Wade Consulting Services, LLC (WCS) provides diversity programs and educational services for cultural groups and institutions — to understand our interconnections in practical ways and show their relevance to the cultural context in our world.

SERVICES:     

•  Cultural Worker

•  The Artist: Poet/Writer/Storyteller

•  Vermont Minority Women's Program

•  Interfaith Program Initiatives

Cultural Worker             

Naima is the founder of the nonprofit organizations ALANAs Vermont. She served as the executive director of the ALANA Community Organization for 15 years. ALANA is Vermont’s first non-profit organization founded by a woman of color with proven fiscal management reputation, proven skills and capability in fund development, and a well-known and successful track record in the delivery of federally-funded, private and individual community services. ALANA received recognition as a promising practice in bridging the racial divide in our nation during the President Bill Clinton administration for its innovative programs for women, youth, health and economic development programs.

She is the Diversity Director at The Putney School, a Vermont progressive independent high school. She is also the lead diversity training specialist for Wade Consulting Services, LLC, a minority and woman-owned small business enterprise which she started in 2002. She has taught Language Arts and English as Second Language (ESL), both in the U.S. and abroad. Naima also serves as an appointed council member and advisor on The Governor’s Diversity and Equity Workforce Council.

S E R V I C E S :
•  Provide diversity training programs and educational services for cultural groups and educational
    institutions through a statewide model for delivery of cultural and diverse information
•  Facilitate and teach youth the understanding of our interconnections in practical ways
•  Demonstrate in Vermont a best-practice-model relevance in bridging the diversity divide and the menu of "-isms" to current cultural context
•  Prepare the future workforce across cultural and generational differences
•  Raise awareness about race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, and socio-economic class. One way I do this is through the individual Cultural Lens™ which will provide you with a crucial, focused look into your background conceptualization factors that have influenced your views on culture and differences—tracing it, facing it, and transforming it.
•  Engage in essential skill-building activities focused on conflict-resolution, negotiation, and open dialogue
•  Examine different communication styles to break through cultural and language barriers by exploring situations such as challenges faced by people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

Costs: Contact us for service fees: (802) 258-2397 or via e-mail at

The Artist: Poet/Writer/Storyteller
•  Women of Courage: The Lives of Vermont African-American Women (performance presentations)
     >  The Jessie Daisy Turner Story: A Visitation Of the Spirit In Persona (adult audiences)
     >  Daisy and Doll Story for Kids 4 to 104
     >  Lucy Terry Prince
•  Sister-to-Sister (Hermana y Hermana):
     > from"Elbow Dreams," "Miszz' Grace Lives Here," and "Select Spirits"
     >  Poems with musical performance by Radha Botofasina
•  Inspirational Speaker/Presenter
•  Cherished storytelling from the Spirit

Costs: Contact us for service fees: (802) 258-2397 or via e-mail at

Vermont Minority Women's Program 
By providing support services, this program addresses the health, education, economic and socio-cultural challenges facing Vermont minority women and their families.
•  1st Wonen's Interfaith Cultural Healing Alliance Conference,
    Aug. 6 - Aug. 9, 2009, Burlington, VT
    For more information, contact

Global Interfaith Program
Cost:  Contact us at for details.

Homeland Youth Empowerment Organization (HOYEO, a non-governmental organization) programs in Ghana, West Africa:
• Vermont High School Student Work Exchange Program
• Ghana Library and Literacy Programs, in partnership with Bikes Not Bombs, shipping bikes, books and computers to Ghana

TERMS OF PAYMENT:

Fifty percent deposit is due upon signing of contract. Balance due on or within 7 days after the service is rendered.
Payments are made to Wade Consulting Services, LLC.