CEO
WPR Consulting, LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Willie Ratchford is the CEO of WPR Consulting, LLC. He is responsible for developing, directing, and implementing programs and activities to maintain and improve community relations, and providing training in diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, implicit bias, anti-discrimination laws, ordinances, and regulations.
He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Tufts University, and completed one year of study towards a master’s in social work at UNC Chapel Hill. He is a graduate of the John F. Kennedy Leadership School at Harvard University, the Institute of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Charlotte Chamber Leadership School, and Focus on Leadership. He is a certified trainer and facilitator.
Ratchford has been active in civil rights for 41 years and in 1998, he received the Charlotte Area Peace Corps Association’s first “Peace Prize” for his work to reduce tensions and foster a spirit of harmony in the community. In 2005, he received the Individual Human Rights Award from the National Association of Human Rights Workers, and the Nancy Susan Reynolds Award for Race Relations in 2006. In 2008, he received the Spirit of Detroit Award. In 2011, he received Mecklenburg Ministries’ Annual Community Leader Award. In 2015, he received the Mayor Richard Vinroot Award for outstanding community service for his work to help calm community tensions in the wake of the trial of a police officer accused of killing a citizen.
ECO-206: Putting out Fires: Addressing Allegations of Racism and Bias Head On
Friday, August 18, 2023
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM