Dr. Eunice Gwanmesia is a Registered Nurse turned Diversity and Inclusion Strategist, Certified Executive Coach, Educator, International keynote Speaker and a Published Author. She is a passionate advocate of embracing diversity and cultural inclusion as a strength. She speaks with the authority of first-hand experience struggling with cultural changes and a life-changing event that sent her on a trajectory of finding her purpose in life and, ultimately, to her role as coach and speaker.

Fresh from the cornfields of Cameroon, Dr. Eunice remembers that at the age of 21, she dropped out of the French- speaking University of Yaoundé and never graduated because she couldn’t adapt to learning a different language. This experience was her turning moment.

As a black woman and nurse who has navigated cultural changes and challenges, she knows all too well the disadvantages of what not embracing cultural differences looks like. But the one thing she does know from lived experience in her life of becoming culturally mindful and socially proficient (Cultural Responsiveness) at age 21, is that embracing cultural differences allows many opportunities for personal, professional, and business growth.

The power of these experiences is what drives her passion of engaging audiences in the workplace and around the world in conversations about diversity, cultural differences and how to use them to improve organizational performances. It is clear: when we maximize diverse human capital by becoming culturally aware and accept our differences, we gain an industry advantage and shape global change. For 13 years while teaching at an institute of higher learning she designed and implemented an annual celebration of cultural heritage growing the departmental event to a campus wide celebration improving engagement among faculty and students and improved relationships with community partners and university departments. She also in 2019 designed and implemented the first Cultural Heritage Festival in partnership with the Delaware Art Museum. Over 700 people attended the event, and according to the Art Museum staff this was the largest event ever held at the Delaware Art Museum.

Today, Dr. Eunice seeks to help mitigate racial divisions through education, speaking, coaching, workshops, and conferences. Her message rings with a fiery zeal, conviction, and a powerful vision of enabling the creation of inclusive businesses and organizations. Her mission is to teach business leaders who are interested in furthering their understanding of the power of inclusion how to create inclusive workplace culture where everyone thrives.

In spite her early failures in her academic pursuit, Dr. Eunice went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Nursing Leadership, a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. She is very involved in her community. She currently serves as a member of the health equity committee of Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative, chair of education and culture committee of the Delaware Africa Caribbean Coalition and a Culture and Tourism committee member of the Delaware Africa Caribbean Affairs Commission.

In her free time, she enjoys shopping, cooking, serving her community and spending quality time with her family. Her core belief is “don’t let anyone tell you, who you are and who you will become but be the captain of your ship.”