Meet Dr. Claire
The Culture & Well-being Architect ® | Transformational Speaker | Leadership Strategist
I'm Dr. Claire Green-Forde, The Culture & Well-Being Architect®, a leadership strategist, keynote speaker, and former public-sector executive with over two decades of experience across healthcare, human services, government, and criminal legal systems.
I've led within complex, public-serving systems and understand the weight of decisions that affect employees, organizational performance, and the communities depending on those services. I also understand the human demands of leadership, particularly when navigating competing priorities, limited resources, and high-stakes decisions. That experience informs how I help leaders identify underlying organizational challenges, strengthen their capacity, and lead meaningful change.
My approach integrates executive leadership, mental health expertise, organizational strategy, human behavior, and an intersectional, equity-rooted understanding of the systems in which people lead and work.
Through Dr. Claire SPEAKS!, I bring this perspective to keynotes, executive learning, and strategic advisement, grounded in my L.E.A.D. with C.A.R.E.® philosophy.
My conviction remains simple: Work Shouldn't Hurt®.
Credentials at a Glance:
Dr. Claire brings two decades of experience across mental health, healthcare, government, nonprofit leadership, advocacy, policy, criminal-legal systems, and systems-level change, supported by advanced education, licensure, and specialized training in leadership, workplace inclusion, crisis response, youth development, and community-facing systems.
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Doctorate in Social Work (DSW)
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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Dual Bachelor’s: Public Health & Sociology (Minor in Women’s Studies)
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Certified in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
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Certified in Workplace Inclusion
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Certified Everything DiSC® Trainer
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Certified in Inclusive and Ethical Leadership
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Certified in Nonprofit Leadership
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Certified Interim Executive Leader
Dr. Claire SPEAKS!™ Is a Sanctuary for Truth and Healing
Meaningful change requires honest conversations about organizational culture, leadership practices, and the conditions shaping people's experiences.
This work is not about shame. It is about clarity, accountability, repair, and transformation. We create space for truth, strengthen leaders' capacity to act on what they learn, and support organizational cultures grounded in human dignity, well-being, and care.
A Glimpse into My Journey...
My journey is shaped by lived experience, cultural humility, and a deep belief that leadership is both a responsibility and a calling.
As an immigrant woman, executive leader, and mental health professional, I've experienced the pressures of navigating systems where identity, power, and organizational culture influence whose voices are heard, whose experiences are valued, and whose humanity is honored.
Those experiences strengthened my conviction that silence cannot be the price of belonging, and meaningful change requires both truth and accountability.
Dr. Claire SPEAKS! was born from that conviction: a commitment to humanizing leadership, challenging harmful organizational conditions, and helping leaders create meaningful change.
This work is how I serve.
It is how I lead.
And it is how I help others lead with courage, cultural humility, and empathy at the center.
Where Would You Like to Begin?
Whether you are preparing for a transformational keynote, designing a leadership learning experience, or exploring strategic advisement, Dr. Claire SPEAKS!™ offers clear pathways to help your organization strengthen leadership, culture, and well-being.
Choose the next step that best aligns with where your organization is now and what you are ready to build next.
