Meet The Team
A team of highly-trained and experienced Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) consultants
Faisal Arif
Trainer / Advisor
In his own words, Faisal is “excited by challenging and fast-paced environments”, which is one of the winning qualities he brings to his role as part of the Irish Centre for Diversity’s team of expert FREDIE™ (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement) trainers and advisors.
His engaging manner makes him adept at creating ‘safe space’ settings for the valuable conversations that educate by sharing and exploring the ‘lived experiences’ of FREDIE.
Faisal’s other attributes and skills have been honed from a wide range of professional experiences including lecturing Leaving Certificate-level students and other education roles as an English subject specialist. Most recent experience includes coaching and consultation around Race Awareness, Race in the curriculum, LGBTQIA+ Awareness & Youth supports, Disability Awareness and more.
Faisal says he is a comic book fanatic and adores Marvel – predominantly the X-Men series. He also enjoys getting immersed in Shakespeare, William Burroughs and 1950s era writing.