KC Wagner, is an Emerita Outreach Faculty member, at Cornell University ILR's Worker Institute, where she held the position of the Director of Equity and Workplace Issues until July 1, 2026.
For over four decades, KC has been an innovative organizer, practitioner, advocate, adult educator, program development, collaborator and applied researcher, KC Wagner centered worker and survivor voice, incorporating intersectional and language justice lens, in the areas of sexual harassment prevention, gender bias and gender- based violence in all sectors of the workplace. KC utilized participatory techniques to create customized curriculum and cultural audits to promote workplace equity. She created a model for a participatory cultural audit and educational needs assessment for workplace equity initiatives. Clients have included public and private sector employers, unions and worker centers in variety of workplace settings; areas include higher education, fire service, health, service sector, construction and arts and entertainment.
KC was an expert witness in landmark Title VII court and judicial proceedings, in federal, state and city employment discrimination cases. Topics have included the scope and range of what behaviors constitutes sexual harassment, common coping strategies utilized by victims of harassment and what responsible employers should do to prevent sexual harassment. Ms. Wagner also provided educational coaching to employees as part of an employer’s corrective action intervention.
KC testified in and was part of Duty of Fair Representation (DFR) settlement agreements and arbitration proceedings. KC customized workplace educational initiative in Duty of Fair Representation and Title VII settlement agreements for a variety of private and public sector unions.
KC appeared on "PBS Channel 13", “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “The CBS Morning News”, “The Today Show”, “CNN National Cable Network News” and interviewed for articles in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.