Cassie Whitebread Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Co-develops and co-facilitates trainings related to equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives on a variety of topics including co-conspiratorship, white supremacist cultural values within nonprofits, anti-racism action planning, etc.• Creates reports and proposals for clients seeking consultation around inclusive culture change

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Supervised one full-time staff member (program manager) • Created virtual cohort-based program, Agents of Change (AoC), that brings together community members from across the non-profit sector to dive deeper into their personal anti-racist journeys and how to create more equitable cultural and structural norms at their respective organizations (Educational topic examples: implicit bias, intersectionality, and deconstructing white dominant norms) • Facilitates AoC program for 30 community members for 8-weeks during the spring and fall, creating a safe space to learn, connect and grow from each other • Co-facilitates BIPOC Link-Up, a program that virtually meets on a bi-weekly basis to provide a safe space for BIPOC folks to connect, share resources and build community (Educational topics include: Anti-Asian Racism- History and in the time of COVID-19, Mixed-Race Identities, Implicit Bias and Anti-Blackness in the BIPOC Community and The Model Minority Myth- White Supremacy’s Tool to Maintain Racial Hierarchy)• Guides organization on development of education with a focus on incorporating an anti-racist and intersectional lens • Collaborates with team in moving to a distributed leadership model, by helping to craft peer-to-peer accountability norms and systems of shared decision making power

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Developed, planned, and facilitated yearly Master Composter Sustainability Steward (MCSS) training and curriculum for 35 volunteers including lessons on topics such as composting, waste prevention, soil health, water quality, and other sustainability-related topics • Supervised a program intern, subcontractors and close to 100 currently active volunteers ranging from 15- 78 years of age • Maintained a contract with a city agency by meeting numerous deliverables throughout the year and works within a contractual and departmental budget • Managed multiple weekly educational outreach opportunities for MCSS volunteers to engage communities in backyard composting, building healthy soil, and other hands-on learning opportunities • Taught soil, gardening, composting, and recycling classes for the Garden Hotline, Adult Education department, and Tilth Alliance’s Farm Works participants • Collaborated with community groups, Tilth Alliance’s communications team, and many other community liaisons to recruit a committed and diverse group of volunteers to participate in the MCSS program • Contributed to Tilth Alliance’s Equity Team, assisting with the development of strategies to bring diversity, equity, and inclusion to the forefront of the organization • Partnered with Sustainability in Prisons Project staff and Monroe Correctional Facility staff to develop and teach curriculum and for composting certification program for inmates

Woodinville, Wa

• Taught rigorous, hands-on environmental science curriculum (grades 3-8) to diverse groups of 15-20 students• Co-developed culturally responsive environmental education curriculum that aligned with Next Generation Science Standards• Facilitated trainings for groups of 10-15 classroom teachers to integrate environmental education into their curriculum

Bainbridge Island, Wa

• Planned and executed educational efforts; including creating and research content for a national online newsletter, maintained free magazine subscription program, co-managed quarterly national writing competition, and managed social media outlets• Calculated and reported statistics and related data on writing competitions, magazine subscriptions, and other related outreach

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Taught inquiry-based science curriculum (FOSS Program) to 90 sixth grade students and 60 seventh grade students • Served as Teacher Leader for five teachers from 2016-2017 that included planning and facilitating grade team meetings during professional development, managing grade team budget and creating events to engage students in their community• Created and facilitated running/fitness and science extracurricular afterschool programs for 30 students• Ensured student achievement through family engagement, collaboration with veteran teachers, and investment of students

Newark, Delaware

• Created and maintained relationships with organizations across campus to facilitate events and discussions on educational inequality and social justice• Guided qualified college students through the TFA application process through individualized and group planning meetings

Wilmington, De

• Instructed groups of 10-30 children from diverse income backgrounds in environmental education lessons, such as wetland biodiversity and insect identification • Coordinated and facilitated wetland restoration projects recruiting volunteers from local partnerships and the community

Wilmington, De

• Scheduled and facilitated events to raise awareness of the non-profit education center and its recreational amenities• Presented at civic association meetings in neighboring low-income communities and at community events to gain insight from the community members about how to better serve their environmental needs

Newark, De

• Facilitated staff development activities/events to help foster an outcomes-driven & teamwork oriented group of staff members• Supervised a staff of 14 resident assistants in creating inclusive communities to enhance and support the college experience for 80 freshman residents per resident assistant • Managed Philanthropy Committee to provide monthly local volunteer opportunities for residents

Bear, De

• Designed and implemented environmental lesson plans and outdoor recreational activities for various groups of 20-30 children, ranging from ages six to thirteen years• Facilitated outdoor educational programs for youth and adults as a seasonal interpreter

Master Of Education - Med, Urban Education

Certified Science Educator Grades 4-8

Bachelor'S Degree, Human Services: Community Education Concentration, Minors In Urban Education & Wildlife Conservation

Diploma