Experience

Faith & Justice Network

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Fellow

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Facilitate a 9-month cohort experience that explores liberation theology, faith reconstruction, embodiment, storytelling, and community building. Lead community webinars and podcasts reflecting on fellowship content. Facilitate a 9-month cohort experience that explores liberation theology, faith reconstruction, embodiment, storytelling, and community building. Lead community webinars and podcasts reflecting on fellowship content.



Senior and Disability Action

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  Values-Centered Listening, Assessment, and Recommendations: Prepared agendas and facilitated meetings to support the individual and collective affirmation of organizational values; Articulated strategies and tools to support the implementation and evaluation of value-based decision-making; Provided decision-making models to increase clarity and examine power dynamics. System, Structure, and Policy Implementation and Evaluation: Supported staff of color to prioritize and implement antiracist policy and values recommendations; Co-created organization-wide tools for feedback and evaluation to meet mission, values, and policy goals. Show less



Oakland City Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Pastor, Formation

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

  Served on the senior leadership team of Oakland City Church that is responsible for church oversight, worship service development and support, pastoral care, engagement, and development for 300 members. Developed curriculum and facilitated classes on Race, Power, Privilege, and Faith to discuss the impacts of racism in the church community resulting in the incorporation of antiracist values in the 10-year strategic plan. Assessed existing organizational structures, policies, and programs to strengthen alignment with institutional benchmarks of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Utilized a values-based approach to create content-specific training including intersectionality, economic justice, and advocacy. Planned three All-Church Conferences around antiracism, spiritual formation, and community engagement that gathered over 100 members.Prepared and delivered sermons to a 300-member church community that encouraged faith-rooted action for social justice. Show less

• Minister of City Engagement

  • Apr 2016 - Sep 2019

  Developed a church-wide City Engagement strategy of faith-formation through long-term, reciprocal relationships that led to strategic organizational partnerships with socially marginalized communities.Curated short- and long-term volunteer opportunities to offer practical and financial support to local community organizations. Oversaw a 6-member “Accompaniment Team” that provided access to church and community resources to support a newly-arrived immigrant family.



United Way of the Bay Area

• Director, Rise Together

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2016

  Served as Interim Executive Director of Rise Together Bay Area that utilized a Collective Impact model to create an anti-poverty platform for the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area. Organized cross-sector meetings with business, non-profit, government, and faith-based organizations to discuss strategies to address homelessness and social justice in the Bay Area. Served as Interim Executive Director of Rise Together Bay Area that utilized a Collective Impact model to create an anti-poverty platform for the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area. Organized cross-sector meetings with business, non-profit, government, and faith-based organizations to discuss strategies to address homelessness and social justice in the Bay Area.



Kiva.org

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Fellows Program Coordinator

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2014

  Participated in recruitment, screening, and placements for the Kiva fellows to support Kiva's field partners and initiatives domestically and internationally. Developed curriculum for US-based Kiva Fellows using a race and class analysis to explore domestic entrepreneurship and community development that led to the placement of 3 classes of fellows in cities throughout the US and Nairobi, Kenya. Created knowledge management structure and guidelines to capture policy updates and procedures to serve as a resource for fellows, interns, and staff working with Kiva Zip. Show less



Urban Habitat

• New Zealand
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director, Leadership Institute

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

  Provided strategic direction for the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute which identifies, trains, supports, and places low-income people and people of color on priority boards and commissions.Organized and facilitated the 80-hour training program of the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute delivered in face-to-face meetings and via an online course site that built confidence and prepared participants to take leadership roles. Recruited, interviewed, and trained over 50 participants for the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute that led to placements on planning commissions, human rights commissions, and community development positions throughout the Bay Area.Cultivated relationships with community organizations and government officials to identify leadership opportunities and training needs for low-income people of color.Compiled a technical assistance roster of social justice allies to provide ongoing support, mentoring, and technical assistance to current BCLI fellows and alumni. Show less

• Program Associate

  • Oct 2008 - Mar 2012

  Provided support to the Development Team, the Social Equity Caucus, Leadership Institutes, and the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI). Completed annual reports of the individual donor fundraising strategy and coordinated quarterly direct mail fundraising activities and programmatic e-newslettersRepresented Urban Habitat at the priority coalitions Oakland Network for Responsible Development and Oakland Rising.

• Executive Assistant

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2008

  Provided support for the Executive Director and created a weekly schedule tracking system for greater efficiency.Provided support the Executive Team for development related activities such as compiling supporting documents for grant proposals and reports and corresponding with foundation contacts.Served as the Project Coordinator for the Tax and Fiscal Policy Working Group Support.