The center for compassionate leadership announces two new faculty members, expands compassionate leadership programs

NEW YORK, NY – November 3, 2021 – The Center for Compassionate Leadership today announced the addition of two new faculty members who will strengthen the Center’s expanding teaching and programming offerings. Experts Shanna B. Tiayon, PhD, a social psychologist and employee wellbeing expert, and Laura Banks, a Certified Compassion Cultivation© (CCT) instructor, will broaden the Center for Compassionate Leadership’s senior faculty domains (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/team/#program-faculty). The expanded faculty bolsters the Center’s program portfolio which continues to catalyze a global movement and to advocate for compassion.

Shanna B. Tiayon, PhD is a social psychologist, speaker, writer, and veteran senior global NGO human resources professional. Dr. Tiayon was a National Science Foundation Fellow and Ford Fellow and the current owner of Wellbeing Works, LLC, providing consulting to improve employee and organizational wellbeing. Dr. Tiayon has served as a senior faculty member for the eight-week Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training for Business and Nonprofit Leaders (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/compassionate-leadership-and-resilience-training) as well as the Compassionate Leadership and Resilience Training for Global Health Leaders (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/compassionate-leadership-and-resilience-training-for-global-health).

Laura Banks is a Certified Compassion Cultivation© (CCT) Instructor, dual-certified by Compassion Institute and Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). In addition, Laura is an RYT-200 Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor. Laura will join the Center for Compassionate Leadership to lead its first Compassion Intensive (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/compassion-intensive), a four-week virtual training from October 24, 2021 until November 14, 2021, designed to strengthen the practice of compassion through evidence-based research, interactive exercises, personal reflection, as well as group discussions.

“We are delighted to welcome Shanna B. Tiayon to contribute her deep expertise in improving individual as well as organizational wellbeing,” said Laura Berland, the founder and executive director of the Center for Compassionate Leadership. “Many of our previous students expressed a strong desire to deepen their understanding and practice of compassion, for themselves and for others. Because of this, we are thrilled that Laura Banks will bring her powerful and heartfelt compassion facilitation skills to the upcoming Compassion Intensive program.” During these chaotic times when leaders are seeking solutions to multiple challenges, Shanna B. Tiayon and Laura Banks are both uniquely positioned to expand the Center for Compassionate Leadership’s programming and teaching. The Center continues melding evidence-based principles of modern leadership with the latest neuro-scientific research and the time-honored wisdom of contemplative practices.

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About Laura Berland: (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/team) Laura is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Compassionate Leadership. A visionary change agent, Laura catalyzes a global movement to bring compassionate leadership into the current era through advocacy, developing solutions, and supporting leaders. Laura’s 40-year career includes roles as a serial tech executive, Fortune 500 executive, meditation educator, master facilitator, nonprofit board member, executive advisor, and digital media creator. She built Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk science media network into a top-ranked podcast and 4X Emmy-nominated TV show with a seven-figure social media following.

About Evan Harrel: (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/team) Evan is the Chief Operating Officer of the Center for Compassionate Leadership and leads the Center’s thought leadership, research, and curriculum development. With a Harvard Business School MBA and extensive board experience, Evan has served in the nonprofit sector as the executive director of a group of inner-city Houston preschools and of the Houston Habitat for Humanity. Prior to his nonprofit work, he was an investment manager for 20 years, where he managed a thirty-billion-dollar mutual fund.

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About the Center for Compassionate Leadership: (https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/vision) The mission of the nonprofit Center for Compassionate Leadership is to advance compassionate methods of leadership by integrating best practices of modern leadership, evidence-based science, and contemplative wisdom. The Center accomplishes this through thought leadership, research, curriculum and training, community, and collaboration. Their unique approach to compassionate leadership enables organizations to build cultures of safety, connection, and belonging for all. Please find the Center’s press kit here: https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org/press-kit

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