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ANTI-OPPRESSION FRAMEWORK™
What if Everyone Belonged?
Not just in mission statements, but in every interaction.
Every staff member.
Every student.
Every day.
Brilliant minds are choosing your campus.
But are they staying?
College campuses are more diverse than ever. Yet despite routine round tables, training days and in-services, marginalized students keep telling us the same thing: they don't feel like they truly belong.
Does this sound familiar?
Check all that apply
You respond to the pressure to do something around equity with a stand-alone training that looks exciting and impactful
A trainer comes and provides definitions to term we should know and makes an appeal for changed behaviors
The training ends leaving participants with renewed energy and commitment, but no direction and no impact to broader campus spheres or communities
The box is checked: Transaction, NOT Transformation
The room is filled with the usual suspects who care about the work and are interested in learning something new AND the peanut gallery who wants to challenge information shared
The usual approach isn't working!
One-off training sessions that don't create lasting change
Theoretical frameworks without practical application
Generic solutions that ignore your people's natural talents
Your campus needs something different. Something that transforms good intentions into real belonging.
The Value of Belonging on Your Campus
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Diverse campuses need distinct solutions that prioritize belonging and growth for everyone.
Marginalized students feel less as though they matter to the institution compared with non-marginalized peers.
Campuses that fail to address systemic inequalities ultimately see less connection to the institution from marginalized students, and ultimately a failure to persist.
Institutions that prioritize belonging attract the most brilliant students...and retain them!
Most DEI trainings only focus on defining terms, and providing historical context while appealing to the need for change.
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INTRODUCING
Equity Amplifier is a comprehensive 5-part learning series designed specifically for higher education professionals.
This revolutionary program provides complete facilitation of Strengths-Informed Anti-Oppression training, equipping classified staff to connect meaningfully with students, and drive retention and belonging using the very best of what they naturally bring.
The Equity Amplifier Anti-oppression Framework™ blends Strengths-based philosophy with cutting-edge anti-oppression theories for personal onus and activation
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“Deep learning. Real reflection. Genuine connection. This isn't just another training - it’s
transformation.
- Shannon Krajewski,
PD Coordinator, LAPC; 4CPD President
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Benefits of the Equity Amplifier
Anti-Oppression Framework™
When anti-oppression becomes natural, not theoretical, something remarkable happens. Your personnel don't just understand inclusion - they embody it, creating environments where every student knows they belong.The Equity Amplifier Anti-Oppression Framework
Confident, Empowered Staff
Watch as your campus transforms into a place where every student's intersectional experience is honored, where policy and program barriers fall away, and where brilliant minds stay because they know they matter.
Student-Centered Success
Your staff become more than participants - they become thought leaders, naturally creating environments where students are seen, heard, and supported. The result? Increased enrollment, improved retention, and a campus community where the most brilliant minds know they belong.
Lasting Campus Transformation.
The result? Increased enrollment, improved retention, and a campus community where the most brilliant minds know they belong.
Institutions that prioritize belonging don't just attract the most brilliant minds—they retain them.
The Data Shows: Real Transformation Happens Inside Equity Amplifier
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Staff don't just understand DEI concepts—they implement them.
Our participants moved from theoretical knowledge to creating specific strategies for inclusive environments, with one Professional Development Coordinator noting: "This isn't run-of-mill training—it's transformation unlike anything we had tried."
From Theory to Active Change
Measurable Growth in Capability
Significant increases in both understanding and confidence
Most powerful gains among staff who initially rated themselves lower
Staff report feeling equipped to drive change from their current roles
Staff report feeling equipped to drive change from their current roles
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100% of full participants found new ways to leverage their strengths for equity work, moving beyond theoretical knowledge to personalized, sustainable approaches they could implement immediately.
Natural Talents Activated
Direct Student Impact
When staff are equipped with both tools and confidence:
They create safer, more inclusive environments
Address barriers to student belonging
Build meaningful connections across different backgrounds
Directly contribute to student success
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About Shanell
Meet Shanell, a Talent AmplifyHER and Strengths-based educator with over 18 years of progressive higher education experience. Holding an M.S. in Counseling, she takes a holistic and individualized approach to curating conversations.
As a Gallup-trained facilitator with extensive anti-oppression education experience, Shanell combines Strengths philosophy with a socially just approach to developing thought leaders. Her work focuses on helping individuals and institutions harness their natural talents for transformational leadership and anti-oppression commitments.
Access your Belonging Blueprint: Your Guide to Campus Transformation with Equity Amplifier
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Program Transformations
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What Are Others saying?
“As a professional development practitioner, I have spent years searching ways to help Classified professionals, faculty and administrators at our college learn how they each can grow individually in their understanding of key principles that drive equity and inclusion on our campus. One-time lectures and workshops don't allow for deep learning, reflection, conversation and personal connection. Equity Amplifiers gave our employees a chance to do all of this over a series of gatherings with their cohort expertly led by Shanell. Leveraging a strengths-based perspective truly empowered each person to drive change using their natural talents and from where they were in the organization. It was a transformational learning experience unlike anything we had tried.
From an implementation perspective, Equity Amplifier was a busy, under-resourced person's dream. The marketing materials, emails, workbooks and assessments were all ready to go - and professional.”
Shannon Krajewski
Professional Development Coordinator
Center for Professional Excellence
Los Angeles Pierce College
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