As a Senior Strategist and Principal at Collective Struggle Praxis Advisory, I help social justice organizations align their values, practices, and culture with power-sharing principles and strategies. I have over 20 years of experience in intersectional movement building, youth organizing and social justice strategy, and I am passionate about transforming systems and practices to combat systemic power dynamics that make sharing power difficult.🎓Early Advocacy and Academic Grounding (2001 - 2007):Starting as a youth activist, I founded the GSA club in high school and deepened my commitment to social justice with the GSA Network. At New York University's Gallatin School, I specialized in Social Change Theory and Globalization, developing the foundational “Unified Theory of Power and Oppression,” which dissects the interconnections among patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy.📊Organizational Leadership & Development (2008 - 2011):As Administrative Manager at the GSA Network, I spearheaded its transition to an independent nonprofit, designing key administrative and financial systems.✊🏾Advancing Racial and Economic Justice (2011 - 2015):I served as Senior Manager, integrating racial and economic justice into our national programs. My work focused on amplifying the voices of LGBTQ low-income youth of color, nat'l alliance building and reshaping the movement toward intersectional social justice.📈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Transformative Leadership at GSA Network (2015 - 2022):As Co-Executive Director, I led significant organizational growth, increased budget and staff diversity, and introduced the “decolonized leadership” model. My tenure was marked by pioneering national programs and advocating for shared and distributed leadership frameworks.⚡️Strategic Advisement at Collective Struggle (2024-Present):Currently, I provide strategic advisement on co-leadership models and organizational transitions at Collective Struggle, assisting prominent educational and justice organizations in adopting shared power and transformative leadership models.📖Publications and National Influence:I have authored influential works like “Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right,” critiquing zero-tolerance policies, and “Organizing Intersectionality,” which discusses trans and queer youth’s roles in racial and gender justice.🪐 Leadership Affiliations:I hold advisory roles in several justice-focused organizations and contribute to strategic guidance and creative analysis and adaptive problem solving aimed at transforming teams, systems and movements to accelerate social change.