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Andre Koen, Facilitator

Andre Koen
Andre Koen, lead facilitator/trainer
Andre Koen is an energetic presenter, a powerful communicator, and a dynamic teacher. There are many words that describe him. The most illustrative is, “Andre, the Enkindled Spirit”. Andre is a diversity trainer in Minnesota. He provides face-to-face and online courses on diversity education including leadership development, empowerment training, cross-cultural competence, sensitivity training, anti-racism training and team building. Most of his clients include professionals needing continuing education credits. His weekly blog includes ideas for controlling, removing, and fighting discrimination. Koen also offer one-on-one training and coaching. Andre helps government and educational organizations manage and train staff, employees, and clients on diversity issues without blame, fault or guilt. His organization understands that people are doing the best they can with what they have, yet encourages them to examine themselves, explore other cultures, and become allies for others.
Koen works to move people's behaviors not by pushing them or making them feel guilty. His courses teach individuals to dissect, analyze, and making meaning of the issues that challenge us in a fair, balanced way that people can hear and understand. He motivates individuals to create something collaboratively.
Andre Koen is an energetic presenter, a powerful communicator, and a dynamic teacher. There are many words that describe him. The most illustrative is, “Andre, the Enkindled Spirit”. Andre is a diversity trainer in Minnesota. He provides face-to-face and online courses on diversity education including leadership development, empowerment training, cross-cultural competence, sensitivity training, anti-racism training and team building. Most of his clients include professionals needing continuing education credits. His weekly blog includes ideas for controlling, removing, and fighting discrimination. Koen also offer one-on-one training and coaching. Andre helps government and educational organizations manage and train staff, employees, and clients on diversity issues without blame, fault or guilt. His organization understands that people are doing the best they can with what they have, yet encourages them to examine themselves, explore other cultures, and become allies for others.
Koen works to move people's behaviors not by pushing them or making them feel guilty. His courses teach individuals to dissect, analyze, and making meaning of the issues that challenge us in a fair, balanced way that people can hear and understand. He motivates individuals to create something collaboratively.
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online sensitivity trainingAndre Koen is an energetic
presenter, powerful communicator, and a dynamic teacher. He integrates his abilities as improvisational comedian, large group facilitator, keynote speaker, and classroom teacher to captivate and educate his audience. Andre currently serves as the EEO/Affirmative Action Diversity Coordinator for Anoka County, Minnesota, where he educates the community on State and Federal laws, statutes, rules, codes and regulations governing employment and human rights functions, including U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rules, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), and Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Prior to his work in Anoka County, Andre was the Academic Dean at National American University, where he inspired mid-career adults to live their dreams and reach their full potential. Andre believes that people possess the ability to empower themselves, and this belief is made manifest by his unique style of teaching. The National Association of Human Rights Workers awarded Andre with the Human Rights Worker of the Year award for Andre’s continued dedication to human and civil rights. In addition, Andre has received both the “American Red Cross Marketing” and “The Community Presentations Volunteer of the Year” awards for the difference he is recognized as making in his community. As an agent for change, group facilitator, and youth advocate, Andre believes that everyone has the capacity for leadership. Through his work with the American Youth Foundation (AYF), Andre served as “Program Specialist” for the Community Education Resource Team. There he initiated a training program which promoted diversity within communities and schools. In addition to his role as program specialist, Andre served as the director of the International Leadership Conference in Ossipee, New Hampshire. Prior to AYF, Andre served as coordinator of Special Services for the St. Joseph Residential Treatment Center in Dayton, Ohio. In these ways, he has shown that he is committed to multicultural awareness, and youth development. There are many words that define Andre Koen, but the most definitive is, “Andre, the Enkindled Spirit.” sensitivity training classes sensitivity training activities sensitivity training video cultural sensitivity training diversity training disability sensitivity training sensitivity training workplace | Look for us in these media outlets
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