Dr. Falon Thacker
(she/her)
Senior Consultant
Woman | Practitioner | Educator | Scholar & Advocate
Dr. Falon Thacker believes that she can’t experience the fullness of own humanity without equity and justice for all of humanity, especially for those she loves. As an IDEA practitioner, her goal is to meet every client where they are and strategically and empathetically define where clients must go – to ensure a just and equitable workplace for all. Whether facilitating a learning experience or partnering for a long-term assessment project, Dr. Falon wants clients to feel her approach is relative, timely and a personalized experience tailored to the organization’s needs.
Falon has worked across a range of industries to design, lead, train, inspire, integrate, and equity and inclusion as strategic practices for both educational and corporate entities. She serves as a coach, guide, and advisor to CEOs, CDOs, and other executive leaders on organizational assessments, equity and inclusion strategy, and culture change. She is experienced in teaching and designing learning experiences that are empathetic, inclusive, and engaging for diverse learners and groups who hold varying levels of IDEA knowledge, awareness, and skills.
Falon is a peer-reviewed published author in scholarly research focused on equity and inclusion, with an emphasis on practical recommendations for integrating these principles into our everyday lives as leaders and individuals. She was an award-winning leader in higher education, is a certified trainer for several talent acquisition, cultural competency, and personality assessments/inventories/tools. When she is not consulting with clients, she enjoys reading and traveling with her partner.
How often do you think about the color of your skin? Why do you think that is?
As a white-identifying IDEA practitioner, I aspire to continuously acknowledge and learn from the intersections of my whiteness and IDEA consulting. This is important so I do not center my own experiences and needs when partnering with clients.
Do you think people can really change?
In my own inner-work journey, I’ve changed a lot. I continue to unlearn the attitudes, beliefs, and policies that do not promote equitable and inclusive environments for all groups of people. I had to get comfortable with discomfort.
What belief took you the longest to unlearn?
That people who look like me shouldn’t work in IDEA. I learned White leaders in organizations must be a part of change. I believe I have a responsibility to make the world a better place for everyone.
