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B-Lab combines decades of leadership, workforce, communication, community, and culture experience with a facilitative approach grounded in relationships, lived experience, and practical action.
Anthony Arrington, CDE®, CDF, CCA
Certified Diversity Executive (CDE)®, Certified Diversity and Belonging Facilitator (CDF), Certified Culture Assessor (CCA)
Anthony Arrington is a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE)®, Certified Diversity and Belonging Facilitator (CDF), and Certified Culture Assessor (CCA) with more than 25 years of experience in leadership, training, consulting, workforce development, and community engagement. He earned a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa.
Anthony helps organizations navigate culture through authentic dialogue, active listening, facilitation, culture assessment, executive coaching, strategic consultation, and storytelling. His work is especially focused on helping leaders understand the difference between intention and experience — and translate that understanding into more accountable, inclusive, and effective leadership.
Before launching his culture consulting work, Anthony led recruiting, business development, and community outreach efforts in Eastern Iowa for a global employment-services company. His community leadership has included work in social justice, public accountability, regional inclusion strategy, and data-informed culture initiatives. He was recognized by the Corridor Business Journal as one of the region's Most Influential Leaders in 2020 and 2022 and is a co-founder of the Diversity Straight Up and award-winning Breaking Barriers DEI&B podcasts.
Joy Briscoe, CDE®
Certified Diversity Executive (CDE)®
Joy Briscoe is a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE)®, marketing and communications strategist, and ecosystem builder with more than 20 years of experience developing culturally relevant programs, workforce strategies, and community partnerships. Her work connects culture, talent, access, education, economic opportunity, and belonging.
Joy has designed more than 20 equity and culture scorecards for educational institutions and community organizations and has led initiatives focused on workforce access, talent development, entrepreneurship, work-based learning, and community inclusion. She also serves as Executive Director of ONE Cedar Valley, a public/private workforce consortium focused on removing barriers to meaningful employment.
A 20 Under 40 award recipient, Joy has helped launch Black-centered entrepreneurship and business-accelerator initiatives, youth pre-apprenticeship programs, and culturally affirming educational efforts. Her approach reflects a core belief that belonging cannot be separated from the resources, access, relationships, and opportunities people experience every day.
James Corye Johnson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
James Corye Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker, community leader, and advocate dedicated to the holistic development of individuals, families, and communities. He holds advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology and Social Work from the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa, equipping him with a strong interdisciplinary foundation to address complex mental health and social challenges.
Corye's professional experience spans clinical practice, community-based work, and systems-level engagement. His work has supported justice-involved individuals, Veterans, people experiencing housing instability, and clients in both hospital and private-practice settings. He is the founder of initiatives focused on healing, connection, and empowerment, including the Black Men's Group, an intergenerational space for men to be seen, heard, and supported.
He also supports nonprofit efforts centered on community impact, mentoring, outreach, holistic wellness, leadership, and legacy-building. At his core, Corye is a devoted father and a proud Black man, drawing on both his personal journey and professional calling to create spaces where healing, accountability, and growth can thrive.
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