

Your DEI training shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. Our Custom Experiences are built in partnership with you, tailored to your team’s current needs and goals. Whether you’re navigating internal culture shifts, handing more inclusive onboarding training, or changing hiring practices to hire from a more diverse pool of experienced candidates, we’re here to guide the process. We’ll co-design impactful sessions with clear, practical outcomes your team can implement right away.

We Also Specialize in DEI Training For:

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Nonprofits

We help nonprofits connect with the communities they care about most, with values that align with the vital work they do.

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Federal Employees

Ensure that your policies and procedures align with anti-discrimination laws and foster a welcoming environment for all employees. 

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Organizations

We help organizations achieve and sustain crucial DEI initiatives that can enhance decision-making, reduce employee friction, foster an open and inclusive environment, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions About Our DEI Consulting for HR Professionals:

How does DEI training for HR professionals work?

At Construct the Present, we use our 30 years of combined educational experience to be your partners in DEI education and implementation, walking you through every step of the process. We typically begin by learning more about your organization, the goals you’re hoping to achieve, and your current pain points. We’ll then audit your policies and engagement data, creating a strategy that fits for you. We can help design training, refine your promotion and hiring processes, and coach leaders you choose to continue training and onboarding new hires about crucial DEI practices. This helps these policies flourish throughout your entire organization. 

How can we build a business-driven case for hiring a DEI consultant for HR professionals?

We recommend starting with numbers that matter to your stakeholders, and you can do this through one of our comprehensive workplace equity audits. Through surveys, one-on-one interviews, and small group listening sessions, we’ll gather the measurable components you need and create compelling reports for your leadership team and stakeholders. Identifying your organization’s strengths and weaknesses and performance, we can then provide strategies to address best practices, policy design, staff and leadership training and development, and more. Concise, strategic plans, a clear budget, and projected ROI are the best ways to get started. 

How much does DEI training cost?<br />

We provide a variety of training programs and custom experiences. These range from focused, streamlined workshops that can take a few weeks to complete, to multi-year partnerships that include audits and on-site training. The size of your organization, the number of workshops you require, and scope all factor into the cost.

We encourage you to fill out our contact form so we can get to know you and the services you’re interested in. If you’re unsure which service suits you best, schedule a discovery call with Alexis, and she’ll guide you through all the services we offer, as well as our ability to customize workshops tailored to your organization. 

What should HR teams and organizations look for when finding a DEI training partner?

We always remind our clients that DEI consulting for HR professionals isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. It also doesn’t happen overnight. With this in mind, we recommend finding training partners that are able to offer evidence-based frameworks and methodologies rooted in strong educational backgrounds. At Construct the Present, we offer a variety of programs depending on your needs, and are also able to create custom programs. 

We also recommend that the consulting partner you choose is a good cultural fit for your company. We create environments where people look forward to learning – we don’t give lectures, judge, or attack, and we use tried-and-true educational strategies that can resonate with your team, reaching people with a variety of perspectives and backgrounds.  

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Looking for more information or unsure which program is right for your organization? Our team is available to answer questions and help identify the best path forward.

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