An award-winning equity strategist, keynote speaker and social worker, Kinya Baker has over 18 years of experience helping teams, leagues and communities build winning cultures on and off the ice. As the founder and executive director of Shades of Humanity Consulting, she works with organizations to turn diversity and inclusion goals into game-changing results, and has partnered on national- and league-level initiatives that tackle racism, bias and inequity head-on. Kinya’s approach blends trauma-informed practice, intersectional thinking and practical sport strategies that strengthen the bench, locker room and community, and helps teams go beyond awareness into measurable action through designing anti-racism coaching programs, restorative approaches and leadership playbooks.