Laura CELIS BLACK

Intercultural Specialist/Coach/Trainer/Educator with over 25 years of experience providing individual and group coaching, training, and facilitation. Has worked with local and expatriate managers, and multicultural teams in various industries: manufacturing, energy, financial, pharmaceutical, and non-profits. Brings to her practice state-of-the-art assessments Global DISC, Growth Zone, CWQ Culture in the Workplace, and SEI Survey of Emotional Intelligence. With a personal and deep understanding of emotional and cross-cultural intelligence, she accompanies individuals and teams as they build EQ and CI competencies, and applies intercultural agility, shared meaning, and collaborative leadership, to minimize blind spots, and optimize creative and innovative team performance.  

• Remote trainer, and coach. Expert user of Zoom, TEAMS, and other interactive platforms, Microsoft suite, and social network platforms such as WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram.
• Provider of Coaching and Training in English, Spanish, and in bilingual English/Spanish settings.
• Provider of intercultural training using a diversity of curriculums including proprietary programs.
• Specialized in bicultural and dual career couples, TCK parenting, second language acquisition, inbound, outbound, and reentry for expatriates.
• Experienced coach and trainer of multicultural and global teams working both onsite and remotely. 
• Driver of community engagement and organizational commitment has been an AMA Faculty member since 2016, and guest speaker at professional conferences such as Nexus EQ, NARME National Association for Relationship Education, FIGT Families in Global Transition Conference, UST Research Symposium, HR Association of Houston, Gulf Coast Regional HR Resource Conference, and others.