Dr. Banks brings over 25 years of organizational and leadership development consulting experience, including teacher and principal coaching, professional development, and support on topics related to equity diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias, cultural intelligence (CQ), and culturally responsive practices. She has served as Adjunct Faculty in the School of Education at IUPUI and is an author in the book “Affective Domain: Instruction, Impediments, and Implications for Assessment”. The focus of her chapter is the impact of culture on the development of affect and the application on teaching and learning.
Dr. Banks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s of Science degree in Secondary School Administration and a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership and is a certified facilitator for Cultural Intelligence (CQ) through the Cultural Intelligence Center.
She has been recognized for leadership and accomplishments as the recipient of awards including the Delta Kappa Gamma Greenleaf Scholarship, the Independent Colleges Realizing the Dream Award, the Human Rights Award for Outstanding Leadership, the Center for Leadership Development Distinguished Achievement Award in Education, recognition at the YWCA Salute to Women of Achievement, and the Pass The Torch For Women 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
