BUILD SKILLS. BUILD POWER. CONNECT. GET INSPIRED
Speaking, Performing, storytelling
Book me to present at your next event, in the conventional way (presentation or interactive workshop) or in a less conventional way: interactive song/word circle or storytelling.
I am happy to share what I have learned via a long career working to build equity in the outdoors in a variety of spaces: including urban tree planting, green hip hop, community organizing around parks, outdoor education, and surfing.
I am an M.C., storyteller, and regular facilitator of group percussion and song. I am happy to incorporate these skills into any presentation I lead.
Past and present organizational clients include:
Yale University School of the Environment
Wellesley College
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Environmental Educators Funders Collaborative
The Lawrence Hall of Science
Twist Photography
program development, Training, facilitation
I can visualize and develop new programs and create accompanying curriculum to help your organization meet its goals. I am available to design and facilitate trainings.
My focus is on culturally rooted program design developed using my clients’ knowledge of the communities they serve. I have worked on programs that:
Build intergenerational community through shared transformational experiences in nature, both in urban and wild environments, from Lake Merritt to the Pacific Ocean
Engage youth and adults in actions to shape their local environment and build community power, through urban forestry, park advocacy, ocean stewardship, and performing arts.
I also lead outdoor explorations and skill building programs with offerings in ocean surfing, standup paddling, tide pooling, and hikes/naturalist programs throughout the Bay Area.
Past and Present organizational Clients include:
First Five Alameda
Girls 2000/Hunters Point Family
United Roots
The Jumpstart Initiative
Grassroots organizing, movement building, and nonprofit expertise
With deep creative visioning capabilities, a track record of success in building community movements, and a cross-disciplinary approach, I can help your organization envision new ways of working and find creative solutions to long-standing problems.
Past and Present Organizational CLients include:
EBAYC
Trybe, Inc.
Eastside Arts Alliance
Brown Girl Surf and Salted Roots
Photo: Ron Howard