About Nicole Caridad Ralston, Ph.D
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​Dr. Nicole Caridad Ralston (she/hers) has over 15 years of leadership experience in both higher education and the non-profit sector. At Caridad Consulting, she partners with organizations to align their values, leadership, and internal systems so that equity, accountability, and growth are embedded into daily practice. In a previous role, she served as the Senior Director of Education and Programming at Beloved Community where she hired and developed a diverse team of consultants, led the team in visioning and strategy, and developed the content, curriculum, and facilitation services for the consulting firm. In her higher education career, she built out an office devoted to first-year retention, advised university community engagement initiatives, and designed social justice education programs. Her doctoral research focused on how women of color leaders in higher education navigated their identities in senior leadership roles. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor at The University of New Orleans graduate school where she teaches, “Multiculturalism in Higher Education'' and “Current Issues in Higher Education”. Dr. Ralston is certified to facilitate several tools including Immunity to Change, StrengthsFinder, Intercultural Development Inventory, and DiSC. Based in New Orleans, she is a proud mom of twins, and is deeply involved in the community. She serves on the board of the ACLU Louisiana, and Repro TLC. In her free time she loves exploring all of the cultural offerings of New Orleans.
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