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Educators
School Districts, Leadership, Teachers or Support Staff
Care & Client Service
Facilities, Elder Care, First Nations, Agencies or Shelters
Workplaces & Teams
Teams, worksites, work camps or offices
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Your LGBTQ+ Inclusion Masterclass is designed for your team + context:
1. School Districts - SOGI Masterclass
Mischa Oak was a BC & Ontario teacher for 17+ years and is a celebrated SOGI advocate and consultant for education providers across Canada. He is a global thought leader in SOGI Education excellence, focussing on evidence-based, practical and actionable strategies that make a difference right away. Your team deserves to be confident with SOGI and professional allyship strategies.
- understand where anti-SOGI pushback is coming from
- communication strategies to deal with anti-SOGI pushback
- evidence-based approaches to safer schools
- excellence in SOGI visibility, inclusion, and accomodations
- Two-Spirit and Truth & Reconciliation considerations
- using AI to support inclusive learning
- how inclusion benefits everyone
- specific and actionable schoolsite and classroom strategies
- understand how gender-affirming care relates to youth
- dispel dis/misinformation regarding SOGI and youth
- support rainbow families
- support rainbow colleagues
- safer GSAs
2. Client Care + Service Masterclass
Mischa Oak has trained client service and care teams across housing, transit, emergency shelters, health and wellness community services, harm reduction, and seniors living — including the BC Care Providers Association and numerous public services and emergency shelter providers in the Yukon, BC and Alberta — in dignity-first practice ensuring equal access to services. Mischa Oak joined the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Summit on Social Development in Qatar to advocate for equal and meaningful access to public services globally.
- trauma-informed intake to build trust
- avoid re-closeting in care
- dignity-first strategies for common spaces
- harm reduction approaches that don't pathologize
- chosen-family, visitor, and next-of-kin navigation
- de-escalate client and peer pushback
- Two-Spirit and Truth & Reconciliation considerations
- evidence-based approaches to safer services
- inclusive signage, intake, and communications
- dispel dis/misinformation about gender-affirming care
- support transgender clients across records and systems
- support rainbow colleagues and staff rooms
- stronger client trust, retention, and funder outcomes
- uphold human rights codes
3. First Nations Services & Governance Masterclass:
Mischa Oak holds a Master of Education in Indigenous Education and has partnered directly with First Nations — including Two-Spirit and 2SLGBTQ+ Community Inclusion Planning and training with Mikisew Cree First Nation, Kitselas First Nation and the Council of Yukon First Nations. His work is elder-consulted, community-and-culture-informed, and grounded in decolonization and Truth & Reconciliation.
- honour pre-colonial understandings of Two-Spirit roles and teachings
- align inclusion work with TRC Calls to Action and UNDRIP
- address intergenerational trauma and colonial harm
- minimize lateral violence
- strengthen community harmony
- culturally-informed approach to ceremony, regalia, and cultural roles
- support Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer youth, elders, and families
- meaningful inclusion across health, housing, education, and services
- communication strategies for council, leadership, and community
- decolonized mental health approaches
- dispel dis/misinformation with cultural care
- welcome rainbow and Two-Spirit Nation members returning home
- a community-informed Inclusion Plan you can keep building
4. Business + Office Masterclass:
Before becoming a global thought leader in 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, Mischa Oak earned a Bachelor of Commerce and spent years in marketing and advertising. He understands what a P&L looks like, what a brand is worth, and what turnover actually costs. His Masterclass is built for managers, executives, and HR leaders who want inclusion to show up where it matters most: in retention numbers, recruiting pipelines, brand equity, customer trust, and the day-to-day functioning of teams under pressure - without the rainbow-washing that today's employees and customers see right through.
- the business case: retention, brand trust, recruiting, and risk
- close inclusion gaps in hiring, promotion, and reviews
- manager scripting for pronouns, transitions, and disclosures
- conflict mitigation for ideological friction
- HR policy review: dress codes, washrooms, benefits, and leave
- outward branding without rainbow-washing
- belonging across hybrid, remote, and in-person teams
- move past one-off Pride events into daily practice
- support rainbow employees in client-facing and travel roles
- Two-Spirit and Truth & Reconciliation in Canadian workplaces
- using AI to audit postings, policies, and customer communications
- a KPI-linked framework so DEI shows up in your numbers
- manager playbooks your leaders will actually use
5. Industry & Worksite Masterclass:
Mischa Oak trains crews and leadership across resource, construction, and remote-site industries — including projects on and adjacent to First Nations territories. His approach is practical, no-nonsense, and built for the rhythm of an active worksite.
- pre-shift formats built for worksites
- recognize the risks of isolation, camp life, and shift work
- supervisor scripting to stop slurs, hazing, and exclusionary "jokes"
- safer shared accommodations, change rooms, and transport
- minimize impact on host Indigenous and rural communities
- align with IBAs and social licence commitments
- Two-Spirit and Truth & Reconciliation on traditional territory
- crew cohesion under fatigue and deadline pressure
- dispel dis/misinformation that disrupts crews
- extend standards through contractor and subcontractor chains
- support workers re-entering home communities after rotations
- a site-specific code of conduct your supervisors will actually use
- fewer incidents, lower turnover, stronger community trust
6. Teams + Organizations Masterclass:
Mischa Oak has guided teams across public, private, non-profit, First Nations, and government sectors — from the Loran Scholars Foundation's Equity and Inclusion Advisory Group, The Old Schoolhouse Arts Centre, the Music Managers Forum of Canada, municipal governmens, and the United Nations, to multinational companies. He helps teams turn intention into daily practice.
- diagnose the inclusion gaps quietly costing trust and talent
- shared language for hard conversations
- service delivery without tokenism
- meetings and feedback that distribute opportunity
- conflict resolution for ideological and generational friction
- interrupt microaggressions and quiet exclusion
- support team members who are out, closeted, or in transition
- Two-Spirit and Truth & Reconciliation considerations
- evidence-based approaches over performative allyship
- using AI for inclusive deliverables, onboarding, and stakeholder communications
- onboarding and offboarding that build belonging
- dispel dis/misinformation that erodes team morale
- a team-level inclusion plan with named owners and milestones
Masterclass FAQs
Each Masterclass is designed for your industry and context, based on evidence-based best practices designed for those working in:
1) Education
2) Client Care or Service (client facing), or
3) Teams and worksites (for better internal and team dynamics)
I have an MEd in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Studies and over 20 years experience as an LGBTQ+ educator, advocate and teacher. Read Mischa's full story here.
Participants will leave with fresh insights, practical strategies and language to start making a difference right away. Improved awareness and compassion will support shifts in culture and help colleagues include 2SLGBTQ+ people better.
Yes — every workshop is tailored to meet the needs of your industry, workflow and context.
Engaging, evidence-based, welcoming, non-judgemental, and often funny. I bring a balance of personal story, research, and actionable takeaways — always with hope and clarity.
The ideal timing is 3.5 - 4 hours plus breaks; we'll come up with a plan built for your needs.
Since this is a 4 hour session, for virtual sessions I recommend breaking them up into shorter segments spread over a few weeks.
Yes! All the time! I’m based in Vancouver and Vancouver Island but regularly travel across Canada and internationally.
Definitely. I offer multi-event, licensing and ongoing partnership discounts.
A virtual self-paced masterclass is in the works. Subscribe to my newsletter to hear about it when it's launched.
Each Masterclass is $4900 for up to 80 people, then +$30 per additional person.
The ideal size is about 60 people, but I've done masterclasses for groups as small as 5 all the way to over 1000+.
Yes! I regularly appear on podcasts, panels, interviews, and media segments to speak on 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, culture-shifting leadership, and human potential. Please get in touch via my contact form or email me directly at hello@mischaoak.com to check availability.
I keep it simple! For large in-person events, I typically require a microphone (headset, lapel or handheld) but usually I only need a screen/projector for PowerPoint slides. A tech check before the session is always appreciated. Download Mischa Oak Keynote Tech Requirements
Yes! I have a media kit that includes a short and long bio, high-resolution headshots, and promotional materials. Download media kit
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