About
ACT Consulting is your partner from concept to implementation for all equity, diversity, and inclusion work.
When it comes to creating more equitable and inclusive cultures in the workplace, in our communities, and in our schools, we know it takes purposeful effort. Our programs empower everyone to exist authentically while giving participants the tools necessary to create long-term, sustainable, and brave spaces.
Our work focuses on three key pillars:
*Programs are interactive and can be adapted for virtual or in-person participation and can accommodate groups of all sizes.
The Team | ACTivators
Erin Beacham
Founder/ACTivator
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Born and raised in Atlanta, although I spent 15 years in Greensboro, NC. I consider both to be home!
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Exploring and learning with my kiddos and wife, UGA football, college basketball, Mumford and Sons, doing THIS work.
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Member of the Advisory Board for Alonzo A. Crim for Urban Educational Excellence, a group working to launch a street outreach program for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness and a facilitator for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) A World of Difference programs.
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I graduated from Guilford College with a dual major in Psychology and African American Studies and have a master’s degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Peace and Conflict Studies.
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I coached at a basketball camp for a summer in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Read Erin’s interview with CanvasRebel Magazine
Read Erin’s interview with Voyage ATL Magazine
Perri Chandler
ACTivator
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Born in Pittsburgh, PA (GO STEELERS!) and raised in Atlanta.
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Going to the movies solo, Harry Styles, creating new memories with my kid and husband, live music, laughing until my stomach hurts, planting the seeds of identity, power, and privilege
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Member of RedefinED board, a public education advocacy organization dedicated to creating equitable access to educational opportunities resources; facilitator for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) A World of Difference programs; parent-volunteer at my child’s school
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I graduated from American University with a major in International Relations (concentration in Comparative and International Race Relations).
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In elementary school, I had a blonde hair that grew out of my cheek. It grew so long that i could put it behind my ear.
Rebecca Keel
ACTivator
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North Carolina, through and through! Born in a small Piedmont town, educated in the mountains, with family rooted in the east. Though I now call New Orleans home (after a stop in Brooklyn), my heart is forever drawn back to NC.
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My pup, Sattva. My niece. My unique, close-knit family. Hiking trails, beautiful spatial design, and the privilege of holding space for others to connect through our shared humanity in meaningful conversations.
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I serve on the board of a New Orleans charter school and the city’s Yom HaShoah Committee. I also strive to be a thoughtful neighbor, using my privilege to advocate for our historically Black neighborhood as it faces ongoing threats of environmental racism.
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I earned a BA in Sociology from UNC Asheville with a focus on the intersections of race, equity, and economic disparity, an MSEd in Educational Leadership from Baruch College, and an MS in Interior Design from Pratt Institute, with a focus on K-12 school architecture.
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I once sewed my finger into an industrial sewing machine while racing to finish a massive textile installation for a wedding. Lesson learned: deadlines and needles don’t mix well!
