Organized national programming for week long gathering, "Detroit 2013: Making a Way Out of No Way"Organized national two-week gathering, “Detroit 2012: Re-imagine Revolution”Facilitated workshops on healing and community buildingSpoke publiclyEdited publicationsRaised funds

Developed and led 18-month pilot educational laboratory supporting individuals to experiment with approaches to building beloved community and new economies by creating and facilitating curriculum and workshops on holistic approaches to social change, systems thinking, and place based organizingCreated and facilitated trainings, workshops, and discussions on holistic approaches to social change, a holistic approach to uprooting racism and heterosexism, transforming a culture of domination, building beloved community, and organizing with a radical imaginationDeveloped pilot budget and secured fiscal sponsorWrote pilot program materials, reports, and recommendations

Stopped the organization’s fiscal hemorrhaging by developing and implementing a three-year strategic vision and plan for an organization on the verge of collapse using a systems based approach to organizational developmentResponded to organizational crises by developing citywide forums to create a base driven vision for the organization’s futureDeveloped a movement support center to provide activists and organizations with skills trainings and leadership development opportunities by partnering with organizations that spoke to the needs of the base and social justice activists more generallyHonestly confronted and resolved contradictions internal to the organization’s structure and history by studying the organization’s historical development, uncovering unsustainable patterns, and projecting sustainable decision making processes to the board of directorsRepaired relationships with disaffected donors, supporters and foundations by meeting with them individually, hearing their frustrations, sharing how the organization’s internal structure and culture had historically encouraged unaccountability, and shared plans for the cultural transformation of the organization Developed and executed fundraising materials and campaigns to support the three-year vision’s $1.5 million projected budgetDeveloped an annual budget of $250,000, maintained revenue, and created new revenue streams from grants and programmingCultivated relationships with members of New York City CouncilOversaw programming, performed regular reviews to ensure alliance with organizational mission, and turned programming into a significant source of revenueRepresented the organization publiclyCoached and managed a staff of three, a rotating cohort of teachers, and volunteers Led board of directors in decision making process to dissolve the organization after a lawsuit prior to my tenure threatened to bankrupt the organization

Co-developed curriculum for visionary organizing in New York CityWritten extensively on visionary organizingSpoken publicly on visionary organizingDeveloped leadership capacity of others

Organized rallies in defense of public educationOrganized teach-ins utilizing popular educationFacilitated workshops on funding public educationTrained members in canvassing, developing strategy, writing press releases and media alerts, and organizing constituents Wrote pamphlet on transformative organizing on college campusesSpoke publicly and to the mediaWrote press releases and media alerts

Taught GED prep classes to recipients of public assistance.

Co-designed political education curriculumLed community based study groups and organizational study groupsFacilitated workshops on racism and sexismOrganized various events on police violence, sexism, and racismLead organizer of 2008 bi-annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada

Taught in the Sociology and Urban Studies Departments