WORK WITH ME

I’m committed to creating organizations, systems, and communities grounded in care where no one is left behind.

Two questions are at the heart of my work: “How do we create change?” and “How do we care for each other?” I’m driven by a desire to discern more clearly what changes we want to create, what makes those changes stick, and how to expand and deepen our capacity to care for each other and ourselves.

When I look at the landscape around me, I don’t see enough of these kinds of organizations, systems, and communities. Do you?

A lot of things can get in the way of realizing the changes we hope to create, and the complexity of this work can feel overwhelming. You might have seen the oft-cited statistic that 60-70% of change initiatives fail—and you might not need statistics to prove what you’ve already learned by living through it.

My experience has taught me that we tend to underestimate the emotional, relational, and embodied aspects of change, that strategy development and implementation is a form of change work, and that this work involves engaging the creative energy of imagining new ways of doing and being, while grieving what is lost in the process.

I don’t claim to have all the answers, and I won’t promise you a failure-proof approach to change or a patented three-step strategy development process. What I can offer you is a knowledgeable, experienced, and compassionate guide who will help you navigate the path from where you are to where you want to be.

That’s why my approach attends holistically to the human aspects of change—how we feel about change (and how change feels!) and how we relate to one another—as well as practical ways we can help change happen.

As a strategist, I create conditions that support people to make sense of strategy in the context of their everyday work while aligning around a shared vision of the future. I’ve seen how, when strategy comes alive for people, they feel empowered to make wiser decisions and are more at ease with change as they navigate everyday tradeoffs and challenges in service of an inspiring and actionable future vision.

I’ve also seen too many expensive-to-produce strategies developed by external consultants gather dust because they aren’t meaningful, understandable, or relevant to the people tasked with implementing them.

It’s why I build purposeful and pragmatic consideration of implementation and evaluation into every strategy I develop, right from the start. I bring rigour, curiosity, and my skills as a qualitative researcher to understanding where we’re starting from, what problems we’re trying to solve, and the desired future state we’re trying to realize.

If you’re looking for someone who puts your people first while maintaining a focus on results, let’s talk.

I work with groups of all shapes and sizes, from large national organizations with multimillion-dollar budgets and complex portfolios of programs, to small nonprofits stretching their limited resources to meet pressing community needs. When we work together, I’ll help you get clear on your strategic vision, understand what kinds of changes you’re trying to create, and figure out purposeful and pragmatic ways to get there.

I’m the most excited to work with leaders and organizations who care deeply about their work, their people, and the communities they serve, have the courage to change what isn’t working, and are willing to get comfortable with uncertainty.

My approach is relational and guided by my values: care, solidarity, learning, lineage, and transformation. I endeavour to weave justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into what I do and how I do it. The changes I seek to enable through my work are grounded in a commitment to collective liberation. I approach this as an ongoing process of learning and practice.

As someone committed to prison-industrial complex abolition, I choose not to work with organizations that are directly affiliated with or generating substantial profits from prisons, policing, or the weapons industry. If that’s you, we’re not the right fit for each other.

Consulting

If you’re interested in learning more about how I support organizations as a strategist, change practitioner, and facilitator, read on, or reach out.

Speaking

I give talks and workshops both virtually and in-person. If you’re interested in booking me to speak at your organization, event, conference, or campus, drop me a line.