Tapping into her own journey of cultural awareness, consciously shedding her savior-complex and building ally resilience to combat fragility, she founded Melia Dunn Consulting - inclusion, embraced. Her work is focused on dismantling status quo systems to build diverse, inclusive teams that transform an organization's culture while maximizing its mission and impact in the world.Although and independent consultant, Melia no longer works alone, but rather practices interdependence and… Show more Tapping into her own journey of cultural awareness, consciously shedding her savior-complex and building ally resilience to combat fragility, she founded Melia Dunn Consulting - inclusion, embraced. Her work is focused on dismantling status quo systems to build diverse, inclusive teams that transform an organization's culture while maximizing its mission and impact in the world.Although and independent consultant, Melia no longer works alone, but rather practices interdependence and collaborating with other JEDI specialists who together become well-rounded consultant teams that offer their clients a diverse range of perspectives, expertise and skills! Show less

Working as the Education Director for an ADL Regional Office, no two days are alike. My responsibilities range from developing relationships with school and community partners, planning and coordinating customized anti-bias education workshop agendas, managing administrative duties from contracts to facilitator schedules, fielding calls from community members who've experienced incidents of anti-Semitism or other bias-based incidents and presenting or facilitating sessions at regional… Show more Working as the Education Director for an ADL Regional Office, no two days are alike. My responsibilities range from developing relationships with school and community partners, planning and coordinating customized anti-bias education workshop agendas, managing administrative duties from contracts to facilitator schedules, fielding calls from community members who've experienced incidents of anti-Semitism or other bias-based incidents and presenting or facilitating sessions at regional conferences such as the Association for Independent Schools, Arizona Council for the Social Studies, Multi-cultural Education, GenderSpectrum, Arizona School Resource Officer Association and the Behavior-Education-Technology Conference. I was fortunate to start my ADL career in the San Francisco Office where I was charged with developing and launching the region's No Place for Hate Initiative during the 2014-15 school year. It was a successful launch with more than 20 school partners. Through on-going follow-up, client care and regional outreach, I secured an additional 15 school partners for the 2015-16 school year before passing the Initiative to my successor when transferring to the Arizona Office. Within one year at the Arizona office, I've doubled our No Place for Hate partnerships with 43 committed partners in the 2016-17 school year. I'm proud of this accomplishment while also acknowledging lessons learned about strategic and sustainable growth.Again, no two days are alike unless you consider that everyday at ADL brings new challenges and rewards. Show less

While in Albania, my projects focused on program development, advocacy and youth leadership, all which gave me an opportunity to sharpen skill sets such as facilitation, program design and management. Moreover, I tapped into my passion for education and training that promotes critical thinking, respect and civic action. However, to summarize a Peace Corps experience is like asking Jerry Seinfeld to choose his favorite cereal - nearly impossible! Please review my projects to gain a… Show more While in Albania, my projects focused on program development, advocacy and youth leadership, all which gave me an opportunity to sharpen skill sets such as facilitation, program design and management. Moreover, I tapped into my passion for education and training that promotes critical thinking, respect and civic action. However, to summarize a Peace Corps experience is like asking Jerry Seinfeld to choose his favorite cereal - nearly impossible! Please review my projects to gain a better perspective of my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Show less

At Childsplay, the core value of Ensemble provides that a good idea can come from anyone, anytime, regardless of the title on your business card. With this philosophy, I was able to contribute to the organization's success in many ways. I was a key player in the organization strategic planning from which a brand-new business model for arts organizations emerged. I worked closely with the Education department to craft programs with evaluation methods that would appeal to significant… Show more At Childsplay, the core value of Ensemble provides that a good idea can come from anyone, anytime, regardless of the title on your business card. With this philosophy, I was able to contribute to the organization's success in many ways. I was a key player in the organization strategic planning from which a brand-new business model for arts organizations emerged. I worked closely with the Education department to craft programs with evaluation methods that would appeal to significant foundations. In doing so, we secured nearly $300,000 to test a new initiative for using Drama techniques for Early Childhood Language Acquisition. My input as an audience member was welcomed by the Artistic team. And aside from all that, I still had the time and enthusiasm to focus on my primary role in Resource Development. My small, but mighty department was successful in re-imagining donor stewardship programs to maintain $1.3 million annual goal including securing corporate, foundation and government funding exceeding $700,000. We worked closely with Board and other volunteer leadership to execute the annual Gala event generating over $100,000 in contributed revenue. And although I'm no longer employed with the theatre, I'm always seeking ways to stay connected to Childsplay through volunteer opportunities, as a season subscriber and as a diversity and inclusion consultant. Show less

As the Director of Development, my role included all aspects of community outreach from marketing and communications to volunteer recruitment and management and most importantly resource development. During my time with TCH, we re-designed the organization's brand through print and online presence, established a new website, annual giving rose 10% each year and we launched the successful Touching 900 Lives capital campaign securing $3 million in contributions. Additionally, I was give the… Show more As the Director of Development, my role included all aspects of community outreach from marketing and communications to volunteer recruitment and management and most importantly resource development. During my time with TCH, we re-designed the organization's brand through print and online presence, established a new website, annual giving rose 10% each year and we launched the successful Touching 900 Lives capital campaign securing $3 million in contributions. Additionally, I was give the opportunity to also serve as the Executive Director of the organization's "The Cutty Legacy Foundation" where I reviewed and made recommendations for small grant awards ($20,000 in total) to improve the lives of families of children with disabilities. Show less