About
My name is Barrett Wilkinson and I seek to partner with my clients, get into the weeds, and find solutions to people problems.
Comfort with the uncomfortable: with decades of experience in the field of people work (human resources, DEIA, restorative conflict resolution, and public health), I've probably heard and seen it all!
Confidentiality: I know what it means to be a safe and supportive collaborator who can provide reflection and honest feedback while continuing to share personal and professional spaces together.
No AI: People problems require real hearts and reflection. From me, you get the real work and collaboration, not a generic plan.
I Bring:
Expertise in workplace conflict resolution, employee relations, and cross-cultural restorative practices
Ideas for manager and administrator leadership coaching
Employee development planning including managing performance improvement
Strategic planning and turning the plan into tangible action
Work culture assessment and implementation for advancing workplace diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging programing (DEIB)
Training implementation roadmap for role-specific training and professional development
An evaluation plan to help you track and measure progress towards your goals
Hiring process design: creation and refinement of hiring process grounded in equity and competency based hiring
Useable project dashboards for our collaboration, with direct communication about the total cost of the project
BIO:
Barrett Wilkinson has spent his career in public service working with educators, administrators, and non-profit leadership to create safer communities for all. Barrett has built expertise in human resources with a focus on workplace equity and belonging, restorative practices, group facilitation, policy-to-training implementation, and conflict resolution. This work has taken him throughout the U.S. as well as to Northern Ireland. Barrett has a Masters in Public Policy and Management, and over two-decades of experience in the field of human resources. He is an active grassroots community member and neighbor, and serves on the board of directors for Portland Outright and the Foundation for Portland Public Schools. In his free time Barrett can be found on the mountains of Maine and New Hampshire, deep in DIY home improvement projects and planning adventures with his family.