In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Dionna Griffin-Irons, Writer, Adjunct Professor, and former Director of Talent Diversity and Inclusion at The Second City. Dionna brings two decades of inclusion and belonging experience to her teaching and facilitation inspired by women she met behind bars. Tune in to learn Dionna’s thoughts on the unique role of leaders, the responsibility of employers to create equity in local communities, removing barriers, and more!

Dionna Griffin-Irons is a writer, adjunct professor and the longtime former Director of Talent Diversity and Inclusion at The Second City. She brings two decades of inclusion and belonging experience to her teaching and facilitation inspired by women she met behind bars. Her inclusion work has been instituted at Second City Chicago, Hollywood and Toronto. She has taught 200+ workshops at colleges, women’s shelters, corporate boardrooms, and worked with the United States Embassy in Norway and Latvia introducing improv as a tool for social change. She is adjunct faculty at DePaul University, UIC, The Second City Film School, and Story Studio Chicago. Her signature Telling Your Truth class is offered to professionals throughout the year with various communities who come together to honor their voices and story. dionnagriffinirons.com.