Desiree Maya

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Change is within us all. It starts with getting on the other side of fear. When we can unlock the power of a growth mindset, change and transformation become an inevitable part of our story. The best time of our lives is always the now, so let’s embrace the growth journey.

Desiree has nearly two decades of experience leading process improvement, change, leadership development, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEI&B) initiatives in complex health organizations across the United States and Canada. Her successful implementation track record includes the community hospital, academic medical center, multi-facility system, and federal government settings in Epic, Cerner, and Meditech shops. Desiree is a certified executive coach, DEI&B expert, and an accredited Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) coach, delivering expertise in change leadership and inclusion techniques.

Desiree currently leads change management and leadership, DEI&B, and executive coaching endeavors in Huron’s people transformation business unit. This includes keynote speaking, conducting assessment work to identify transformational opportunities, delivering change and DEI&B workshops, building strategic partnerships, and providing leadership coaching internally and with clients. She’s passionate about expanding diversity awareness, elevating cultural competency, executing sustainable change, and building resilient leaders.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Business Operations
  • Care Transformation
  • Organizational Transformation

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of California – San Diego
  • Minor, Healthcare and Social Issues, University of California – San Diego
  • Certified Accelerating Implementation Methodology Coach, Implementation Management Associates
  • Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coach Federation
  • Hogan Assessments Certified, Hogan Assessments

Speaking Topics List

  • Alignment and Accountability
  • Change Management and Leadership
  • Communication
  • Employee Attraction and Engagement
  • Executive Leadership
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Culture
  • Resilience and Well-Being

Industries

  • Healthcare

Professional Associations

  • Member, American College of Healthcare Executives
  • Member, Association of Change Management Professionals
  • Member, International Coach Federation

Audience: All Leaders, All Healthcare Roles
Focus: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B), Leadership
Length: Keynote

Unconscious bias has been talked about more in healthcare organizations, but what does it really mean and how should leaders address it? In this session, we get grounded in key terms that help us to build a broader understanding of explicit and implicit bias. We also learn how to disrupt our biases and what allyship looks like in practice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Establish a common language related to unconscious bias.
  • Model positive DEI&B behaviors using practice scenarios.
  • Advance the mission to provide quality and equitable care for patients.
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Loved the presentation. The topics chosen today were excellent and the presenter, Dez was amazing as well. Thank you for modeling inclusion, acceptance, and encouragement and doing so with quiet calm and strength.



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