POAP #11 Truth with Tayler Ulmer Originally from the south side of Chicago, Tayler is an ethnographer and founder of TUC consulting; helping companies and organizations understand the people they already or aspire to serve. A lifelong student of socio-cultural anthropology, her work relies on her ability to embrace empathy and to deliver impact through a mixed-methods qualitative approach. She transforms insights into culturally compatible and substantive solutions. Her intersectional background has afforded her the breadth to recognize synergies between diverging and complex problems, but also the depth to identify project-specific solutions. Tayler’s previous research spans the globe, and her portfolio ranges from exploring identity politics within the US African diasporic community to millennials’ perception of IoT in homes. Most recently, she worked with Illinois’ oldest theater, the Harper Theater, to re-invent the movie-going experience. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Spelman College, earned a Master’s degree in the Social Anthropology of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, U.K, and a Masters of Science in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Her efforts have been recognized and she is the recipient of the prestigious Marshall, Schwarzman, and Truman fellowships. https://www.taylerulmer.com/

Viktoriya Seredyuk is a psychological safety consultant and speaker. Based in Chicago, she serves as Founder and CEO of Lead with Candor LLC, helping busy professionals co-create healthier working relationships through psychological safety.

POAP #8 Critical with Heather Owen Heather Owen co-founded One Tail at a Time (https://www.onetail.org/) in 2008 while attending law school. She helped run the organization while practicing litigation in Cook County until 2015. That year she left her career to help One Tail open the Adoption Center and begin to reach its potential. Since then she has served as the Executive Director where she has been passionate about implementing progressive programming to address the problem of needless euthanasia. Heather is passionate about social justice, good books, and finding the best veggie tacos in the city. She is almost always accompanied by her One Tail alum and adventure buddy Trout. DONATE NOW - https://www.onetail.org/donate/