We are not truly free to thrive until everyone is free to thrive- until we all feel safety and support to be, express, and love who and what we love. We know this, yet billions of people on our planet are not as free as those identified with a dominant culture.
This will be an honest unplugged conversation in which grief, rage, love and potential are welcome - first between the panelists, and then with the Conference community. The Enneagram can guide individuals to liberate oppressed and locked parts of themselves to live an authentic and fully expressed life. It is one of the most powerful tools on the planet for creating equitable community, where all are valued. Social Equity Leaders are now using the Enneagram in powerful and (r)evolutionary ways to address the "othering" that happens through "isms" such as racism, sexism, colonialism, ageism, and gender expression, sexual orientation, political identity and more.
The Enneagram community must also examine its own biases, shadows, and misconceptions so we can contribute to ending oppression of all kinds and creating a world of interdependent honoring, caring and support of ALL.
In this session the panelists will each explore these topics from the lens of their own experience of race, gender, sexual orientation and culture. Then we will open a dialogue with the conference community.
- Building conscious and liberated community by supporting the evolution of consciousness with the Enneagram
- Decolonizing the self and relationships: liberating internalized oppression
- Building resilience from the scars of oppression and violence - riding the waves of awareness about racial injustice in 2020 and 2021
Deborah Threadgill Egerton, Ph.D, often referred to as the Enneagram JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion), is a certified Enneagram practitioner, international speaker, executive coach, spiritual mentor, and facilitator. A consummate professional and innovator, Deborah Threadgill designed and launched the first global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism certification course for Enneagram practitioners. IEA Accredited Professional
Jessica Dibb is founding spiritual director of Inspiration Consciousness School. She teaches workshops and trainings using integrative breathwork, the Enneagram, psychodynamic principles, movement, meditation, expressive modalities, and wisdom teachings. She founded and hosts the annual Enneagram Global Summit, and was co-host of the Breathwork Summit in 2012 and 2020. IEA Accredited Professional
Reverend Nhien Vuong Founder of Evolving Enneagram, Reverend Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div., is an ordained Unity minister and Accredited Enneagram Professional who offers a compassionate path of transformation without dogma, helping individuals around the globe to experience a greater sense of inner wholeness, oneness with Spirit, and unity with all life. IEA Accredited Professional
Dr. Sithabiso Dube is a medical doctor, public health expert and mental wellness leader with more than a decade of experience. Her work includes the DASH-E screening tool which incorporates mental health and the enneagram, a wellness resource and path towards ease, softness and support.
Tamer Zanaty is an Executive Coach, accredited Professional by the IEA and the ICF. He brings more than 30 years of experience in Multi-Nationals , 7 years of coaching hundreds of executives and Teaching in two Internationally Accredited Enneagram and Coaching Schools he brings a deep understanding and experience in human nature and relationship dynamics. IEA Accredited Professional
Vanessa Fernandez As a writer, speaker and coach, Vanessa's approach to the Enneagram is to communicate clearly so as to create a deep understanding of the healing power of the Enneagram. Vanessa also focuses on thoughtfully crafting language that is inclusive and expansive in her teaching and coaching practice. Instagram: @theenneagramworkshop
W. Eugene Egerton, MD
Dr. Walter Eugene Egerton shares a lifetime of experience as a scholar, a physician, veteran, family man and friend. He attended UNC, Chapel Hill undergrad and was awarded a Ford Foundation scholarship where he had the opportunity to spend a year of study abroad at American University at Cairo, Egypt. After graduation from UNC School of Medicine, he entered the United States Army Medical Department where he completed a residency in Pediatrics and a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine. He achieved the rank of Colonel before retiring after 23 years of service. Dr. Egerton has studied the Enneagram under the guidance of Russ Hudson, Robert Holden, Michael Naylor, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes.

Dr. W. Eugene (Gene) Egerton currently holds the position of Chief Medical Officer at St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California. He is married to Dr. Deborah Threadgill Egerton, a psychologist and his favorite Enneagram teacher. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
Rev. Tyler Sit
Rev. Tyler Sit is the founder of New City Church, a multiethnic community in Minneapolis, and the author of Staying Awake: The Gospel for Changemakers. He incorporates the Enneagram into his social justice work, including his community response to the murder of George Floyd, which happened in the same neighborhood as Sit's church.