Deborah Plummer "Never give yourself an excuse to be less than who you are.." Company: D.L. Plummer & Associates Location: Cleveland, OH Website: www.dlplummer.com

Biography:
Deborah is a nationally recognized psychologist, diversity expert and founder of D.L. Plummer & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in diversity management and organizational development. She has consulted for a variety of national and local corporations including Fortune 500 companies, community mental health agencies, public and private school systems, and faith-based institutions. She is the former Chief Diversity Officer for Cleveland Clinic building the infrastructure for the Office of Diversity, designing and executing the diversity and inclusion strategy that served as system-wide support for the 37,000 employee organization. Before joining Cleveland Clinic, Deborah was Professor of Psychology at Cleveland State University and the Founding Director of the Diversity Management Program (DMP), a master s degree and certificate program graduating over 100 diversity professionals during her tenure.

Deborah is the Editor of the Handbook of Diversity Management: Beyond Awareness to Competency Based Learning (University Press of America) and author of Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations through Friendships (The Pilgrim Press) which received the Mayflower Award for best publication in the category of Church and Society. In addition, she has written many book chapters and journal articles to the professional community on racial identity development and managing diverse work environments.

As a licensed psychologist, she maintained a private practice for twenty years treating individuals, couples and families. She also served a term, by appointment of the Governor, on the State of Ohio Board of Psychology.

As a noted national speaker to professional organizations, civic communities, colleges and faith-based groups, she is regularly featured as a guest psychologist for WEWS Channel 3 s Good Company and Cleveland News Channel 5.

Active in her civic and faith communities, Deborah serves on several boards and is a member of a host of professional and service organizations. She is currently working on a documentary for national broadcast on socializing across racial lines in America and cross-racial friendships.

Availability:
Available to address corporate audiences, non-profit organizations and faith-based institutions on diversity topics such as communicating across differences, contemporary race relations, and cross-race socializing patterns in America.