WORKSHOPS/FACILITATION

Writing + Movement Workshops

Arts+Lit Lab Workshop March 2024

Details forthcoming

Poetry Drop-in: Rivers

April 30, 2023, 11am-12pm PT via Zoom, $20-30 sliding scale

A river is a contested site. I return again and again to rivers, real and imagined. In "The First Water Is the Body," from Postcolonial Love Poem, Natalie Diaz writes, "Do you think the water will forget what we have done, what we continue to do?" On the last day of poetry month, I invite you to gather with me to read and discuss poems and try out a generative writing exercise re: rivers. You're welcome to join whether you've never written a poem before or have been writing for decades. No one turned away for lack of funds. More information & RSVP here.

Play & Devotion: A Writing + Movement Workshop

Next rendition TBA. Sign up for my newsletter, On Devotion, to stay updated <3

Working together 1:1:

I love working with poets/writers/artists one on one to support creative projects—from individual poems, manuscripts, to performance works. Let me know what your needs/hopes are (contact form below).

Equity-focused Facilitation

Offering dynamic facilitation and equitable communication trainings to nonprofit, government, arts, business, and academic clients. Specializing in equity in higher education.

Embodied Facilitation

Offering somatic approaches and creative workshop design to nonprofit, government, arts, and business clients.

Contact Me

Reach out to let me know more about your individual, organization, department, or group’s particular needs and goals. Information on my background and training below. Please inquire re: sliding scale rates for orgs focused on prison justice and immigrant rights.

Background & Training:

I hold a masters in Communication from the University of Colorado-Denver. 8+ years experience and professional development in facilitation include work with Denver-based CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE, CREATE FORWARD’s Empathic Facilitator training at Columbia University’s Center FOR JUSTICE, and 3 years co-creating & facilitating workshops in COLORADO prisons.

MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE INCLUDES TEACHING CORE COMPOSITION I & II AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-DENVER, WORKING WITH WRITERS 1:1, TEACHING IN PRISONS, AS WELL AS TEACHING DANCE ACROSS AGE LEVELS, age 5-adult.

In addition to collaboratively developing and facilitating equity-focused trainings and race-based caucusing for the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Colorado Trust with Creative Strategies for Change, I’ve developed workshops for the HENRY ART GALLERY, NORTHWEST FILM FORUM, THE Auraria Academic Library, THE Puksta Civic Engagement Foundation, AND MORE. I currently serve as THE OFFICE OF EQUITY & JUSTICE in GRAD PRograms’ EQUITY & INCLUSION SPECIALIST at THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I hone facilitation skills via ongoing training In anti-oppression, anti-racism, implicit bias, and LGBTQ visibility, AS WELL AS ONGOING MOVEMENT TRAINING.