Amber Ontiveros
Amber Ontiveros, with her company, Ontiveros and Associates LLC, works to create effective and defensible diversity and civil rights programs; After a life-altering near-death experience, Amber recognized the limitations of traditional racial equity conversations and was inspired to innovate. Now an Unconscious Bias coach, Amber has crafted tools grounded in the neuroscience of unconscious bias to heal herself from beliefs that result in discord, discrimination and oppression. She now uses these tools in her practice, among businesses and agencies to foster positive workplace culture. Her perspective has been seen and heard by thousands of agencies for leading change management initiatives across the country. Her upcoming book, Heal The Four Woundings: A Guide to Ending Discord and Discrimination, dives into the four beliefs that lie within all of us that we believe are real and are the root of oppression and discrimination. With a career spanning over two decades, Amber has been a passionate advocate for civil rights, focusing on marginalized groups and communities of color. Her expertise is further underscored by her roles as a senior staffer during both the Bush and Obama administrations at the US Department of Transportation
