Dr. Shelley – Your Courageous Leadership Coach
As the Founder/CEO of Leadership Legacy Consulting, LLC, and Family Legacy 5, a nonprofit supporting the Leadership Legacy Academy, Dr. Shelley is devoted to eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline and creating pathways for success.
Passionate about teaching cultural proficiency, Dr. Shelley believes in guiding everyone along the Cultural Proficiency Continuum. She emphasizes the necessity of conscious choices in moving towards equity-driven leadership and Anti-Oppressive policies in schools, workplaces, and homes.
Specializing in creating equitable cultures, Dr. Shelley advocates for intentional equity across various domains, emphasizing strategic focus, courageous leadership, and thoughtful implementation. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley, CalStateTEACH, and a doctorate from USC, championing intentional equity in education, communities, organizations, and legislation.
Meet the Courageous Team
Arthur Holt
Co-Founder & President
Jordan Holt
Secretary
Jerson Ngoho
Chief Content and Client Manager
Jennifer Juanillo
Communications, Marketing and Graphic Design
Embracing Hope: Our Journey Towards Inclusive Conversations
Enduring the heartbreaking loss of a child to hate is a tragedy no parent should face. Fortunately, we were spared this pain and turned our experience into a driving force for addressing oppression in schools, workplaces, and communities. The costs of institutionalized hate are high and on the rise—manifesting in lawsuits, recruitment hurdles, employee training, mental health challenges, diminished lifespans, epigenetic trauma, and fractured families.
Our journey began after almost losing our eldest to racialized hate in a former sundown community. While he now thrives as a college student-athlete and homeowner, the experience was traumatic for our entire family. As an educational family, we understand that racism permeates homes across America. What started as an instructional equity consulting organization over 15 years ago has transformed into a leader facilitating compassionate interracial conversations about race. We employ historical racial literacy to address and understand mental models around race, collaborating with diverse entities such as school districts, cities, police departments, companies, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. We firmly believe that fostering a shared understanding of the history of race relations is essential for removing shame and blame, allowing us to move forward together with kindness and empathy.
Our Mission at Leadership Legacy Consulting
We Believe
A better world is possible for us all if we can discuss “controversial” topics like race and culture without feeling shame, blame, or victimization.
We Know
Our future depends on Courageous Leadership, in the spaces racism and oppression exist, where we Live, Learn, & Earn.
We Commit
To eliminate the Prison Pipeline by creating pipelines to Career and Life Success.
We Will
Build empathy and equity through shared learning and growth experiences.
We Are
Professionals who understand how to build safe spaces for brave action.
We Offer
Racial, Cultural, and Educational Equity Solutions including services, products, experiences, and advocacy for individuals, schools, districts, organizations, corporations, and families.