Deborah Levine is Editor of the American Diversity Report, President of Communication Prose Ink and Founder of the Global Leadership Class.  Deborah is a facilitator, coach, and trainer specializing in communications, leadership development, and cross-cultural team building.  Ms. Levine specializes in environments experiencing change; where cultural groups based on race, gender, generation, ethnicity, and company longevity are in flux.  With more than 25 years experience, Ms. Levine has applied her expertise across a wide variety of industries.

Deborah is . . .

• An award-winning author of books and articles in national publications including The American Journal of Community Psychology, The Journal of Public Management & Social Policy, The On-Line Facilitator and The Harvard Divinity School Bulletin.  Her training strategies and collaborative style have been the topic of reports in The On-Line Wall Street Journal and The Chicago Tribune. 

• A product of Harvard and New York Universities (BS, Cultural Anthropology), the University of Illinois at Chicago (MA, Urban Planning & Policy) and the recipient of a UCLA post-doctoral research fellowship.

• A management consultant providing an array of services including, board development, change management, networking, and fundraising planning.  Often deployed by the United Way, her local clients include First Tennessee Bank, the Urban League, Siskin Hospital, Barking Legs Theater, and Community Impact of Chattanooga.  

• A diversity trainer and multicultural educator. Her Global Leadership Program is designed for decision makers.  The training deals with issues in business, the workplace, the community, and social services.  Her approach is applicable to management, civic leaders, nonprofit executives and trainers. 

• An executive coach providing troubleshooter expertise to workplace challenges.  She has provided coaching expertise to corporate managers, nonprofit executives, and community leaders.  The combination of communication skills, conflict management strategies and leadership development tutorials has proven to be both flexible and effective.

• A curriculum consultant to the Institute of Ethical Leadership of the Business School of Southern Adventist University and adjunct faculty to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Elmhurst College.  Ms. Levine is a frequent guest lecturer at numerous colleges, public and private high schools.

• A popular speaker in the media and at conferences and for a wide-range of civic, religious and business associations including the Huntsville, Birmingham area, and North Chattanooga Chambers of Commerce, United Way, ASTD, International Women Executives Association, Kiwanis, Storytelling in Organizations Association.

• The recipient of the 2004 “E” Award for Excellence by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women.  Nominee for the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce Athena Award.  Ms. Levine has mentored more than 100 men and women of diverse cultural backgrounds and spearheaded numerous networking projects including Chicago’s Black-Jewish Dialogue, Oklahoma’s Say-No-to-Hate Coalition, and Chattanooga’s Diversity & Economics Think Tank/Women’s Council on Diversity.