March 9 6 pm PT: People + Culture Careers: HR, DEI, Learning, Coaching, and Beyond with Nick Duggan, Senior Director, Inclusion & Development at AppFolio
Nick Duggan has been developing people and organizations for more than 20 years, and is passionate about making work more meaningful for all. Nick currently serves as Senior Director, Inclusion & Development, at Santa Barbara-based software company AppFolio, leading the organization’s diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI), learning & development, and talent management functions. He also offers leadership development resources and coaching through his Deeper Work business, which he founded in 2017. Nick previously led global employee and executive communications for Citrix GetGo (now LogMeIn), makers of GoToMeeting software. Prior to this, he founded QuestSpace Coaching, where he innovated a soul-centered coaching model to help clients find solutions to their life and business challenges. He began his career in the healthcare industry with event planning and corporate training roles at companies including DaVita, the American Heart Association, Prometheus Laboratories, and The Zitter Group (now Zitter Insights). In addition to his communication degree from UCSB, Nick also holds a master's in organizational psychology from William James College, with a thesis on “Engaging the Soul within Organizations: Practical Implications of Workplace Spirituality Research.”