Iris Inclusion Team - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consulting

Dr. Michael Baran is a social scientist and CEO of Iris Inclusion, an award-winning speaker, author, and practitioner who has been supporting organizations and their people and culture efforts for 20 years.

Thomas Barnette is a Principal Consultant at Iris Inclusion and CEO at Empaxion Consultants, with over 28 years of experience as a facilitator, trainer, mentor, keynote speaker, and coach of transformation and change. 

Gloria Cotton is a Principal Consultant at Iris Inclusion and has worked with people and teams in organizations of all sizes for over 25 years.

Dr. Mohini Dasari is a Senior Consultant with Iris Inclusion and a general surgeon with a passion and background in advocacy, writing and research.

Dani Izzie is a Senior Consultant at Iris Inclusion, a highly engaging speaker on disability and access issues as well as more general people and culture issues. 

Rob Shore is the Video Producer for Iris Inclusion, directing development of video content for eLearning programs, workshop presentations, and social media.

Olivia is the Director of Administration at Iris Inclusion and a financial professional with key operational and commercial experience within SME organizations.