Gwendolyn VanSant is the principal and owner of Equity in Practice LLC. She is an experienced organizational change consultant and coach who works at the intersection of diversity leadership, equity and inclusion, and strategic planning. She is also CEO and founding director of BRIDGE, a minority and women-run organization dedicated to cultural competence and social justice with a race, gender, and poverty lens.
 
A skilled community organizer and well-recognized thought leader, Gwendolyn’s leadership and work is rooted in racial justice, reparations, and extensive positive psychology training. In September 2021, Gwendolyn received national recognition as the Drum Major for Justice by the National Community Action Council for her antipoverty, mutual aid response to the negative impact of COVID on the most vulnerable communities and for BRIDGE’s New Pathways program.