Uva Coles, the former associate VP of civic and global engagement at Widener University, has taken on a new venture this summer — the launch of her inclusion-focused boutique consulting firm, Inclusiva Global.

“Early on, I recognized my identity played a role in my career navigation and I began to pay attention to what that relationship looked like more systemically,” Coles told Technical.ly via email. “That personal interest became a professional curiosity and eventually the focus of my career.”

The consulting firm is focused on designing inclusive workforce solutions that align with a company’s goals and values. The realization that a “triple pandemic” of healthcare, race and social equity issues were severely impacting business practices inspired Coles to open the firm, she said.

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