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Christal Morris
Owner/Founder
Driving For Change
Human Capital Consultant
My passion for all things ‘human’ began at an early age. I was naturally curious about why certain friends hung out with certain friends. As a brownie and a girl scout, I was a natural leader. I was a competiitive overachiever with parents who believed in me and made me think all things were possible. Growing up in non-diverse neighborhoods and attending primarily non-diverse schools made me crave belonging, so I curated experiences with many people different from myself to understand culture and try to ” fit in”. Truly, I never fit, and I am glad I didn’t. It created an even stronger desire to be connected. I found myself in Mexico learning Spanish in High school, immersing myself in Asian markets while working at Intel, and wanting to help others feel like they belonged, right where they were , just as they were, with who they were.
Christal Morris
More About Christal Morris
We believe we all deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and work to our fullest potential
I have loved working in Corporate America in several different industries and was thrilled when I was first asked to lead Diversity and Inclusion efforts for Time Warner Cable’s west region in 2006. While I didn’t understand at the time, the power that had been given to me, to leverage the creativity of employees across a vast spectrum of differences to improve the internal work culture and the way that content would be brought into homes, I knew that my life wouldn’t be the same after entering into this discipline in HR. That has proven to be true.
Biography
Dr. Morris most recently served as IDEX’s first Chief Diversity officer, in Lake Forest Illinois, where she was responsible for the overall strategic direction for Inclusion and Diversity, Engagement, and IDEX’s collegiate program, a pipeline program developed to enhance and diversify entry level hires. continue with the rest.
She also served as Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity for Willis Towers Watson where was responsible for
developing and implementing inclusion and diversity efforts for over 40,000 colleagues located in more than
120 countries. Her portfolio included broadening leadership accountability for diversity through targeted
visible leadership commitment; design and delivery of diversity and inclusion courses to address Unconscious
Bias and cross-cultural competence, as well as talent management and work-life flexibility programs.
Education and Credentials
Christal has a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, a Master’s degree in Organizational Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.
Christal enjoys sharing her knowledge of diversity and talent management by often speaking at conferences.
Originally from San Diego California, she has a love for travel and is proud to have traveled to 49 of 50 states,
as well as over 50 countries. She enjoys volunteering, serving on community boards, spends a lot of time
caring for her mom, and mentoring young women.
Meet the Team
Monica Cannon
Principle Consultant
Diversity Consultant
Monica Cannon possesses twenty- five years of experience leading teams in sales, marketing,
and diversity and inclusion capacities for companies and organizations like Cox Communications,
BET- Black Entertainment Television, ESPN, the Walt Disney Company, and UMass Memorial
Health Care. Cannon was responsible for increasing the distribution and creating marketing
strategies for cable television networks as well as other emerging platforms. In the diversity and
inclusion roles she led and directed diversity and inclusion initiatives while consulting with and
guiding executive leaders on how to create an inclusive, productive, and collaborative work
environment for all of their employees.
Monica Cannon
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Biography
Cannon’s experience also spans the nonprofit sector inclusive of social services, higher education, and K-12 education. Cannon’s roles have included assisting homeless adults in gaining and retaining employment, recruiting graduate students, and recruiting and training foster parents and volunteers. Most recently Cannon oversaw the administrative and volunteer services functions for Just in Time for Foster Youth, a San Diego based non-profit that supports transition age foster youth once they age out of the foster care system. Cannon led and managed over 600 volunteers and oversaw the operations of the organization.
Education and Credentials
Cannon received a Bachelor of Science in Mass Media Communications from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma and a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Illinois. Cannon’s passion for diversity and inclusion have been at the center of her life and career. She desires for us all to be seen, valued and heard in our work and life so we can pursue our purpose with meaning and forward energy. In her spare time, Cannon enjoys daydreaming of her life pre-COVID that was inclusive of traveling and attending live sporting events. These days, Cannon can be found jogging slowly throughout her neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina and watching any live sports that can be found.
