About Dr. Joel Perez

Dr. Joel Pérez is an executive and leadership coach, speaker, and consultant, passionate about helping leaders and organizations achieve their goals and develop a posture of cultural humility so they can have an impact and create the culture they desire. He owns Apoyo Coaching and Consulting, LLC, a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF). He specializes in career transitions, identity-conscious leadership coaching, and coaching professionals who want to develop their cultural humility. He has a certification in the MBTI, is a Qualified Administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), is a Gallup Strengths Certified Coach, and is a certified coach through the Academy of Creative Coaching. He has over 20 years of experience in higher education, serving in various key leadership roles. His book Dear White Leader: How to Achieve Organizational Excellence through Cultural Humility is focused on helping leaders develop their cultural humility for individual, organizational, and community change. Joel earned his doctorate in higher education administration at Claremont Graduate University.