About

An internationally recognized former chef, writer, historian, culture geek and published photographer based in Washington, DC.

When it comes to food, he specializes in global cuisine which encapsulates the flavors of West Africa, the Caribbean, and the American South.

He is a member of James Beard Foundation, Chef Jose Andreas' World Central Kitchen chefs' network, a Chef Volunteer with Vicente Ferrer Foundation USA, and volunteers with Washington, DC's Capital Area Food Bank.

Dadisi is also one of over 100 chefs profiled in a soon to be published cookbook 'Toques in Black: A Celebration of Black Chefs' curated by famed food photographer Alan Battman of The Chef's Connection in New York City.

A highly trained and certified executive, business and leadership coach, Bart leverages his impressive corporate experience of creating success with his ability to connect to the heart of the matter to ignite change with individuals, teams and communities. His commitment to empowering people to fully step into their passion and purpose is at the heart of his success. He combines his 25-years of corporate experience leading diverse functions including Cross-functional Service teams (Engineering, Operations, Customer Service, Customer accounting and Planning) and All aspects of manufacturing from managing raw goods to delivery of the finished product with coaching best practices to support his teams to achieve high value results. His work has consistently improved engagement, employee satisfaction, improved safety and customer satisfaction. Courage to Care is committed to leveraging Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to foster Belonging and minimize Othering.  

Bailey serves on two family Advisory councils at two children’s hospitals. Serves on Lehigh Valley’s Health Network’s Cultural Awareness Leadership Council. Member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce’s African American Business Leader’s Council. Chair of the Scholarship committee for the Alpha Mu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi. Member of the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Facilitated workshops for the Allentown Police department in the area of Unconscious Bias as well as worked with the police and community to improve relationships between the two. Facilitated workshops with middle school students in the area of understanding self, compassion and empathy. 

Facilitated Unconscious Bias & Cultural Competency workshops for several organization: UC Berkeley (MBA & EMBA students), Lehigh Valley Health Network’s (Pediatric Residents), Verizon, New York Presbyterian, Nielsen, Rockwell Automation, North Western Mutual, St. Gobain, ADP, Kellogg’s, CareFirst, Eyer Middle School, Lehigh Valley Martial Arts, Hillside and Nonprofit Prince George’s County just to name a few.

Career Achievements (May 1990 –  Present)

Bailey recently served as a consultant with CookRoss the premier organization in the space of Diversity and Inclusion. He was responsible for facilitating workshops and cultivating deep relationships with our clients/partners. While at CookRoss he participated in all aspects of client engagement as it relates to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) to foster Belonging while minimizing Othering. 

Prior to joining CookRoss, Bailey served in a number of roles to become well acquainted with a variety of industries. He began his professional career as a district manager for Jersey Central Power for 12 years, and then worked as an assistant branch manager for GCS Service, a division of Ecolab in Brooklyn, N.Y., before working for the Harley Davidson Motor Company, Alcoa and PPL Electric Utilities. Bailey has focused his career on developing and improving employee motivation and safety behavior, Lean thinking, constructive culture, change management, and community relations.