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Think Again Training & ConsultingLead Consultant
Sep. 2024
HingeUX Researcher
Jun. 2023 - Jul. 2023- Consulted with Hinge to conduct foundational UX research and build design explorations aimed at understanding and supporting the unique needs, experiences, and pain points of trans daters on Hinge.
- Facilitated and led a workshop across product and marketing teams to ideate on product solutions and features to better serve trans daters on Hinge.
- Consulted with Hinge UXR to plan and conduct research aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of trans dating experiences both through quantitative (in-app surveys) and qualitative methods (usability interviews).
- Collaborated with Hinge UX designers to develop prototypes based on synthesized research findings and provided recommendations to product teams based on explorations.
- Co-facilitated a final shareout to present key insights, design explorations, and recommendations to Hinge product & marketing teams, all goaled towards centering trans daters on Hinge.
Think Again Training & ConsultingLead Trainer
Mar. 2023
MMG EARTHProject Manager
Feb. 2023 - Jun. 2023MMG EARTH is the first Black and nonbinary-led research and change management firm in the U.S. We are redefining innovation in the white-dominant change management industry by leveraging the power of data and mixed-methods research, sustainable growth, and trauma-informed methodologies to give people the tools they need to excel as human beings at work and beyond. We work with organizations to identify and challenge social inequities that keep them from realizing their greatest potential. Our vision is creating a world that is centered in the principles of accountability and repair, justice and harm reduction, courage and imagination. We imagine communities at work and beyond that are led by a desire to honor and respect each other’s dignity, wellbeing, capacity, and humanity. This is our vision. As a project manager, I:
- run all aspects of a multi-year Racial Equity program for direct service providers within a governmental department of human services.
- manage all program operations, infrastructure, and processes that align with the company’s vision and mission.
- define, prioritize and execute the project priorities and processes in a timely and efficient manner. - develop a methodology for data collection, reporting, and implementation to track the efficacy of training and education across the department, in collaboration with the Director of Learning and Development and the Chief Purpose Officer.
LifeLabs LearningInstructional Designer
Nov. 2021 - Nov. 2022LifeLabs Learning is the go-to manager training and employee development resource for 1,000+ amazing companies (like Reddit, GoPro, Slack, and Sony Music). We study what makes great managers and employees different from average and teach the "tipping-point skills" we identify: the smallest changes that make the biggest impact in the shortest time. We teach all over the world, in-person and virtually. Our workshops are science-based and packed with practical tools and exercises. Our services include:
• Manager CORE: workshops on the core skills of great managers and executives
• Individual Contributor CORE: workshops on the core skills of successful employees
• Org-wide initiatives in areas including: building a feedback culture, creating an inclusive organization, developing high-performing teams, and optimizing remote employee dynamics
• All-staff enrichment workshops
• Keynotes and special event workshops
Think Again Training & ConsultingTraining Facilitator
Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2023
Philadelphia Yearly MeetingEvents and Resources Coordinator
Dec. 2019 - Nov. 2021Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Yearly Meeting is a faith community comprised of over 100 local Meeting communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, all of Delaware and Eastern Maryland. • Planned and coordinated ongoing, annual, and one-time events and conferences, such as Thread Gatherings, Threshing Sessions, Annual and Continuing Sessions, and Friends in Fellowship events.
• Served on PYM’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Team to engage staff in ongoing education and development.
• Co-coordinated the transition from Acceptiva and Cvent to Fonteva Events as PYM’s main event management system.
• Served as the staff liaison on PYM’s Personnel Committee.
• Collaborated with various staff teams and team members, Meeting (Quaker worship houses), Collaboratives, committees, and other community organizations and groups for successful implementation of events.
• Amassed resources for online access and dissemination across PYM’s five threads – governance and stewardship; peace and social justice; outreach and communications; ministry and care; and religious education.
• Supported the work of the rest of the Continuing Engagement Team as needed
Oakland UniversityAssistant Professor in Higher Education Leadership
Jul. 2017 - Aug. 2019Auburn Hills, Michigan, United StatesThe Master of Education in Higher Education Leadership (MAHEL) program is a full-time, cohort-based program. Students have the opportunity to study both academic affairs and student affairs. The program values social justice and encourages students to think critically about institutional inclusiveness. It also emphasizes the integration of theory and practice through a capstone internship opportunity. - Conducting research in service to a rich scholarship agenda and publishing.
- Developing curricula and teaching 5-6 courses a year for graduate and doctoral students.
- Provide service to the department, school, university, field, and community.
Trans*Formational ChangeCoach, Consultant, Researcher
Jul. 2016Trans*forming people, institutions, and organizations by centering those at the margins. I help:
- changemakers and diversity educators unlock and lean into their power.
- facilitators and trainers hone, develop, and leverage their energy towards brave space making.
- doctoral students and early career faculty move through academia while staying true to themselves and their 'why'. - current and former student affairs professionals expand their career and leadership possibilities.
- BIPOC, immigrant, queer, and/or trans professionals and scholars (re)define their success metrics and meet them.
- trans masculine people and trans men to embrace their masculinities intentionally, authentically, and tenderly.
- white, cisgender, and heterosexual leaders get courageous and shift systems.
Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student AffairsEditor in Chief
Jun. 2015 - Jul. 2016http://ecommons.luc.edu/jcshesa
Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student AffairsManaging Editor
May. 2014 - May. 2015
T*Circle Collective / Transforming Higher Education CollaborativeCo Founder; 2016 Convening Planning Committee Chair
Aug. 2013 - Aug. 2016
Brown Boi ProjectTraining & Facilitation Team Member
Jul. 2012 - Dec. 2016http://www.brownboiproject.cm
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