Meet the Co-Hosts

Dr. Shaunna Payne Gold

Dr. Shaunna Payne Gold is the Founder of Gold Enterprises, LLC, co-founder of Shift Sports, Inc, and co-host of the [un]phased podcast. Shaunna received her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Shaunna has 25 years of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion, strategic planning, facilitation, Multicultural Organizational Development, Intergroup Dialogue, Racial Healing Circles, project management, and change management.

Dr Ingarfield standing in a green jacket and striped shirt smiling at the camera

Dr. Lisa Ingarfield

Dr. Ingarfield received her PhD in Intercultural Communication from the University of Denver. Her research focuses on how inclusion and exclusion manifests in communication. Prior to becoming a research, evaluation, and DEI consultant, she worked for 15 years in the public sector (education and state government). Lisa is a systems thinker and is able to advise organizations looking to make meaningful change and ensure its infrastructure centers inclusion. She is originally from London, U.K.