Kikanza Nuri-Robins helps people to close the gap between what they say they are and what they actually do. Whether she is in a corporate boardroom, the fireside room of a retreat center, or a convention center auditorium, Kikanza uses her skills and insights to help people and organizations that are in transition - or ought to be. She shares her observations and recommendations with clarity and candor, while gently encouraging them to face the difficult situations that challenge their skill sets and their values. She leads people to this growing edge with unswerving focus, an understanding heart, and laughter that rises from the seat of her soul.
Since 1978, Kikanza has worked as an organizational development consultant in a variety of settings includ-ing education, health care, criminal justice, and religion, focusing on leadership development, change management, and cultural proficiency. Her clients range from school districts, to university faculty, to government offices and non-profit organizations. The connecting thread is her passion for working with people who want to making a difference for others.
Kikanza studied at Occidental College, the University of Southern California, and the San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is the author of many articles and five books, including: Cultural Proficiency and Culturally Proficient Responses to the LGBT Communities. Kikanza lives in Los Angeles where she spends her discretionary time as a textile artist.
Dr. Delores B. Lindsey retired as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at California State University San Marcos; however, she has not retired from the education profession. Her primary focus is developing culturally proficient leaders. She helps educational leaders examine their organizations' policies and practices, and their individual beliefs and values about cross-cultural communication. Her message to her audiences focuses on viewing, creating, and managing socially just educational practices, culturally proficient leadership practice, and diversity as an asset to be nurtured. Her favorite reflective question is: Are we who we say we are? Delores and husband Randall, her favorite Sage/Corwin author, continue to co-write about the application of the four Tools of Cultural Proficiency. Her most recent publication, which is on the Bestseller list from Corwin, is Leading While Female, A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity, with Trudy Arriaga and Stacie Stanley.
Randall B. Lindsey is Emeritus Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. He has served as a teacher, an administrator, executive director of a non-profit corporation, as Interim Dean at California Lutheran University, as Distinguished Educator in Residence at Pepperdine University, and as Chair of the Education Department at the University of Redlands. All of Randy's experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings. His Ph.D. is in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University, his Master of Arts in Teaching is in History Education from the University of Illinois, and his B.S. in Social Science Education is from Western Illinois University. He has served as a junior high school and high school teacher and as an administrator in charge of school desegregation efforts. At Cal State, L.A. he served as Chair of the Division of Administration and Counseling and as Director of the Regional Assistance Centers for Educational Equity, a regional race desegregation assistance center. With co-authors he has written several books and articles on applying the Cultural Proficiency Framework in various contexts.Email - randallblindsey@gmail.comWebsite - CCPEP.orgTwitter - @RBLindsey41
Raymond Terrell, EdD. retired as Associate Dean for Research and Diversity and member of he department of Educational Leadership at Miami University, Oxford
Foreword Introduction About the Authors 1. What Is Cultural Proficiency Getting Centered Four Tools Why Cultural Proficiency? Our Vision of Multicultural Transformation The Guiding Principles Going Deeper 2. Culturally Competent Praxis Getting Centered Invitation Going Deeper 3. Culturally Proficient Standards Getting Centered Going Deeper 4. The Case for Cultural Proficiency Getting Centered Going Deeper 5. Barriers to Cultural Proficiency Getting Centered Entitlement and Resistance to Change A Short Sociology Lesson Barrier for Instructors Going Deeper 6. The Cultural Proficiency Continuum Getting Centered Going Deeper 7. Assessing Your Culture: Naming the Differences Getting Centered The Essential Elements Learning Styles and Culturally Proficient Instruction Assessing Your Culture Assessing Organizational Culture Going Deeper 8. Valuing Diversity: Claiming the Differences Getting Centered An Intentional Act A Sign of Respect Collaboration A Test in Stressful Times Valuing Difference Going Deeper 9. Managing the Dynamics of Difference: Reframing the Differences Getting Centered Mismanaging Conflict Sources of Conflict Strategies for Managing Conflict Going Deeper 10. Adapting to Diversity: Training About Differences Getting Centered Commitment to Change From a Christmas Party to a Winter Celebration Learning Organizations Communities of Practice Going Deeper 11. Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge: Changing for Differences Getting Centered Learning About Cultures A Process, Not an Event What Difference Do You Make? Going Deeper References Index
