About DAIP
DAIP is a Rhode Island-based nonprofit dedicated to building belonging, advancing equity, strengthening leadership ecosystems, and creating impact across sectors and communities.
To create space for learning, collaboration, and honest dialogue around diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, leadership, and workforce advancement—and to support organizations as they operationalize inclusive practices and sustainable systems change.
A future where organizations and communities have the tools, relationships, leadership pathways, and courage to build systems where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
What Makes DAIP Different
DAIP bridges sectors, lived experiences, leadership development, organizational strategy, and community.
We move beyond one-time workshops to help organizations create lasting change.
We build relationships, shared learning, and community alongside organizational strategy.
We help organizations move from intention to implementation, measurement, and accountability.
Our Values
Meaningful change happens through relationships, collaboration, and community.
We create space for honest conversations, principled leadership, and bold action.
We center people, lived experiences, dignity, and humanity in every space we create.
We move beyond awareness toward measurable, sustainable systems change.
Kevin Matta (he, him, his) is a strategic differentiator, comfortable challenging the status quo, and brings both passion and experience to ensure client success and human engagement with his brilliant ability to make connections.
Kevin’s interest in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion work developed as he witnessed his parents encounter inequities and injustices while navigating the American healthcare and workplace landscape. His passion for this work continues to be strengthened by the systemic injustices people around the world continue to experience.
Kevin serves as president of DAIP’s board of directors.