Chiany Dri
The Inclusion School
Chiany Dri
Chiany Dri is the Founder of The Inclusion School, a consulting and learning collective dedicated to building healthy workplace cultures where people and missions actually thrive. With over 10 years of experience serving nonprofits, higher education institutions, healthcare systems, community organizations, and mission-driven teams across the United States, Chiany specializes in healing-centered DEI strategy, restorative culture repair, and belonging practices that move far beyond performative training.
Named a Top 25 Restorative People Leader (2025), Chiany has led transformative culture engagements, from increasing healthy conflict navigation skills to designing DEI action plans. Her work has been featured on Bold Journey, Voyage LA, and multiple community impact platforms.
Chiany's approach is grounded in trauma-informed facilitation, restorative justice principles, and a deep belief that workplaces and the people in them deserve environments they don't have to recover from. She brings warmth, practical tools, and unflinching honesty to every engagement.
SESSION OVERVIEW
Building Belonging that Lasts : A Healing-Centered Approach to Inclusion, Repair, and Cultural Trust
Belonging has become a buzzword in DEI work, but what does it actually mean to build a workplace, school, or community where people genuinely feel they belong? And more importantly, how do you sustain it when conflict, harm, or tension arises?
In this interactive workshop, participants will move beyond surface-level belonging initiatives into a healing-centered framework that turns belonging from a concept into a practice. Drawing on restorative principles, trauma-informed facilitation, and real-world case studies from The Inclusion School's work across nonprofits, higher education, and community organizations, this session will equip attendees with:
A clear definition of belonging rooted in safety, trust, and mutual accountability, not just "niceness". A practical repair protocol for addressing harm and conflict in ways that deepen belonging rather than fracture it
Tools for designing inclusive spaces that honor difference while building cohesive, high-trust teams
Participants will leave with tangible practices they can implement immediately, whether they're leading a classroom, a nonprofit team, or a community coalition, because belonging isn't a destination. It's something we build and practice together, every day.