Puglisi Consulting LLC Bridging Divides, Building Futures

Committed to fostering inclusive and transformative communities supporting institutional mission priorities and goals.

Services

Organizational Consultation

I am able to provide small businesses and non-profits, an assessment of organizational practices and policies related to areas of equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Educational Development

Through the use of presentations, workshops, and other appropriate pedagogical approaches, I can assist organizations and individuals in formative and transformative learning opportunities.

Mission Integration Support

I am available to assist organizations in identifying and aligning their mission and values with their operational practices.

Previous clients

Hudson Congregation Church - Hudson, OH (current)

Holy Cross Institute - St. Edward's University, Austin, TX

Le Moyne College - Racial Justice Committee, Syracuse, NY

Providing guidance and recommendations in the formation and establishment of a new staff position titled: "Director of Human Dignity."

Le Moyne College - Racial Justice Committee, Syracuse, NY

Holy Cross Institute - St. Edward's University, Austin, TX

Le Moyne College - Racial Justice Committee, Syracuse, NY

Provided a 5 hour workshop for campus Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion leaders addressing implicit bias, mission and identity, institutional identity, and assessing campus culture.

Holy Cross Institute - St. Edward's University, Austin, TX

Plan II Program at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Grant writer associate in the submission of an Arthur Vining Davis Foundation grant in support of interfaith staff/faculty training and development.

Plan II Program at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Conducted an Implicit Bias training for Plan II students scheduled to work in various local and economically impacted educational facilities.

YMCA of Austin - Northwest Family Branch, Austin, TX

Plan II Program at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

YMCA of Austin - Northwest Family Branch, Austin, TX

Assessed the Branch culture and working principles providing recommendations related to the stated YMCA core mission to provide an environment “for all,” as a response to changing demographics from a rural to a bedroom community of a growing urban center.

YMCA of Austin - Hays Community Branch, Buda, TX

Plan II Program at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

YMCA of Austin - Northwest Family Branch, Austin, TX

Presentations and panels

Tri-State Freethinkers Society, Cincinnati, OH

Religious Bias:Why is it Difficult to Talk About Religion, Race, and Cultures?

Rugby Ohio High School Board of Commissioners, Monthly Professional Development Session

Fostering Human Dignity and Sportsmanship in the Rugby Family,

OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute’s Opening Lecture at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Oh, Say Can You See….’: The Role of Symbolism in Individual and Institutional Identity Formation, .

Central Texas Diversity Council, Houston, TX

Religious Diversity in the Workplace

Dialogue Matters Series - Dialogue Institute of Austin, Austin, TX

Catholicism with a Big C: The Big Tent of the Roman Rite

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Hot Topics Series, at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

“Why is it Still so Difficult to talk about Race and Religion Today,”

NASPA Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identity Conference, New Orleans, LA

“White Christian Privilege and Intersectionality,”