Emily Smith

About Emily Smith

Globally focused, locally engaged, cultural intelligence and intercultural educator, designer and strategic DEI professional. An inclusive and effective educator and cross-cultural navigator who leverages these aptitudes to advance learning and development, build relationships, advance social impact through DEI initiatives, and further the work of equity, diversity, and inclusion through a culturally intelligent and human-centered lens. Extensive experience across multiple disciplines in intercultural curriculum and content design, program management, impactful community engagement, and effective cultural intelligence and DEI facilitation and implementation. My experiences have been centered around healthcare, large international scientific organizations, French translation and Cultural Intelligence consulting, foreign and world affairs, business, and large integrated health systems. As an empathic leader, systems thinker, and life-long learner, I am driven to make the world more just, equitable, and inclusive with each interaction.

Experience

1. Manager, Dei Learning & Development

   Corewell Health

   Jan 2023 — Present · Grand Rapids, MI, US

   We can make health better. People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of dedicated people—including more than 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than nurses providing care and services in 22 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.3 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. As the Manager, DEI Learning & Development at Corewell Health, I am a globally focused, locally engaged, cultural intelligence and inclusion educator, learning and development designer, and strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion professional. In this role, I serve the system by leveraging these experiences and aptitudes to cultivate learning and development opportunities, shepherd system change through education, and advance the work of diversity, equity and inclusion by using a health equity and human-centered lens-Strategic translator and implementer of DEI and cultural intelligence strategy at the intersection of learning and development-Help drive strategic efforts to retain, develop, and drive inclusion while championing a diverse workforce across Corewell Health-Create and deliver educational materials and training programs to curate a culture of inclusion-Translate knowledge into various platforms and media for the benefit of an engaged and diverse team member population-As part of the DE & I team, work diligently to create engaging content fit for a variety of learning styles and audiences.

Education

• School for International Training

  Experiential French Language & Culture Study Abroad Program: Toulouse, France

  1996 — 1996

• Aquinas College - Grand Rapids

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  2012 — 2015

• Colorado State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  1993 — 1998