KATHLEEN M. JOHNSON

Kathleen is a Diversity & Inclusion Specialist.  With her firm KMJ Coaching and Consulting she advises organizations on becoming fully inclusive environments and has mediated discrimination disputes. On the coaching side, Kathleen guides entrepreneurs, executives, and professional artists along their professional path. She also has experience coaching leadership to role model DEI initiatives and is a subcontractor with Ontario based firm CareerJoy.

In 2021, Kathleen ran in the Federal election with the greatest ever showing for her party in her riding of Calgary Heritage. She served as Secretary of the Race Equity Caucus of Alberta’s NDP and was asked by Leader of the Official Opposition Rachel Notley to provide a framework for Diversity training in the party. MLA’s have asked her to provide speaking points on their remarks in the Alberta Legislature concerning issues affecting marginalized communities.

Kathleen has spoken to major corporations such as Bank of America on topics like Blackness in Canada, and boutique firms such as Fidusure Financial. She has appeared on major media outlets such as Global News and podcasts as a guest. In 2023 she will be releasing a book based on how to begin having conversations in your organization about DEI.