I am a Ministerial Director and Learning and Development leader, with the heart of a teacher, who engages people of all ages through creativity, humor and empathy. My expertise and passion for finding and facilitating novel ways of transferring knowledge and skills drives positive behavior change, organizational capacity, and empowered communities.My curiosity and ability to conceptualize ideas and connect patterns, combined with strong written and verbal communication, enables development and delivery of high quality, easily-digestible content. By enthusiastically partnering and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across functions, I identify gaps and create learning strategies to close them. I connect people with people, and people with information.I fit into organizations through a relationship-driven style where I reach understanding and build trust. I bring a high level of emotional intelligence, positivity and empathy that provide for a safe and fun team and learning environment. My intent is to support a healthy culture that yields a thriving environment.CORE COMPETENCIES* Training Facilitator* Instructional Designer* Convergent Facilitation* Nonviolent Communication* WriterCLIENTS SERVED* Youth (ages 0-18)* Spiritual seekers* Families* Individuals * Nonprofits