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  1. Deborah Shukyn-Plageman

    Deborah Shukyn-Plageman is an advocate for and member of the LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent communities. As a late-identified AudHD/2E practitioner, Deborah brings both lived experience and professional expertise to her work in coaching, coach education, mentor coaching and coaching supervision. She is the founder of PersonaGrata Consulting and the developer of Coaching Neurodiversity at Work at UBC Extended Learning.

    As a 20-year veteran of professional coaching, Deborah is a credentialed coach, mentor coach and coaching supervisor, holding ICF-PCC, EMCC-EIA, EMCC-ESIA and CCDP designations. She has coached a diverse range of clients with intersectional neurodivergent identities, including senior and emerging leaders, people at all levels of organizations, people of diverse cultural backgrounds, people with physical and developmental disabilities, cancer survivors, and people experiencing short-term, episodic and lifelong mental health, addictions and employment-related barriers.

    Deborah is a practitioner-researcher whose work focuses on equity, neurodiversity, coaching supervision and access to meaningful participation in work and community life. Her graduate and doctoral-level studies have focused on the use of coaching to support people who experience barriers and marginalization. She also develops programs for universities and community organizations serving people with complex, intersectional identities.

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