Dena Samuels

Dena Samuels, PhD is a mindfulness-based diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, author, SME, and leadership coach. An award-winning professor at University of Colorado - Colorado Springs for 20 years, she left her tenured position several years ago to consult full-time for Fortune 50 companies, organizations, and campuses on mindful inclusive leadership development. Her latest book, "The Mindfulness Effect: an unexpected path to healing, connection, and social justice" offers mindfulness practices for engaging in social justice from the inside out.