Deborah Levine | SpeakerHub

Personal Details

Current position (1)

CEO

Deborah Levine Enterprises LLC

Achievements (8)

VP of Communication

VP of Communication for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s International Council.

Education Director

Education Director for International Rotary e-club Planet Shakers mentoring entrepreneurs in Cameroon

Founder of Global Leadership Class

Created global leadership course and developed the Matrix Model Management System. “In my role as a HR Manager, the training and cultural awareness of the Matrix Model Management training will allow me to relate to others as they would like without assuming what they want or need.” ~ trainee

Founder of Women's Council on Diversity

Created the Council to address the changing needs brought about by globalization. The Council is now a local chapter of the national Lean In movement.

Editor-in-Chief

Created the American Diversity Report now in its 15th year online with more than 700 articles, a podcast, and resources for workplaces, communities, and civic leaders.

Hate Councils - executive committee

Serve on the executive committee of the Chattanooga Council Against Hate as the leader of the Media Team.
Served on the executive committee of the Oklahoma Say No To Hate Coalition after the Oklahoma City bombing.

Volkswagen Diversity Advisory Task Force

Served on the VW Task Force since its conception a decade ago.

Founder of DIRN

Created the DuPage/Chicago Interfaith Resource Network to deal with religious tensions in the schools, agencies, and community.

Degrees (4)

Urban Planning & Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago

1981 to 1983

History and Religion

Spertus Institute

1991 to 1993

Cultural Anthropology

New York University

1970 to 1971

Folklore

Harvard University

1966 to 1969

Bio

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Diversity Futurist

Deborah J. Levine is an award-winning author of 15 cultural diversity books and is featured in Forbes Magazine as a Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer. She has 33 years experience in speaking, consulting, and coaching for healthcare organizations, government agencies, universities, professional associations, and international industries. Deborah’s work was inspired by 1) her father, a US military intelligence officer in World War II who was assigned to interrogate Nazi prisoners of war and 2) her mother who was a pioneer in special education.

Her speaking and training includes thought leadership, cross-cultural communication, unconscious bias & counteracting hate, religious diversity, and counteracting hate and are based on her copyrighted books.

Full Bio

Born in Brooklyn and brought up in Bermuda, Deborah Levine has lived, worked, and studied across the United States, acquiring advanced degrees in cultural anthropology, religion, and urban planning. She is the founder of the AmericanDiversityReport.com and has been its Editor-in-Chief for 15 years.

Deborah’s speaking and training includes thought leadership, cross-cultural communication, unconscious bias & counteracting hate, and religious diversity. Her copyrighted cognitive tools are designed to engage diverse teams, promote inclusion, manage bias, and improve emotional intelligence in decision making and planning for the future.

WORK HISTORY

Equity & Inclusion Consultant/Trainer/Speaker

U. of TN at Chattanooga/College of Engineering & Computer Science: Research Coordinator/Technical Writing Lecturer

Women’s Council on Diversity: Founder/Exec. Director

Jewish Federation of Chattanooga, TN: Exec. Director

Jewish Federation of Tulsa, OK: Community/Media Director

DuPage Interfaith Resource Network: Founder/Executive Director

National Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations: Coordinator/Emcee

American Jewish Committee/Chicago: Interreligious Affairs Director

Chicago City Ballet: Development Director

Chicago North River Commission: Urban Planning Consultant

CIVIC LEADERSHIP

Deborah has served as ..

VP of Communication for the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s International Council.

Education Director for International Rotary e-club Planet Shakers

Founder of Chattanooga Global Leadership Class

Founder of Women's Council on Diversity

Founder of Chattanooga Youth Multicultural Video Contest

Volkswagen Chattanooga Diversity Advisory Task Force

Global Leadership/State Dept. TN Advisory Committee

Presentations

Presentations (4)

WOMEN LEADERS: Lessons from a Personal Journey

Using a storytelling mode, the presentation highlights the challenges that women have encountered and achievements made. Through stories of personal experiences, participants gain an unprecedented view of the Women’s Movement over many decades. Participants will gain a deeper appreciation of the roadblocks to the equal standing of women in society and the workplace today.

Who Should Attend
Leaders and aspiring leaders in academia, the workplace, or the community who are looking to engage with a diverse team or community.

Takeaways…
1) Increase Awareness of the unconscious biases regarding women.
2) Manage Gender-Generational Differences by enhancing emotional intelligence.
3) Maximize resources and talents by avoiding the invisibility factor often applied to women.
4) Implement Planning Strategies that ensure equity and inclusion of women.

How to Manage RELIGIONS at WORK

Build goodwill with religious literacy, beginning with Sacred Time. For centuries, diverse cultures used harvest seasons and phases of the moon to mark holy times.and don’t always sync with the secular calendar. Before you require attendance at conferences, meetings, or exams, learn how to demonstrate respect of major religious holidays.
Religious literacy should also include knowledge of diverse Faith Traditions and the 3 Fs: 1) Food – know the taboos and don’t serve them. 2) Formality: don’t grab people’s hands to shake them if not offered. 3) Female: don’t take gender-related traditions, like clothing, lightly. These details can symbolize entire belief systems.
Takeaways…
1) Understand why religious diversity is so difficult to address.
2) Manage conflict by developing personal relationships across religious differences.
3) Accommodate religious diversity in your scheduling.
4) Develop religious literacy to improve communication and problem solving.

How to FOSTER INCLUSION and UPEND HATE

Discover the strategies for counteracting hate in the community and in the workplace by creating councils against hate. The 3-step sequential process builds skills that counteract Hate. The process is especially relevant given the presence of Hate groups online, their ability to influence cultural norms, and their impact on diverse communities that are targeted by these groups.
Who will benefit from this keynote address...
Civic Leaders
Educators
Nonprofit Executives
Student Activists
Government Representatives

Neuro-Communication and Unconscious Bias

Build effective teams and thought leaders with cognitive diversity and emotional intelligence that manages unconscious bias.

Workshops (1)

How to Develop THOUGHT LEADERS

4 hours

Past talks (3)

Future of Diversity amid Pandemic

American Diversity Report

online

September 13, 2020

When Hate Groups March Down Main Street

Retreat for Diversity