Practicing Equity by Design

Equity and inclusion work can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to move beyond awareness to real behaviour change and action. That’s where momentum matters, and that’s where I come in.

I help leaders, teams, and boards get started, get unstuck, or accelerate their next phase of equity work. My guiding principle is simple: practice makes progress. Together, we build sustainable, meaningful, and even joyful equity practices that strengthen teams and lead to more inclusive services, programs, and products.

With over 20 years of experience integrating equity, inclusion, and intersectionality into organizational culture and strategy, I’ve partnered with a wide range of organizations, from associations and foundations to multi-service nonprofits and academic institutions.

Beyond the work, I draw strength and inspiration from my Trinidadian heritage, which grounds me and fuels my passion. When I’m not working with clients, you’ll likely find me at the dojo, training toward my third-degree black belt.

How We Can Help

At Chanel Grenaway & Associates Inc., we support leaders, boards, and teams in embedding equity into strategy, culture, and decision-making. Together, we turn equity goals into practical, sustainable actions that reflect anti-racism, inclusion, and gender equity principles.

Whether you're designing a new initiative, building internal capacity, or engaging communities, we bring a collaborative and grounded approach, rooted in dialogue, trust, and accountability.

We can:

Build Good Work Cultures:

Facilitate equity-centred learning for leaders and teams, offering sessions on inclusive leadership, anti-Black racism, and building confidence to lead and engage in equity conversations.

Build Good Board Cultures:

Partner with leaders and boards to embed equity into strategies and decision-making, reimagining how meetings are run, how hiring and board recruitment are approached, and how programs and services are designed to better serve diverse communities.

TRUSTED BY

"Chanel shares information in a way that encourages empathy and understanding, and inspires action."

Chanel is an exceptional thinker, trainer and facilitator. My organization partnered with Chanel on the design and delivery of intersectional gender analysis for program design. Participants were very diverse including staff from different global regions, and with varying levels of prior knowledge of the subject. Chanel was very responsive to the challenges of facilitating learning across diverse groups, actively listened, and made adjustments based on participant feedback. The sessions were insightful, carefully tailored to our needs, and included relevant examples. Chanel’s warmth and joyful presence lightens up the room, making the whole environment much more conducive for participation and learning. I strongly recommend working with Chanel on all your gender analysis needs!

Paula Orlando, Gender Programming Advisor, Internews