Richard De León is an Organization Development consultant who elevates underrepresented voices. Skillful in building the capacity for collaboration, Richard facilitates leadership development, strategic planning, negotiations, experiential learning, and coaching to support individuals, teams, and organizations. Client-centered in his consulting, Richard begins with understanding the client groups’ needs, then designing processes that deliver sustainable positive outcomes. As a consultant, he has served corporations, non-profits, small businesses, community groups, and individuals.
 
Currently, Richard is facilitating a community empowerment initiative in Sonoma Valley at Hanna Institute. Previously, after working in large corporations, Richard served in several roles for Sonoma State University. He co-facilitated the SSU Faculty Retreat and the Sustainability Summit, using World Café to gather information to restructure General Education. Inspired by the joy of being an ally to youth, he served as an Educational Opportunity Program Advisor to incoming SSU students from diverse backgrounds to support their empowerment and academic success.
 
With his parents having immigrated from Guatemala, Richard identifies as a proud Latino. Richard is the first in his family to graduate from college with a B.A. in Chicano and Latino Studies in 2005.  In 2018, Richard earned his MA in Organizational Development at Sonoma State University.
 
Every day, Richard aims to be a better son, father, husband and an authentic human.

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