unity & integration
years of facilitating dei&b + unity & integration workshops for casting agencies, ad agencies, k-12 school districts, colleges & universities, national sports organization, & some of the biggest brands in the world.
everyone should play.
in 2021, i founded my passion project, queer youth in action. throughout my time teaching & in non-profit spaces, i saw so many talented queer & trans youth drop out of sport + movement spaces because they weren’t safe or supportive. although it seemed both crazy & ambitious, i decided that my particular experience as an avid (and ex-elite) athlete, coupled with my years of instruction & facilitation, could be powerful enough to shift the needle.
three years & consulting contracts with us youth soccer, women in soccer, america scores, athlete ally, re—inc, & more later, the tides continue to shift — in our favor. the work continues, now more than ever.
the world needs our stories.
among many hats at FREE THE WORK, i was able to wear one of my favorites: dei&b facilitator. we packed rooms (in-person & zoom) with the world’s best creatives, for the world’s best agencies & brands. our goal at FTW, & especially through our dei&b work, was to open up conversations around why folks were not feeling seen & heard in production. & along the way, with every interactive component, we had a ton of fun.
the results were insightful, & the solutions arrived at were immediate & powerful. an abundant landscape of creators encouraged to make their voices heard leads to an abundance of creation — & our stories are just beginning.
highlights
more than meets the eye:
inclusive creative excellence
FREE THE WORK, 23-24
for ad agencies & brands: reframing and redefining excellent creative success through inclusive work culture, this workshop was FTW’s flagship Unity + Integration guidance of the year. getting creatives, especially in production, to think outside of the box and playfully examine the shift we can all make from surface level diversity to deep intersectional inclusive environments, amongst over 1200 participants, we earned an average rating of 4.8/5!
celebrating pride:
lgbtq2s+ 101
queer youth in action, 21-24
compassionate, patient, and fun, CELEBRATE provides education on how to make youth sport at every level, from recreational to elite, a safe and celebratory space for all young athletes, regardless of their identities. executive directors, coaches, referees, and leadership, and young athletes alike can learn, explore, & grow during this time, which has earned CELEBRATE an average rating: 4.7/5 over the course of three years & more than 30 workshops, all across the world.
