Leslie Avant-Brown, Mpa, Mcc Email & Phone Number

Oakland , Ca, Us

Blooming Willow is a Black Woman owned Coaching and Training firm that was created to support ChangeMakers to grow and heal as they design a future that propels collective liberation. Our unique Healing Centered Coaching™ approach was designed to ensure that individuals and communities receive culturally relevant, cutting edge, coaching that propels sustainable change. Our firm is focused on supporting BIPOC Changemakers and white Changemakers committed to centering healing and growth in communities.Our team prides ourself on our commitment to supporting deep sustainable change and we achieve that through our signature Blooming Willow Healing Centered Coaching approach. Our approach is facilitated through a partnered, planning and processing strategy that invites Changemakers/clients to consciously design growth strategies that support them to shift from an undesired state to a desired state, hence healing themselves while growing. In Healing Centered Coaching the aim is not about fixing the client, it’s about supporting them to move from where they are now, to where they want to be in the future. So our powerful Healing Centered Coaching approach, provides an opportunity for clients to Pause moving away from doing, Ground in intention, Align opportunities to maximize impact and step into Action that honors growth and healing with the support of an accountability partner.

Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, In

Leadership that Works trains people all over the world to fully empower themselves and others. We're a consortium of seasoned practitioners committed to helping people awaken to their personal power, no matter what their sphere of influence. We have especially deep roots in organizational coaching, where we've seen how one leader's transformation can catalyze positive change, recharging employees and reconnecting leaders at all levels. This professional experience—combined with an extensive network of contacts in for-profit, nonprofit and government sectors—allows us to offer programs unparalleled in depth and real-world application.

Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, In

Leadership that Works trains people all over the world to fully empower themselves and others. We're a consortium of seasoned practitioners committed to helping people awaken to their personal power, no matter what their sphere of influence. We have especially deep roots in organizational coaching, where we've seen how one leader's transformation can catalyze positive change, recharging employees and reconnecting leaders at all levels. This professional experience—combined with an extensive network of contacts in for-profit, nonprofit and government sectors—allows us to offer programs unparalleled in depth and real-world application.

Oakland, California, Us

Beyond Emancipation (B:E) is Alameda County's primary provider of services for former foster youth. The mission is to support Alameda County’s current and former foster and probation youth to make successful transitions to adulthood and living independently. B:E now serves over 1000 youth ages 16-24 annually.

San Francisco, California, Us

KORWIN CONSULTING, an evaluation and planning firm, advances social justice solutions by identifying community strengths, building organizational capacity, and evaluating impact. We know that many organizations struggle to find time for the thoughtful reflection that leads to program refinement and true social change.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Provides project management, research, evaluation and design support for a variety of CompassPoint’s leadership and consulting projects, including the Leadership Development Program for Executives Serving Transition-Age Youth, the Fundraising Academy for Communities of Color, the Leadership Development Program for Next Generation Leaders of Color and the 2011 Daring to Lead national research project on executive leadership.

San Francisco, California, Us

An achievement gap exists within Bay Area public high schools. The Coro Exploring Leadership Program aims to support its school partners in closing the achievement gap by equipping students with leadership tools, connecting them to resources, and instilling in them the confidence and courage to take an active role in their communities.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Since 1922, United Way of the Bay Area has been combining forces with Bay Area nonprofits, corporations, government agencies, labor and individual donors to address our region's most pressing challenges. But we’re not the United Way of the past. We’re building a movement to cut poverty by harnessing the collective power of our community. As an employee of HEY I managed several community collaborative projects and three community work groups focusing on employment, education, and emancipated foster youth needs at intermediary advocacy organization.

Ypsilanti, Michigan, Us

Ozone House is a community-based, nonprofit agency that helps young people lead safe, healthy, and productive lives through intensive intervention and prevention services.Since 1969, Ozone House has actively developed unique, high-quality housing and support programs and services that provide support, intervention, training, and assistance to runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth and their families. Through these support services, we help youth develop essential life skills, improve their relationships, and enhance their self-image so that they may realize their full potential for growth and happiness. At Ozone House I managed the daily operations of a non-profit agency, with a $2 million/year operating budget, providing services 24 hours/day at multiple residential locations for homeless and runaway youth between 10 and 20 years old.

New Detroit's mission is "to work as the coalition of Detroit area leadership addressing the issue of race relations by positively impacting issues and policies that ensure economic and social equity." The coalition is comprised of leaders from civil rights & advocacy organizations, human services, health & community organizations, business, labor, foundations, education, and the media and serves as a private, non-profit, tax-exempt organization.At New Detroit I managed the implementation of the Compassion Capital Initiative (CCI), a $500,000, 3-year, federal grant that assisted community and faith-based nonprofits to build and strengthen their organizations.

Ypsilanti, Mi, Us

The Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) partners with Southeastern Michigan school systems in working toward the goal of enriching and enhancing the lives of students in their pursuit of learning. As part this goal, OAMI sponsors a variety of pre-college programs that work annually with over two thousand 7th-12th grade students who are underrepresented in post-secondary education. The focus of these pre-college programs is academic motivation, exploration of ethnic heritage, scholarship and achievement. These programs are designed to increase student interest and representation in higher education. At EMU I supervised the daily operations of a university sponsored, pre-college summer program to introduce middle school students to the benefits of a college education.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs