coaching / consultation / facilitation

bringing together people and ideas for critical thought, creative engagement, and collective action. supporting BIPOC queer/trans folx to step into our power, wherever we are in our journey and the world.

living our best lives

individualized coaching to support BIPOC, queer, and trans folx in leadership around a wide range of experiences including, but not limited to:

• navigating dynamics and constraints of white supremacy and oppression across relationships, systems, and power structures;

• assessing ethics/values and alignment with decision-making;

• leveraging personal and community strengths/power to transform the day-to-day work;

• moving towards liberatory and transformative relationship to the work;

• making space for and stepping into your deeper and fuller self

strategic planning and action

tailored consultation and facilitation to individuals and groups, including community-based organizations and institutions, focused on the following topics, including but not limited to:

• organizational culture/impact assessments

• practice and embodiment of racial equity and social justice

• mission/vision development

• organizational/staffing culture and relationships

• strategic planning (organizational and/or program-level)

• program planning, design, implementation, and evaluation

• funding development and grant-writing strategies

• community and stakeholder engagement

• partnership development

advancing justice & Equity

tailored consultation and facilitation focused on the following topics including, but not limited to:

• critical examination of identity, history, and power

• developing justice-driven policies, processes, and programming

• facilitating structural and organizational culture shift towards realized equity and liberation

• advancing justice through restorative, reparative, and transformative practices

• base and movement-building for community power and autonomy

• grassroots mobilizing towards intersectional and transformational liberation

building youth power and voice

tailored consultation and facilitation focused on the following topics including, but not limited to:

• holding safe, inclusive spaces for youth and young adults to connect, engage, learn, and lead

• cultivating youth-led initiatives/spaces for creative expression, resistance, and action

• supporting youth-led base and movement-building around racial, social, and educational justice

Creative Resistance and community-building

tailored consultation and facilitation focused on the following topics including, but not limited to:

• needs, assets, and action mapping through an identity-equity-power lens;

• building bottom-up and community-led movements;

• drawing on ancestral and community strengths and wisdom to move through injustice;

• developing and engaging creative and sustainable strategies for micro and macro forms of resistance, organizing, and healing

Important note regarding COVID-19:

as an immunocompromised / chronically sick person who cares about our community, i am continuing to take safety measures that prevent and mitigate spread. i wear a mask and i ask that those who share space with me do the same as well (with the exception of those who cannot wear a mask due to legitimate medical conditions).

we are still living in an ongoing pandemic. covid-19 has and continues to affect the long-term health and mortality of communities in the u.s. and beyond. studies have found strong associations between covid-19 infection and systemic inflammation as well as a host of health problems related to our heart, brain, and respiratory systems. while vaccines can ease the severity of symptoms for those who may become infected with covid-19, vaccines do not prevent infection or spread of infection. masks are most effective when they are worn by everyone. when we wear masks, we’re preventing respiratory droplets from emitting and potentially infecting others around us with contagious and potentially harmful disease. to read peer-reviewed articles from medical/scientific journals on COVID-19 (including helpful information about airborne respiratory viruses, how transmission works, vaccines, and mitigation measures), check out my literature review list here.

chronically ill, disabled, and other vulnerable folks should not be left to fend for ourselves. safety and access are made possible through solidarity and collective care. thank you for caring for me. thank you for caring for us.