ABOUT

Cultural Competency is Part of Leadership

What does DEI, (diversity, equity, and inclusion mean to your organization, team, or project? We help you manage and resolve (cultural and other) differences that matter, in order to avoid disconnects, such as:

• People talking past each other- or not at all
• Tense and out-of-sync teams
• Discouraged employees who underperform or leave

Our Purpose & Vision

Our purpose is improving organizational capacity, competitiveness, and cultural competency, through better communication. ​Our vision is a more equitable and prosperous USA economy, driven by a thriving middle and working class.
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See FAQ​

About Lee Mozena

Lee founded Zena Consulting in 2008, to improve communication and cultural competency skills for leaders.
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Her previous career was doihng similar work with diverse community-based organizations. 

Lee often advises teams behind the scenes. Clients value her ability to identify, synthesize, and articulate multiple and nuanced perspectives- especially when conflict arises. Candid yet diplomatic, she easily builds connections with people. Learn more at HERSTORY. 

Lee (c) with Malikah Festival models in Redmond, WA.

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"As a leader of color, I’ve felt empowered working with Lee. She took the time to understand our vision, and skillfully applied her deep knowledge of cultural and diversity elements to researching and writing our grants, and developing marketing materials."

NARIMA AMIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL SOCIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS

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"Lee’s insights were critical to branding that reflects our priority and intentions. I highly recommend executive teams work with her to avoid subtle, but potentially disastrous messaging mistakes that you wouldn’t even catch."

JEN HAMILTON, COO, CONSULTANT'S INSTITUTE

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"Without Lee's involvement, the Korean-American community's participation in the Shoreline Art Festival would not have been possible. She is tireless, and follows through on her commitments."  

​MATTHEW BENUSKA, BOARD MEMBER,  KOREAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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"Lee is a great connector who reaches out to diverse communities; and encourages information exchange and collaboration. She's an insightful person, committed to strengthening communities."

LOUISE CHERNIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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"Zena Consulting has given us a great sounding board for discussing multicultural strategies- and the confidence to recommend them to our clients directly- for diversity & inclusion training and other efforts.​"

​CHRIS STANLEY, CEO, ALANCE MEDIA GROUP

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Credentials

Education 
MA Sociology, The New School
BA Communications, Temple University
Training Specialist, University of Washington

Certifications
-  Washington State OMWBE  certified DBE since 2019
-  Adaptive Community Leadership, Saybrook University
-  Cultural Detective Facilitation, Nipporica Associates
-  Basic Facilitative Mediation Training, Skagit Valley Dispute Resolution Center

Current Volunteer Work
-​  National Co-Chair,  EDI Task Force,  Association of Women in Communications, (AWC)
-  Washington State Department of Enterprise Service, (DES) Business Diversity Advisory Committee, (BDAG) 

Previous Recognitions  
-  Contributor to “Access to Asia”, by Sharon Schweitzer
​​-  Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, (CAPCAN)- Volunteer Award 

See METHODOLOGY ​

About Our Team

These talented folks work with Lee on larger projects or bring additional expertise to an engagement. 

Patricia Davis, MA

Organizational Psychology

Adrienne Guerrero, MA

Change Management

Ron Higgs, MS

Management Consulting

Linda Dunbar, MA

Global Communication

Dee Knapp, JD

Training & Mediation

Tom Rosenak, BA

Leadership Development

Strategic Partners

We're Equity Advocates for Small & Diverse Businesses

Small businesses are the foundation of a resilient and competitive economy. They're also a key part of healthy communities.

Lee Mozena volunteers on the Washington State Business Diversity Advisory Group, BDAG, which is overseen by the Department of Enterprise Service. DES awards contracts of over 1 billion dollars a year to businesses. BDAG's role is to help DES "change the culture of procurement," through developing more equitable policy and procurement processes.