Vidushi C.

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About Vidushi C.

Passionate, creative, result-driven entrepreneur with 17+ years of diverse experience serving top-tier organizations in the education industry, both in India and the US. Solid track record of innovation, creative problem-solving, team management and leadership. Skilled in using psychological principles to navigate challenging cultural, racial, linguistic and geographical borders in teams. Desire to bring my creativity, energy, and advocacy skills to the creation of a diverse and equitable workforce, while maximizing business goals. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work • Analyzed the racial bias in the GA gifted identification system, successfully proposed & piloted a stakeholder awareness program to improve identification of clients of color, leading to an increase in diversity by 42% in year 1 & 400% in year 2 • Designed, developed and facilitated learning experiences for adult learners, including trainings on implicit bias, increasing identification of BIPOC high performers, pronoun inclusion, culturally responsive pedagogy, and inclusion • Influenced, pioneered, developed and led the first Talent Development program, tripling learners served from 32 to 103, successfully achieving 98% attendance and engagement in virtual learning • Through conversations and exercising active and empathetic listening, gained insight that assessments used to identify talent were ineffective for gifted, ESL & first-generation learners. Improved equity by designing innovative non-verbal assessments • Faced with talent scarcity, identified non-traditional teaching resource pools, implemented specialized training programs, and built a strong talent bench with 90% retention • Coached and mentored staff by running a monthly Culturally Responsive Teaching Book Study, facilitating workshops on differentiation, thinking routines and vulnerable conversations about race • Advocated for refugee and immigrant families, using human and AI translators, home visits and strategic interventions to ensure learners felt safe and seen