B.A., B.Ed., Cert. AIMD
President – Workplace Communication & Diversity Inc.
Marni Johnson is passionate about helping people in organizations communicate effectively and work harmoniously together. For several years, she has had the pleasure of working with over 250 organizations in a number of sectors: manufacturing, health care, pharmaceutical, food production, call centre, hospitality, information technology, not-for-profit and municipal, federal and provincial government. After conducting comprehensive organizational needs assessments, Marni has designed and delivered training in the areas of Cultural Diversity, Generational Diversity, Gender Diversity, Working Respectfully in Diverse Teams, Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Mutual Respect, Ontario Human Rights Training and Workplace Business Communication.
As a facilitator, Marni has helped companies align their human resource practices to the goals and visions of the organization. She was asked to be a subject matter expert in the TVOntario video series, "Managing Diversity". In 2007 Marni was selected to be part of an advisory committee for the revision of the book Human Rights at Work, an initiative by the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the HRPA. In 2008 she wrote "Embracing Cultural Diversity – A Toolkit for the Workplace" which will be used to help everyone in organizations work more effectively with employees different from themselves.
Marni has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Education degree from Toronto. In addition she has a certificate in Diversity Training from the American Institute for Managing Diversity in Chicago where she studied with Dr. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
She is a member of the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD), the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) and the Strategic Capability Network. Over the last few years she has been a presenter at several Canadian and international conferences including The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) New York; The 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th and 11th Annual Diversity Conferences, Maximizing Communication and Conflict Management Skills (Toronto), "The International Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations" conference in Europe, 2007, the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association in Vancouver (2008), Celebrating Diversity Conference for Ontario Public Service in Kingston, the HRPA Diversity Conference in Toronto (2008 and 2009) and the HRPA Diversity and Inclusiveness Webinar. In May of 2009, Marni's company was showcased at the Women of Peel Annual Lunch. In December of 2009 Marni spoke at the Conference Board of Canada's Diversity conference in Toronto. In June of 2010, Marni was a speaker at the HRPA Conference for internationally educated HR professionals. In November of 2010 Marni was a guest lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge Massachusetts Her topic was "Cultural Diversity and Unconscious Bias".
Marni is on the Board of Directors for the Halo Foundation, a charity that assists youth at risk.
