Background & Training:
I hold a masters in Communication from the University of Colorado-Denver. 8+ years experience and professional development in facilitation include work with Denver-based CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE, CREATE FORWARD’s Empathic Facilitator training at Columbia University’s Center FOR JUSTICE, and 3 years co-creating & facilitating workshops in COLORADO prisons.
MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE INCLUDES TEACHING CORE COMPOSITION I & II AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-DENVER, WORKING WITH WRITERS 1:1, TEACHING IN PRISONS, AS WELL AS TEACHING DANCE ACROSS AGE LEVELS, age 5-adult.
In addition to collaboratively developing and facilitating equity-focused trainings and race-based caucusing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Colorado Trust with Creative Strategies for Change, I’ve developed workshops for the HENRY ART GALLERY, NORTHWEST FILM FORUM, THE Auraria Academic Library, THE Puksta Civic Engagement Foundation, AND MORE. I currently serve as THE OFFICE OF EQUITY & JUSTICE in GRAD PRograms’ EQUITY & INCLUSION SPECIALIST at THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I hone facilitation skills via ongoing training In anti-oppression, anti-racism, implicit bias, and LGBTQ visibility, AS WELL AS ONGOING MOVEMENT TRAINING.
