Darryl A. Peal
Brief Biographical Sketch
Darryl A. Peal is the Assistant Vice President and Director
of Diversity Initiatives for the United Way of Central Ohio. In his current
position, He serves as the chair of the internal diversity committee and
is responsible for providing training for senior and administrative staff
on all issues surrounding diversity. Darryl is also responsible for program
allocations, Cultural Competence Standards for agencies and programs,
Project Diversity, a six-month board-training program for professionals
of color and develops community initiatives that combat prejudice and
ethnic bias.
Before coming to the United Way, Darryl served as the
Assistant Dean of Students and Coordinator of Ethnic Diversity for Otterbein
College for eight years. Prior to working at Otterbein College, Darryl
worked at Ohio University where he was the Assistant Director of Health
Education and Wellness. He has also worked at a Historically Black College,
Wilberforce University, where he served as the Director of Counseling
services. Darryl’s experiences have made him a highly sought after
consultant on Diversity Initiatives as a well-known Diversity Trainer.
Currently, he also serves as an adjunct professor at Wilberforce University
where he teaches courses in “Organizational Behavior” and
is currently teaching “Organizational Communication”.
Darryl’s more recent accomplishments include co-writing an article
in the Higher Education Journal, About Campus. The article entitled, How
We Can Do Diversity Training Better, is based on using cognitive development
theories to teach diversity training. Darryl was selected as one of the
2002 Business First 40 under 40, the Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce
10 outstanding Young Citizens of Columbus and 2002 Who’s Who in
Black Columbus. Daryl is a proud member of Trinity Baptist Church and
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Darryl is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan
University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Print and Broadcast
Journalism. He also has a Masters of Social Sciences from Ohio University
in Athens, Ohio.
Darryl is married to Dr. Regina Peal and resides in Reynoldsburg, OH.
To
Request this speaker at your next engagement, Click Here.
|
