Kara McNeil believes in the power of inclusive, people-centered and compassionate human resources communications. Trusted and counted upon for her skillful application of an equity lens through all stages of the employee lifecycle, Kara brings both lived experience and professional subject matter expertise to strategic advice and consultation in the realm of all things IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility). Kara is motivated to spread awareness of the rich potential in effectively managing highly diverse teams of skilled employees.

Having studied Leadership & Inclusion at Centennial College after receiving a certificate in Human Resources Management from Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, she is keenly focused on providing leaders, from middle-management to c-suite level, practical guidance on leading inclusively. Kara has experience with designing, leading, facilitating and managing of programs to support and foster organizational change toward a culture of inclusion. Her past work includes the authorship and development of diversity & inclusion 101 training, Employee resource group program design and management, community dialogue facilitation, equity/diversity related employee relations investigation and advocacy, and facilitation of such training programs as Ethical Upstander Training, Unconscious Bias Training, and Custom Workshops in Bias Interruption, Privilege, Allyship, and Microaggressions.