Sareil [Suh-Real] Brookins has many years of experience as a facilitator, trainer, advisor, HR/payroll processor and an adult learning specialist who focuses on topics related to DEIB, performance management, culture assessment, retention strategies, conflict management, well-being, self-awareness and leadership development. Brookins has a master's in industrial and organizational psychology from UMD and earned bachelor’s degrees in intensive psychology and critical race and ethnic studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Her professional career has been in higher education (UCSC, UMGC, USG, UMD) and civil rights organizations. She has attended speaking engagements as an invited speaker for universities and social justice based organizations. In her free time, she enjoys being a dog mom, karaoke singer and traveling.