ABOUT AMERICA & MOORE
The CrossFit trainers of DEI & antiracism
With over two hundred combined years of experience in diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism, the America & MOORE team brings an innovative approach that is shaped by how people work, interact, and learn today. Just like trainers in the gym, we foster the organizational and individual strength needed to rise to the next level. We help organizations successfully move through DEI interventions to an antiracist way of living and operating.
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America & MOORE team members use their experience, expertise, and content to match the needs of our clients, from those starting out to those further along. We guide groups or individuals to move beyond DEI and to the journey of becoming Moore equitable, inclusive, and antiracist. This challenging approach builds individual and organizational readiness, which is a growth asset for our ever-changing America.
DR. EDDIE MOORE JR.
Optimism + Action: Changing the world,
one presentation at a time
Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. is a nationally recognized thought leader, educator, and motivational speaker with a mission to inspire and equip individuals and organizations to confront and dismantle systemic inequities. With an impressive career spanning academia, business, leadership, and community service, Dr. Moore’s work has left a transformative impact on countless lives and communities. In 1996, Dr. Moore founded America & MOORE to offer dynamic workshops and trainings on diversity, privilege, and leadership.
Dr. Moore’s expertise and passion have earned him numerous accolades, including the prestigious 2015 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Best Interview Award and the 2022 ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law’s Honorable Bernice B. Donald Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession Award. His groundbreaking contributions to the conversation on race and privilege include his feature in the powerful documentary, "I’m Not Racist…Am I?"
Known for his mantra, “If you have a lot, you should do a lot,” Dr. Moore challenges individuals to lead with purpose and action. Whether through his impactful keynote addresses, workshops, or personal mentorship, Dr. Moore’s unwavering commitment to justice and equity drives change in every space he enters.
Come join the movement, connect through relationships, and build a society that honors the rights of all people––help us do Moore. Let’s do it together. Our arms are wide open.
Dr. Moore is the founder and program director for the global White Privilege Conference (WPC). In 2014, he founded The Privilege Institute (TPI), a nonprofit that annually hosts the conference. TPI engages people in research, education, action, and leadership through workshops, conferences, publications, and strategic partnerships and relationships.
For over ten years, Dr. Moore was Director of Diversity at Brooklyn Friends School and The Bush School.
Dr. Moore is co-founder of the online journal, Understanding and Dismantling Privilege (UDP).
He is also the co-editor of several books and the author of a children's book.
Dr. Moore received his PhD from the University of Iowa in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies. His PhD research was on Black football players at Division III schools in the Midwest.
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He is also a Certified Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance) and a Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).
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America & MOORE TEAM
Joshua V. Barr, Esq. (he/him/his) is an Emmy and national award-winning, transformational leader who has trained people on human rights and DEI issues from all 50 states and five continents. After serving as the director of the Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission, he is now the chief strategist and founder of Raising The Barr, where he trains and presents to organizations on how to reach new heights by investing in their employees and stakeholders through inclusive and equitable policies and practices.
Dr. Carmen Iannarelli (she/her/hers) is the Chair of the Humanities, Behavioral, and Social Sciences Department at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Her research findings on marginalized and underserved populations in postsecondary education highlight the impact of microaggressions on student experiences and how these aggressions manifest. She is an IDI Qualified Administrator, skilled at developing comprehensive DEI and belonging action plans, and coaches/trains on microaggressions, ableism, unconscious bias, white privilege, generational diversity, cycles of oppression, and other topics.
Dr. John G. Igwebuike (he/him/his) is an accomplished listening coach, author, practitioner, and the visionary behind The Lead Listening Institute. A retired business law professor and known as "the Listening Professor," his innovative work on leveraging listening to amplify cultures of care has garnered recognition in a variety of publications. He is an accomplished scholar and lifelong learner and brings a rich educational background to his work.
Dr. Marguerite Penick (she/her/hers) received her PhD from the University of Iowa in Curriculum and Instruction. Her work centers on issues of power, privilege and oppression in relationship to issues of curriculum with a special emphasis on the incorporation of quality literature in K-12 classrooms. With a goal of creating sustainable relationships grounded in equity and mutual respect, her teaching and scholarship are geared towards helping educators create inclusive environments.
Dr. Daniel Zinnel (he/him/his) is a facilitator, speaker, and learner. Authenticity, intentionality, humility, compassion, and joy are his leadership values. He launched Growth and Joy to help individuals, businesses, and organizations develop proactive, practical, and purposeful leaders. He has trained and spoken to over 20,000 individuals on a variety of topics including leadership, power and privilege, and LGBTQ inclusion.
THE PRIVILEGE INSTITUTE
Let's Get REAL: Research • Education • Action • Leadership
Dr. Moore currently serves as Director of The Privilege Institute (TPI), host of the national White Privilege Conference (#WPC), and regional White Privilege Symposiums (#WPS). TPI provides opportunities and possibilities for research, publications, speaking, and collaborations for those committed to true social and institutional change. Under his direction and inclusive relationship model, the White Privilege Conference has become one of the top national and international conferences for participants who want to move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity, power, privilege, and leadership.
In 2014, Dr. Moore founded The Privilege Institute, a network of diverse and multi-disciplinary people, driven to advance learning about diversity, power, privilege, supremacy, and antiracist leadership. TPI informs, supports, and challenges people committed to action and accountability. The non-profit includes #WPC, #WPS, youth action programs, and resources, including a fully online peer reviewed journal, “Understanding and Dismantling Privilege (UDP).”
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TPI also facilitates research opportunities for social justice and collaboration opportunities through outreach and service-learning. A Black Male Think Tank (BMTT) meets yearly at The White Privilege Conference and is committed to being a visible and community-based asset to the lives of young Black males. BMTT's mission is to provide them action, serving, healing, innovating, educating, loving and developing that “affirms their existence, cultivates their excellence, supports their development, raises their consciousness, and protects them from white supremacy and other forms of oppression."