Diversity in Supervision: A Successful Dynamic

About the Workshop: 
This workshop will review the critical impact and importance that diversity can and should have in any workplace. We will discuss the key components of the supervisory relationship that inform diverse perspectives and approaches including; establishing and maintaining trust, setting expectations, comfort in difficult dialogue, and identifying appropriate boundaries. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are common touchpoints and buzzwords and in this workshop we will highlight common pitfalls and obstacles to creating and sustaining a successful relationship grounded in our work and what the terms mean. In closing we will discuss what underscores the challenges often inherent but rarely addressed in diversity presentations and actions in the nonprofit space. 
 
About the Presenter: Trent Ball
Trent Ball is Associate Provost for Equity and Access at Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) and provides leadership and management of the Academic Support Centers (ASCs). Ball is the Past Board Chair for the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), Past President of The Educational Opportunity Association (EOA) and Past President of MO-KAN-NE. Currently, Ball serves on the Ferguson Youth Initiative Board (FYI), The Regional Steering Committee for Homegrown St Louis, The Board of Directors for Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club, St. Louis Graduates Co-chair, and as the TRIO and College Access Programs Representative to the CAS Standards Board of Directors. Ball has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Culver-Stockton College, a Masters of Arts in Psychological Counseling and Therapy and is completing a Master’s in Public Administration at Southeast Missouri State University.