🌍 Advocating for Justice, Equity, Justice & Inclusion for Over 30 Years ✊🏽💡
I have dedicated my career to community building, fostering equity and justice, and driving systemic, organization and personal change. With 30+ years of experience in human rights advocacy, training and leadership, I continue to champion justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) across multiple sectors to resolve structural problems and foster economic development, cultural understanding, innovation and belonging.
📌 Impact examples:
✅ 1M+ individuals reached worldwide through JEDI talks & educational training in 19+ countries.
✅ 12+ community programs developed, managed, and implemented on anti-oppression & reconciliation.
✅ 20+ projects lead on Human Rights, EDI, Accessibility & Change Management.
✅ 1,000+ partnerships negotiated across institutions, Indigenous communities & organizations.
✅ 30+ international, national, regional events planned including needs assessment, design, implementation, evaluation and reporting.
✅ 40+ interdisciplinary performances created including artist direction, dramaturgy, management and touring.
✅ 3 organizations Co-founded the Dance Movement Therapy Association in Canada, CanAsian Arts Network and the Canadian Retreat Builders Association.
I thrive at the intersection of education, creativity, therapeutic principles and activism, ensuring that organizations and individuals have the tools, knowledge, and strategies to create meaningful change.
🔥 Ways I shift disturb and fire start:
• Public Speaking on Belonging and Resilience
• Training, Consulting and Educational Tool development on JEDI and Change Management
• Program Management and Direction towards Stronger and Empathetic communities
• Coaching and People management to increase Potential to improve Wellbeing and Motivation
• Team building and increased Belonging to ignite Engagement and Productivity
• Retreats to Risk take, Revive, and Renew
• Event Planning that Encompasses Needs and Surpasses Expectations
• Facilitation and Mediation that resolves conflict and ensures voices are heard
🔍 Always open to collaborations, leadership opportunities, and knowledge-sharing to continue making an impact. Let’s build a future where equity is not just a goal but a reality.