Kemarah SIka
Kemarah is an Organizational Development Consultant and Executive Coach focusing on organizational change, design, development, and learning to improve business practices and programs, centering the experiences of staff and constituents. She focuses on improving systems and structures to maximize accessibility, communications, and decision-making to include all members of diverse communities. She builds the capacity of the organizations and individuals she works with through modeling and practicing the inclusive and equitable practices they hope to gain.
She has over 20 years of experience leading organizational change and developing engaging and accessible curricula and programs to support optimizing business practices and centering equity and inclusion for corporations, non-profits, and schools. With a Master of Science in Library and Information Science, a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology focused on Universal Design and Special Education, and as a Master Certified Professional Coach, she shares a passion for lifelong learning, teaching, and advocacy.
My Approach
Sika Consulting employs a Human-Centered Design methodology to diligently craft innovative solutions that resonate with all stakeholders. This approach, comprising Inspiration, Ideation, and Implementation, forms the bedrock of our strategy. We are dedicated to fostering fairness and inclusivity across industries, channeling a distinctive skill set ideally tuned to enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Inspiration
requires active listening to develop empathy and motivation to affect change. The result is a better understanding of all stakeholders’ needs.
Ideation
is creative solution development, providing multiple options to stakeholders, and gathering and integrating input. As our world has not been equitable nor inclusive, we must imagine this new world and iterate our processes to get there. The use of pilots to practice is one of the best tools to support this work.
Implementation
turns empathy developed during inspiration and ideas from the ideation stage into compassion. Compassion is having empathy, taking action, and implementing the optimal solution for all stakeholders centering on equity and inclusion.
