About Diandra
Diandra is a dedicated advocate for leveraging research to drive social change, merging her passions for social justice, activism, and research to foster transformation. She earned her B.A. in Anthropology from Loyola University Chicago, where she engaged in various research projects, including a collaborative autoethnography on WOC identity, feminism, womanism, and solidarity in educational spaces for women of color.
Diandra has extensive training experience, having served as a student leader for Student Diversity Multicultural Affairs at Loyola and conducting domestic violence prevention and intervention training programs with the Network in Chicago. Diandra possesses an informed understanding of unconscious bias, cultural competence, microaggressions, belonging, and allyship. At Holistic, she aims to enhance content and facilitation training while streamlining business development. Currently, Diandra is pursuing her passions in birthwork in supporting people in their pregnancy and postpartum journey particularly, Black women and parents who historically and institutionally face high maternal mortality rates in the U.S.
🎓 Education & Training
- Loyola University of Chicago | BA in Anthropology with a minor in French Language
- Birth Workers of Color Collective | Full Spectrum Doula Training
💡 Areas of Expertise
- Cultural Competence & Belonging
- Training Content Design
- Birthwork & Somatic Practice
- Community-Centered Research
Everyone at Holistic has been supportive, collaborative, and honest humans, and I am grateful for the opportunity to work here. Holistic has given me a greater sense of professional confidence and direction in my life.
Snapshot of Diandra's Flower Garden
Beyond the Bio
Can’t stop talking about: I can endlessly talk about plants, herbalism, birthwork, and astrology.
Beyond the 9–5: I enjoy volunteering for a local Atlanta-based grassroots collective that offers free holistic wellness services, like herbal support, bodywork, and Reiki, to communities with limited access to traditional healthcare resources.