Building a collective of change leadership;

one human and process at a time.

 Phillips Collaborative Mission


Phillips Collaborative partners with our clients and community to create transformational and sustainable change by empowering organizations to reimagine their systems and processes to ensure anti-racist praxis is utilized at all touch points.


Services


01

Organizational
DEI Consulting

Not Only Take A Stance Against Racism But A Commitment To Making That Stance Active.

02

Leadership Development &

Executive Coaching

Learn Approaches That Creates Self-Awareness, Helps Drive Transformational Change, & Provides Critical Challenge & Support.

03

Training &
Professional Development

Maximize Your Team's & Yourself Potential With Powerful Insights.

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Our Team


Milyna Phillips

Milyna Phillips

Founder & Principal Consultant

Lawrence Alexander

Lawrence Alexander

Sr. Consultant

Jini Rae Sparkman

Jini Rae Sparkman

Sr. Consultant

3RD RAIL PODCAST

Welcome to 3rd Rail, a podcast where we dive into the tough conversations shaping education, DEI, and civil discourse.


Hosted by Milyna Phillips alongside Jini Rae Sparkman and Lawrence Alexander of the Phillips Collaborative, we tackle the challenges of diversity, equity, and inclusion with honesty and insight. Join us as we "listen and definitely judge" the shifting landscape of admissions and beyond.

Client Reviews

See what our clients have to say about their experience working with Phillips Collaborative.

K. Minahan
Asst. Head of School,

MacDuffie School

"This year we have had the great privilege to engage in ongoing professional development designed and guided by Milyna Phillips. Milyna is a consummate professional who is detail-oriented and thoughtful in her practice. Milyna has been incredibly responsive to our needs and helped us to move important conversations forward."

Peter Daniels
Spanish Teacher,

St. Paul, MN

Sharing my heartfelt gratitude for Milyna and Jini who led Navigating Noise, Sustaining Focus: Next Steps in DEIJ Work In Schools. They adapted the content in the newsletters and during the virtual calls to meet me where I am and provide me with the coaching and resources to take my next steps in the classroom and in my life. Huge respect for these educators. Take this course.

Ashaad Tillman

Director of DEI,

Indian Mountain School

Working with Milyna has been one of the best experiences of my teaching career thus far! She is a compassionate leader who takes the time to listen, understand, and empathize with me. In every session, she creates a safe space for me to share my stories and perspectives, while simultaneously guiding me towards better professional practices and consistent/continuous learning.


I'm appreciative to have this opportunity to work with Milyna, and I know that her efforts and expertise working in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be beneficial to anyone who chooses to work with her.

Jody Soja,

Head of School,

Loomis Chaffee

This year, our School partnered with Milyna Phillips for 1:1 coaching for both our interim Director of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and for me as Head of School. Our coaching sessions were thought provoking and informative and provided lots of space for reflection.

We also worked with Milyna and Jini Rae in our search for a long term Director of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. They both tapped into their deep network of professionals and presented an impressive slate of candidates for us to interview.

Both Milyna and Jini Rae were extremely present and available to our entire team throughout the hiring process. They helped design a thoughtful interview experience and we are excited to welcome our new colleague to the team this summer!

Recent contributions

By Noel Gasca - NPR February 14, 2025
President Trump has issued executive orders to eliminate federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reflecting a broader trend of companies scaling back DEI initiatives. Even before these actions, demand for DEI consulting services had been declining, as many corporations retreated from diversity commitments made after 2020
By Phillips Collaborative February 6, 2025
In 3rd Rail’s debut episode, host Milyna Phillips joins Jini Rae Sparkman and Lawrence Alexander of the Phillips Collaborative to unpack the state of DEI. They dive into tough conversations on education, civil discourse, and admissions—listening, judging, and keeping it real.
By Jini Rae Sparkman January 13, 2025
In "The Guise of Civil Discourse and the Limits of Tolerance," Jini Rae Sparkman critiques the misuse of civil discourse as a facade for perpetuating racism and intolerance. She references Karl Popper's "paradox of tolerance," emphasizing that unbounded tolerance can lead to the erosion of tolerance itself if intolerant ideologies are not actively challenged.

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Partnerships

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