Erin-Kate Escobar
Erin-Kate is the President and CEO of Erin-Kate Escobar Consulting LLC where they provide diversity equity and inclusion-specific consulting, education, and coaching. From small women-owned business owners to global companies I enjoy working with organizations that are seeking ongoing structural and interpersonal shifts and changes in diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice.
Erin-Kate has facilitated social change in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in their former role at the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity. In that role, they developed mentorship programs, expanded training/workshops, and created healthy environments for women, LGBTQIAAP, and traditionally underrepresented scholars to flourish. They were a non-clinical confidential resource to support survivors of sexual assault and discrimination. Erin-Kate has collaborated with large international scientific collaborations including the Nobel Prize-winning LIGO Scientific Collaboration, expanding their expertise beyond higher education.
Erin-Kate is trained in politics, education, human development, dialogue, and social justice methodologies. They utilize the tools of intersectional feminism, social justice education, dialogue, identity (gender, sexual orientation, class, race, ethnicity, dis(ability), etc.) to support people and organizations navigating structural and interpersonal oppression. We must all do reflection work in order to build communities that will continually foster intentional and safe workspaces.
Before working directly in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Erin-Kate worked in development and cultural competency support for small and large nonprofits.