Dr. Angie Taylor is no stranger to leadership. As a Nevada State Senator and President of Guardian Quest, she brings a rare combination of public service expertise and private sector acumen to everything she touches. Her organization, Guardian Quest, has become a leading provider of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training and capacity-building support for institutions across the country — and with NRDC-IE in her corner, that reach is only growing.

NRDC-IE partnered with Guardian Quest to help secure multiple grants where Dr. Taylor and her team were positioned as critical thought leaders and service providers. These were not one-off projects — they were strategic capacity-building initiatives embedded in major funding efforts. Through our e3p3 model, we helped align Guardian Quest’s work with funders looking to implement culturally responsive frameworks, expand equity-based programming, and support organizational transformation across sectors.

The result? Guardian Quest became the go-to implementation partner in several successful grant applications, securing long-term visibility and revenue for the organization. Whether it was training executive leaders, facilitating DEI workshops, or helping institutions audit and evolve their internal systems, Dr. Taylor’s team brought the kind of high-impact deliverables funders look for — and NRDC-IE made sure those deliverables were front and center in every proposal.

This success wasn’t about introducing Dr. Taylor to the work — it was about positioning her work in the language of funding, impact, and scale. Our partnership helped Guardian Quest elevate its national profile, streamline its offerings for grant contexts, and get embedded in projects where their value could be both seen and funded.

Dr. Angie Taylor exemplifies what it means to lead with integrity, clarity, and strategy. And at NRDC-IE, we’re proud to be one of the forces helping Guardian Quest push the national conversation forward — not just around what equity looks like, but how it gets funded.