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I am a conversation catalyst who guides leaders committed to making meaningful change.My workshops, institutes and retreats provide a transformative experience for leaders who want to successfully align their organization with their mission and vision. As a coach and facilitator, my job is to hold space for diverse points of view and create a setting where we can have powerful discussions without polarizing our relationships. I use a variety of facilitation methods in my workshops to design safe spaces where participants can feel comfortable having tough conversations, and ultimately learn how to move forward in a collaborative way.Additionally, I offer executive coaching for leaders who want to learn more about creating an organizational structure in alignment with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. All of my work is undertaken with an equity lens. My legal work over the last 32 years working in the public, nonprofit and corporate environments in addition to establishing my own law firm in 2010 has focused on education, labor, compliance, and employment law. Most importantly, my journey as an attorney, consultant, and educator, as well as my lived experience as a Black woman, mother of a Black son and daughter of a civil rights leader has shaped my leadership lens and informed so much of what I incorporate in my professional development opportunities. In addition to providing coaching, consulting, and training, I am also an adjunct professor of Education and the Law at the University of Minnesota as well as teaching Public Policy at Concordia University.

Listed skills include Leadership, Leadership Development, Training, Team Building, and 36 others.