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Genein Letford

Intercultural Training Director

Location United States

Biography

Creating Transformational Change with Intercultural Creativity® and Brain Health

Genein Letford is a national thought leader of what true inclusive creativity and innovation can be in the future of work. Heavily backed by brain based research, Genein provides one of a kind keynotes, training and arts infused learning experiences that increases self awareness, creative intelligence and transformational change. She believes everyone has the right to reach their full creative potential individually and corporately.

Who Genein Helps:

    • Businesses & Organizations: Leading interactive training sessions to improve creative thinking, cultural competence and brain health across multiple industries
    • Event Organizers: Offering interactive and informational keynotes and dynamic workshops 
    • HR & Training Professionals: Orchestrating transformative programs in creativity and cultural competence that ensure measurable change with data analysis support.
    • Universities: Training departments in professional development, innovative thinking, and brain health
    • K-12 Professional Development: Delivering teacher and educational leadership training on creative thinking integration, and arts infused curriculum development.
    • Cultural Organizations: Building bridges across varied cultures, honoring and valuing diverse lived experiences.

How Genein Helps: Genein brings qualified assessments to identify the clients needs to create a custom program that meets and exceeds the goals. She integrates the client’s culture and organizations elements into the sessions for increased connections and application. Her varied background and applicable topics of brain health and creative thinking allows her to create learning experiences for all ages in multiple fields.

Engagement Tools:

    • The Arts: Utilizing all four arts (music, theater role playing, visual art and movement) to increase whole person understanding of the content
    • Hands-On Exercises: Increasing multimodal interaction with the lessons
    • Group and Partner Dialogue: Employing real time learning and reflection of the content
    • Metaphorical Implementation Items: Increasing percentage of implementation

Key Clients:

  • Boston Medical Center
  • Los Angeles School District
  • The Cherokee Nation
  • IBM
  • California State University, Northridge
  • UCLA

Notable Achievements:

Genein is a national award winner educator and has created and trademarks Intercultural Creativity®, NeuroSomatic Creativity which increase creative thinking through cultural awareness and brain and body connections. She has administered her curriculum to thousands around the world and is a highly sought after keynote speaker and published author with over 6 books on these topics.

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Notes

Education: Masters of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, CSUN, 2009 and Bachelor’s of Psychology, UCLA, 2002

Certifications:

  • IDI Intercultural Competency Certification – Qualified Administer
  • Brain Centric Design Certification
  • Intercultural Creativity® Certification
  • NeuroSomatic Creativity® Certification

Publications:

  • 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity: Connect, Create and Innovate Across Cultural Lines, 2021
  • My Brain, My Brain My Beautiful Brain, (Children’s Book), 2023
  • The Future Classroom of Intercultural Creativity: Building Students Who Connect & Create Together, 2022
  • I AM CREATIVE (Children’s Book), 2021
  • The Power of I AM: The Neuroscience of Positive Thinking, (Inner Child’s Book), 2024
  • From Debt to Destiny: Creating Financial Freedom from the Inside Out, Best-Seller, June 2019
  • Chicken Soup For the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers, Contributing Author, April 2017
  • American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom, Featured Educator, Welcome Books, October 2013

Awards:

  • LA Lakers and Comerica Bank ‘Woman of Philanthropy’ Business Award, Los Angeles, 2019
  • California Charter School Teacher of the Year, CCSA Hart Vision Award, Sacramento, CA, 2015
  • John Maxwell’s Transformational Leadership Award, Top 30, August 2015
  • Innovation in Education Award, The Valley Economic Alliance, San Fernando Valley, CA, 2014
  • PEOPLE Teacher of the Year Finalist, PEOPLE Magazine, New York, 2013
  • Bravo Arts Educator Award Recipient, Los Angeles Music Center and Disney Concert Hall, 2012
  • Great American Teacher of the Year Award, Atlanta, GA, 2010
  • The Jane Ortner ‘Educating Through Music’ Curriculum Awards, Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, 2010
  • National Sontag Urban Educator Award, Boston, Mass., 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • National Teacher Award Finalist, Time Warner Cable, 2008

Teaching:

  • Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Arts & Culture Education, Social Studies Course
  • Eisner School of Education, California State University, Northridge, CA
  • Creative Arts Educator, GATE (Gifted) Coordinator/Instructor
  • Canoga Park School, Canoga Park, CA

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