Working both virtually and in person, we are a full-service consulting firm, specializing in facilitation and training in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion, board of director governance, and strategic facilitation.
McCord Consulting Group is a subject matter expert on diversity and inclusion issues. Meeting people where they are at, we help groups create a foundation to understand diversity, equity, and inclusion. This comprehension demonstrates to current and future employees, customers, and stakeholders the purpose and overall intention of diversity as it relates to a distinct organizational culture.
We bring enthusiasm, emotional safety, and structure to meetings – giving groups permission to execute bold ideas to change communities and the world. Using innovative problem solving techniques, McCord Consulting Group guides teams to prioritize the most impactful actions and sets them on a path to immediate implementation the moment the facilitated session is complete.
Tailored to the needs of the individual organization, McCord Consulting Group leads Board of Directors through their roles and responsibilities as they relate to both the mission of the organization and the job of the CEO. Incorporating diversity and inclusion into all training reinforces its importance in sustaining innovative and relevant institutions.
Meet the team.
McCord Consulting Group is a a Black-owned, woman-owned boutique firm with locations in Boulder, Colorado and Panamá City, Panamá. The group has been in the governmental affairs, business consulting, and board development fields since 2004.
With a notable career in the legislative field, some highlights for the MCG team include:
Additionally, the team has worked on education and labor policy at the Colorado General Assembly, bringing a unique expertise and proven lobbying style to the West.
The team specializes in working with organizations organizations looking to implement organizational change – including strategic facilitation, board of director engagement, and the recruitment and retention of minority employees and board directors that is culturally competent and supportive.
MCG’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Public Policy from Michigan State University.
MCG provides public speaking services, training audiences to break free of the status quo so that they can lead their teams and organizations to the next phase of development. The team has spoken before the following audiences: The University of Notre Dame, Financial Planning Association, BevNet, ExpoWest, Alliance Management Institute, and the Colorado Small Business Development Center.
Ms. McCord’s civic and professional board participation includes the City of Boulder Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Boulder Community Health Patient & Family Advisory Council. Her past board participation includes the Posner Center for International Development, Boulder Housing Partners, and the Community Affairs Council of the Boulder Chamber. Ms. McCord is the past President of the Notre Dame Club of Denver and she is the current Diversity Council Region West Director for the University of Notre Dame. She has been named a Boulder ‘Young Pro to Know’ by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.
In 2025, I asked, “How Will You Celebrate Black History Month?” We were one month into the new administration, Federal DEI initiatives were being decimated, and public institutions were following suit, eliminating their DEI programs in order to curry favor and perhaps escape the wrath of the new administration.
As we start February 2026, many citizens are baffled by the tragic murders of American citizens Keith Porter Jr, Renee Nicole Good, and Alex Pretti. Many people are shocked and are questioning how these killings happened and what happens next. While your company’s DEI program would not and could not answer these specific questions, the history of underrepresented populations in the United States could provide a view into how actions like these have been burdened by and challenged by these communities.
Whether you have dismantled your DEI initiatives in the past year or if they are still in existence, you have a new opportunity to strengthen your efforts during Black History Month 2026. In the United States the period from 1882 to 1901 was the height of lynchings, with an average of more than 150 each year. Lynchings are extrajudicial killings – the deliberate killing of a person without the lawful authority granted by a judicial proceeding. Learn how these communities addressed these lynchings. What did they do internally? How did they respond externally? And if you don’t believe topics like this should be discussed in the workplace, you’ve knit pink hats, you’ve worn safety pins, you’ve donned blue bracelets and the killings haven’t stopped. Perhaps it’s time to try different tactics.
I wish you a Happy Black History Month in which you can reflect on the contributions of Black people to the United States despite the systems and practices that have been erected to murder their success.
For more information on ways in which I can motivate your team, follow along on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. For more information on board governance and strategic facilitation, follow along on LinkedIn or Instagram. Nikki McCord is the founder of McCord Consulting Group & McCord Speaks, the only choice for organizations looking to energize, innovate, and pursue new paths beyond the status quo.