ABOUT US


CIDIS is an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business that focuses on working in collaboration with our clients to positively impact their organization, driving change and progress through the development of innovative and strategic solutions that keep our partners moving forward.

OUR MISSION


Helping leaders build effective, diverse, and inclusive organizations.

CORE VALUES


Collaboration

We work side-by-side in collaboration with clients to assist in understanding an organization’s culture, workforce, strategic goals, mission, and potential risks.

Impact

We work with clients and stakeholders to design, develop, and implement sustainable initiatives that will have long-term impacts at all levels of the organization.

Drive

We partner with our clients to drive solutions that create momentum and sustainability for change to propel organizations forward.

Innovation

We strive to find innovative solutions, not for the sake of change, but for progress through changes in process, technology, and human capital.

Strategy

We work with our clients and key stakeholders to develop a strategic direction that will assist your organization in successfully meeting its mission and objectives

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANTS


Dr. Joy Papini works with clients to create high-performing diverse and inclusive organizations through the transformation of their business operations and human capital management practices. 

Dr. Papini honed her consulting skills while working for a top 10 Management consulting firm. There she supported numerous defense, intelligence, and civil agencies through a variety of human capital initiatives from the strategic to tactical level (e.g., diversity and inclusion; workforce planning; recruiting and selection; data analytics; cultural assessments). Dr. Papini has a proven track record of working collaboratively with stakeholders throughout a project to identify the underlying issues to support the development of actionable recommendations designed to create real change in the organization. 

Dr. Papini is an organizational psychologist with over 20 years of consulting experience managing complete projects and teams to support commercial and federal organizations. She is a featured speaker on the topics of: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Persons with Invisible Disabilities, Workplace Triggers, Building DEI Programs, and other business topics. 

CLIENTS


Federal Government

Department of Energy
General Services Administration
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Reconnaissance Office
U.S. Navy
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Commercial

Enterprise Resource Performance Inc. (ERPi)
ADC Management Solutions
Jefferson Consulting Group

State and Local Government

DC Water
Department of General Services
Baltimore Department of Transportation
State of Colorado

“CIDIS’s approach to organizational change brought structure while remaining agile in an often chaotic fast-paced mission-focused environment.”

-Defense Client

OUR PARTNERS


ADC Management Solutions
Booz Allen Hamilton
Conscient Strategies
Diversity Training Group
Federal Management Partners
Fitzpatrick Group, LLC
JDM Strategies
Jefferson Consulting Group
ManTech International
Rockwood Company
SAIC