EcoTrust
Equity in Urban Agriculture Program
Portland, OR
Climate-Smart Agriculture capacity building and technical assistance for BIPOC farmers in Portland's urban agriculture community, including growers connected to the Black Farmers' Collective and Seattle Central College's Urban Growing Community Leadership Education Program. Curriculum co-designed with farmers themselves, rooted in their own lived expertise.
Outcome
Minimum of eight trainings co-developed and delivered across six CSA practices. December 2025's stormwater session was hosted with East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District (EMSWCD) and connected farmers to Oregon Climate Ag Network's Soil Health Network.
ServicesCommunity listening sessions · Workshop design and delivery · Farmer technical assistance · Training curriculum development · Microgrant program advisory
Charity & Security Network
Civil Society Rights & Resiliency Project
Washington, DC · National Scope
A six-month program management and strategy consultancy building the strategic architecture U.S. civil society needed to endure the 119th Congress and the weaponization of national security law against nonprofits. Drew on deep working knowledge of IRS regulations, Treasury and State Department terrorism designations, and the legal landscape confronting human rights and peacebuilding organizations.
Outcome
Comprehensive gap analysis, full strategic plan, sequenced decision-making framework, risk mitigation strategy, personnel and resource allocation plan, and partner and donor outreach templates delivered to C&SN leadership protecting 200+ member organizations.
ServicesStrategic plan development · Gap and objectives analysis · Decision-making framework design · Risk identification and mitigation · Leadership briefing
4Culture
Cultural Arts Capacity Building Practice
King County, WA
Capacity building and technical assistance for small, community-based, BIPOC-led cultural arts, heritage and preservation organizations across King County. The work centers asset mapping, stakeholder resourcing analysis, fundraising and grant writing in service of self-determined narrative shifts and durable organizational power.
Outcome
Friends of Georgetown History, a BIPOC women-led cultural arts and history organization in Seattle's Duwamish Valley, acquired two new grants in 2025 after stepping into newly articulated values and a redefined fundraising strategy.
ServicesStrategic planning · Asset mapping · Fundraising and development · Organizational design · Coaching and mentoring
Seattle Public Schools
Outdoor & Community Education Pilot
Seattle, WA
A voluntary outdoor learning pilot launched October 2020, drawing 24 applications from 19 schools in its first cycle. A Board Task Force convened in September and received formal approval in December to assess outdoor education as a permanent strand of district practice.
Outcome
Actionable recommendations for a sustainable district-wide outdoor program, grounded in qualitative data and community input.
ServicesProject management · Qualitative analysis · Community engagement · Program development · Facilitation
Boyz N The Wood
Boyz N The Wood
Seattle, WA
A mentorship program using outdoor recreation, nature-based therapy and peer leadership to support Black men's mental health and emotional restoration. Hiking, kayaking, biking and conservation work as the conditions for restoration and connection.
Role
Sustained administrative and program specialist support. Continuity of operations through pandemic-era disruption.
ServicesAdministrative support · Outdoor recreation program specialist
Seattle Public Schools — Central Office
Anti-Racist Policies & Procedures
Seattle, WA
Designed and produced District Policy #0040 — co-designed with Black, Indigenous, Latino and other communities of color. Group and one-on-one sessions extracted thematic priorities and structural concerns that informed every draft.
Outcome
The nation's first anti-racist Superintendent Policy and Procedures, with strategies, indicators, management plan and evaluation framework.
ServicesProject management · Research · Organizational design · Community partnership
Foundation for Tacoma Students
Consortium Capacity Building
Tacoma, WA
A two-year initiative strengthening the Graduate Tacoma community-wide movement through the Community Partner Capacity and Capability workgroup. Organizational audits across consortium members anchored a structured workshop series.
Outcome
$2.5M Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation award. Organizational audits, workshop curriculum and a comprehensive resource guide for ongoing development.
ServicesProgram design · Research · Training and capacity building
Open Buffalo
Train the Trainer Series
Buffalo, NY
An Anti-Racist Organizational Audit training and 40+ slide curriculum examining racialized U.S. history, racialized capitalism and the documented connections between these systems and climate change. Workshops included a session on national reconciliation planning.
Outcome
Audit instrument, training curriculum and equity-focused performance management toolkits supporting anti-racist organizational practice.
ServicesProgram design · Research · Training and capacity building
State of Washington CPDA
Community Preservation & Development Authority
Central District & Historic South Downtown, Seattle
Four years of administrative, organizational development, grant management, economic development and COVID-era nonprofit and business relief support. The CPDA exists because Washington State acknowledged the debt of public-investment-driven displacement.
Outcome
Sustained support across all seven CPDA objectives — revitalization, impact mitigation, connection restoration, economic vitality and historic preservation.
ServicesAdministrative support · Organizational development · Grant management · COVID relief
Foundation for Tacoma Students
African American Male Educator Pipeline
Tacoma, WA
A two-pathway pipeline pilot — paraprofessional to certified teacher, and non-degreed to paraprofessional. Infrastructure audits across Tacoma Community College, FTS, Tacoma Public Schools and Evergreen College informed the program framework.
Outcome
Phased expansion strategy, citywide strategic plan, and a fund development strategy for long-term sustainability of the pipeline.
ServicesProgram design · Research · Community engagement
All Home
Point-in-Time Count
Seattle & King County, WA
The annual HUD-required census of people experiencing homelessness — getting it right is a policy decision with human consequences. The work centered populations most likely to be undercounted: encampments, vehicles, doubled-up housing, mental health crises.
Outcome
CBO relationships, 20+ convening stations secured, corporate in-kind donations and a community feedback loop for future counts.
ServicesProject management · Volunteer management · Research · Community relations
UW Physicians
Process Improvement Dashboard
Seattle, WA
A visualized dashboard tracking work activities across departments, each linked explicitly to a strategic objective. Iterative design with leadership and management; staff trained to maintain it after engagement close.
Outcome
Cross-departmental visibility, value-added evaluation across all initiatives, and a living institutional tool that outlasted the engagement.
ServicesStrategic planning · Facilitation · Data analysis · Staff training
Capital IDEA
Career Your Way
Houston, TX
Workforce development for NEET Opportunity Youth in partnership with Houston Community College, Bridge Year, the Harris County Department of Education and Fast Forward Analytics. A program built to hold both the technical requirements and the human ones.
Outcome
Project management tools across three delivery phases. Culturally informed mentorship and trauma-response training guide. Integration plans for institutional partners.
ServicesProgram design · Project management · Implementation · Consortium building
