John Scott, PhD, is a core faculty member with Antioch University’s EdD program.  John’s academic inquiry includes but is not limited to indigenous wisdom related to our human relationship with water and environment, narrative research, theater of the oppressed (Boal), racial equity, and cultural humility. John also served for three years as the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for Washington State with the Seneca Family of Agencies. He has created and facilitated interdisciplinary training with corporations, nonprofit organizations, colleges, and educational systems, providing support surrounding issues of cultural humility, community leadership development, social justice issues, non-violent communication, and community-building processes. Currently,

He has served as a senior adjunct faculty member in the Transformative Studies doctoral program at the California Institute of Integral Studies and as a visiting faculty member with UC Berkeley’s doctoral and innovative L.E.A.D (Leaders for Equity and Democracy) program. Dr Scott is an academic, writer, researcher, and change maker who has been providing diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership and support to organizations and individuals for over 30 years.

John is the principal consultant and founder of Morningstar Consulting, where he provides DEI support, focused on climate and culture transformation, Beloved Community, and strategic planning and visioning. Dr. Scott is an active board member of the Washington State Parks Foundation and supports Washington State Parks in creating more accessible and welcoming spaces.

John has also created and led dynamic training, lectures, and workshops internationally in South Africa, Egypt, Japan, and Canada. Through the process of socially conscious, playful inquiry, John provides participants with practical and engaging skills in making positive, sustainable changes in their lives, communities, and organizations. John holds a PhD in Transformative Studies and a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies. John is passionate about long-distance swimming, equity, and peach cobbler.