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Because Equity Matters.

 

Partners for Positive Impact

Leadership Change with an Equity Focus

Research has shown that nothing impacts an organization’s diversity, inclusion and culture more than meaningful progress at the leadership levels of the organization, including:

  • Hiring, transition, and retention of diverse executive leadership
  • Diversifying and developing Boards
  • Engaging and retooling leadership teams for high-impact execution of equity and inclusion initiatives

Wahl & Associates, LLC, partners with mission-led organizations to bring about critical changes and meaningful progress at their leadership levels, including executive selection and transition, board development, employment marketing and communications, and other key initiatives furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Who We Are

We are a boutique consulting firm with an equity focus, offering services to assist organizations involved in social justice and positive community change in the Pacific Northwest and across the U.S.

We bring deep expertise on reducing barriers

and mitigating

unconscious biases 

related to race, gender, age, and other dimensions of diversity.

We focus on 

inclusion & equity, 

integrity & transparency,

collaboration & respect, 

within our firm and across all of our partner and community interactions.

We meet our partners where they are 

and set high standards

for progress, 

not perfection, 

with our partner teams along the way.

We believe everyone's progress on equity and inclusion is needed

  to overcome systemic injustice in our society.


We welcome the opportunity to hear about your needs and objectives

and to partner on a tailored approach to make meaningful progress for your organization.

 

Just some of the benefits of more diverse leadership...

A team with a member who shares a client’s ethnicity is 152% likelier than another team to understand that client.

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Our Founder

Joseph Wahl, our founder and CEO, has more than 30 years of experience in leading executive selection, human resources, organization development, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for both public and private sector organizations.  He is a featured and requested speaker, presenter, skilled facilitator, and trusted leadership consultant.

Our Clients

We are thrilled to work with these inspiring organizations, and we honor 

their continued positive impact on our communities.  

Energy Trust of Oregon logo
The Collins Foundation logo
Latino Network logo
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette logo
Plymouth Housing logo
Washington County logo
All Hands Raised logo
Native American Youth and Families logo
Friends of the Children logo
The Contingent logo
OMSI logo


Meyer Memorial Trust logo
City of Vancouver logo
Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest logo
Multnomah County logo
Northwest Energy Coalition logo
Oregon Business and Industry logo
portland state university logo
Northwest Permanente logo
Social Venture Partners logo
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