Meet Linda Calvin! Linda is currently the Vice President of Information Technology for Ivy Tech Community College. She is a wearer of many hats: she loves solving problems using digital and communications solutions. She believe in technology not for the sake of, but because she's witnessed how technology influences change, resurrects and establishes brands, and positively impacts the bottom line. Linda is unafraid to follow process so she can influence it - or test it’s flexibility. She enjoys managing people; engaged employees are critical to the success for any organization.
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THE Guarden
The Guarden, LLC is a place where things can grow. Founded by Nichelle Wash, The Guarden helps organizations solve the most critical human issues by leveraging diversity, equity, and inclusion. The education is approached from a lens of grace and reaching for the highest point of unity, so workshops usually include opportunities for introspection and centers on helping individuals reach for reconciliation rather than resentment.
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The Guarden's services are founded on three guiding principles:
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Education is everyone's responsibility
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Accountability is not condemnation and is the key to optimal results
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Grace is freely given, unearned, and does not depend on a background check
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The Guarden offers keynote addresses, workshops and training for groups of all sizes and industries. We conduct training in-person and virtually and with context to healthcare/STEM, private sector, local government, and higher education. The Guarden focuses on strategic partnerships, methodical approaches to education, and imperfection in humanity, so we ask the tough questions to get you and your team to achieve collective goals.
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a leader. an ideator. a problem-solver.
Hello Sunshine! My name is Nichelle Wash, and I am the Founder and CEO of The Guarden LLC. I am an organizational strategist who leverages diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to solve the most critical people issues. I have spent much of my adult life as a scholar, a professional, and community-change agent. My approach to diversity education stems from the notion that education is important work shared by all of us, but grace, accountability and reconciliation are required. In addition to DEI workshops, Nichelle loves supporting her local community through efforts as a Trustee for Monroe County Public Libraries, a Board Member for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and a Troop Leader for Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
