Dr. Bill Kruskamp
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Dr. Joyce A. Ricks
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"As a secondary school principal in a large urban district I found myself in the midst of changing demographics. As a white middle class educator I found that I didn't have the tools, the language, or the understanding to address the myriad issues and questions that were coming at me each and every day.
With Dr. Jones supporting our school community we began to meet with faculty, staff, community leaders, and students to address some very hot button issues. Though there is always more work to be done I can honestly state that Sharon was my lifeline, was our school communities lifeline, to reducing racial tension and to building lines of communication, understanding, and acceptance of others who are different than the people that had once been the majority in our school community. The work isn't finished but the work has begun." |
"Kudos to Dr. Sharon Jones!!!!! Sharon is prompt, informative, and her expertise is apparent from the onset. Sharon has the ability to invite good conversation, leaving participants feeling challenged but not overwhelmed. Sharon stimulates interaction that allows participants to disagree or challenge one another in a safe manner."
Suffolk Library DEI Trainees"Dr. Jones did a wonderful job educating us about difficult and painful topics while also making everyone very comfortable and at ease to talk about it."
"Dr. Jones's facilitation was excellent." "Just as she (Dr. Jones) said, it is a learning journey! We can all always do better/learn more." -Anonymous Attendees |
Melissa Peddy
Founder of The Center for Diversity and Common Ground
"I helped to establish a nonprofit called The Center for Diversity and Common Ground. Through this nonprofit, Dr. Jones has presented in-person speaking engagements centered in appreciating differences and cultivating awareness and growth in our small Southwest Virginia community. Dr. Jones has also facilitated a book review and discussion of "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo, which assisted participants in exploring the impact of their own Whiteness. Everyone who attended these events left with more understanding and awareness, as well as with a call to continue learning more about people of a different race, socioeconomic status, religion, and/or culture and to continue to unlearn the biases that have been socialized in each of us as members of our society. Dr. Jones has taught me that my learning and my unlearning of biases is never really done. It's a continual process and commitment each day to show up and make an effort towards a more just and empathetic society."
Clients of Dr. Jones
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