“Our goal is to inspire more inclusive representation, inspire equitable policies and procedures that consider a broader audience to influence positive social change,” said Waleska Lugo-DeJesús, CEO of Inclusive Strategies. “From organization culture to marketing and messaging, it’s important to know how to market a product or service and attract and retain the right candidates for job opportunities,” added Alfonso Santaniello, CEO of the Creative Strategy Agency, Inc.

The digital program has a limited the capacity to provide a more digital best practices exercise experience. For more information, contact 413-351-0590 or [email protected].

Waleska Lugo-DeJesús is the CEO of Inclusive Strategies - nationally certified Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging facilitator dedicated to creating meaningful social change, with a human-centered, racial healing approach, addressing systemic racism for equitable environments, and communities. She widely recognized for her advocacy for anti-racism work in identifying educational strategies to create equity. She has over twenty years of experience working in the private, nonprofit sector, higher education and healthcare systems and is widely respected and recognized for her innovative ability to broaden coalitions and build communities of inclusion. 

Alfonso Santaniello is the President & CEO of the Creative Strategy Agency, a digital marketing and advertising agency. An award-digital marketer, he has supported startups to national brands on developing cohesive strategies and campaigns. Santaniello uses his fifteen years of experience in the marketing field to stay civically engaged and impact local non-profits and leadership groups in the community.