i make equity work human.

hi! 👋🏽 I’m Shivani.

I’m a founder, facilitator, strategist, and equity advisor for organizations transforming the social sector.

With a background in health equity, social neuroscience, and systems thinking, I’m fluent in diagnosing thorny problems, deconstructing oppressive ideologies, building sustainable foundations, and transmuting conflict into playful reimagining.

trusted by

academia and research

Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz

Siena College

government and policy

Center for Civic Policy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centre for Public Impact
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)

nonprofits and CBOs

Community Partners
Florida Access Network
Future Problem Solving Program International (FPS)
Midwest Access Project
The New Mexico Immigrant Law Center

startups and consultancies

Doveras
Luminary Labs
Mission Spark
stealth tech startups across DEIB and health/wellness

work with Shivani

Consulting and facilitation

I partner with teams and serve as a guide through diagnosis, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation. Together, we’ll build trust across teams, transform conflict, and shift your workforce and programmatic equity from a far-off hope to an ongoing reality.
“Shivani's use of metaphors, open listening style, and encouragement for acknowledging of harms, and actionable future steps made this entire process feel intensely positive. I'm hopeful for the future of my organization, and the ways that we work together and address issues.”
“Shivani skillfully lead our team through a time of transition at our organization. She drew [on] evidence based materials and tactfully followed the energy in the room. I would highly recommend Shivani to anyone looking for external facilitation support!”
— CW, Global Manager
Advising and mentorship

Let’s move from fear, rupture, and despair to abundant self-trust and resonant connection. We take lessons from transformative justice, internal family systems, somatics and embodiment work, and other disciplines. I offer you a safe container in which to reckon with power and privilege, to heal from moral injuries, and to transform your leadership into good stewardship.
“Shivani was an incredible equity coach and supported me in deepening my thinking by getting clear and in touch with my desires, defining what is enough, exploring how to move through the world in a way that is fulfilling, exploring failure and what it means, and so many more questions that I had never made time or space to explore. Shivani gave me permission to be vulnerable and I trusted the reflection she held up was coming from a place of kindness.”
— Tomei Kuehl
Speaking and workshops

Keynote topics include:
Bodies & Systems: human-centered transition design
Intimate Practice: relational skills for systems change
“Shivani's ability to thoughtfully share a unique mixture of professional and lived experience has been key in advancing our coalition's understanding and application of disability justice. Her ability to embody the values of community care, anti-oppression and joy is inspiring during a vital time for our movement for justice.”
— Jessica Aranda, New Mexico Civic Engagement Table