The Ultimate Team Party:
An Expansive Cultural Competency Training
2024 Class Dates Below.
Partners
2024 Class Dates
Experiences & Insights Panel
June 25th, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
-
To be announced
-
To be announced
-
To be announced
-
To be announced
-
To be announced
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS
About the UTP
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the pathway to success is paved with understanding and unity. We're thrilled to introduce our transformative "Cultural Competency Training," a comprehensive program meticulously crafted to equip teams with essential tools for thriving in an interconnected world.
What participants can expect
Training Day (8 Hours)
Expert-led sessions, interactive discussions and research, real-life case studies, and role plays to cultivate an engaging learning atmosphere.
Post-training Activities
A complementary 1-hour assessment and a customized implementation plan.
Follow-up
6-month and 1-year consulting session with additional guidance and recommendations for continuous cultural competency improvement.
Continuous Engagement
Exclusive webinars, articles, and best practices for cultural competency in the workplace.
In the News…
Springfield company makes a ‘party’ out of cultural competency training
Racheal Dami Odunewu started the Ultimate Team Party, an expansive cultural competency training program for individuals who want to better understand other cultures in order to better connect with them.
Meet the Team
-
![]()
Dami Odunewu, Purpose Connect
Racial & Ethnic Backgrounds
-
![]()
Heather Noggle, Codistac
Multigenerational Differences
-
![]()
Jonathan Bell, BMC
Gen Z
-
![]()
John Gray, APO
LGBTQ+ Community
-
![Derrick Wilson]()
Derrick Wilson, APO
LGBTQ+ Community
-
![]()
Ben Haldiman, DCO
Disabilities
-
![]()
Justyn Pippins, SCORE
Historic C-Street Tours
Testimonials
“Dami and her team put together a wonderful day of learning and resources, and education. We're going to take some key points from today and put them in place at our organization, and we really expect positive return on the time that we spent.”
Hunter Johnson, Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services
“People fear what they don’t know, and [Odunewu’s] all about really just helping people know more and understand different groups of people more.”
Lindsay Bauer, Director of People and Culture, Keep Supply
“I think what I found the most compelling was [Odunewu] just sharing her own experience of being Nigerian and coming over here and the differences and the things she had to adjust to.”
Marah Schreiber, Arc of the Ozarks Human Resources Director
“Understanding a patient’s culture is critical to giving proficient health care. We try to tie [cultural competency] to health care and just providing excellent customer service, no matter who they are.”
Nancy Yoon, Chief Medical Officer, Springfield-Greene County Health Department
“Colleges should be teaching this, our schools should be teaching this. I think everybody should go through a class like this.”
Jodi Childress Bowman, Human Resources Manager, Cintas
“Cultural Competence
begins with cultural self-awareness and expands to knowledge of, respect for and skills to engage with those of other cultures. Culturally competent individuals respect multiple perspectives and are able to successfully negotiate cross-cultural differences.” Missouri State University Public Affairs
