Consulting Services
Regenerating Our Connections
Equity
Improve Your Impact
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Develop and implement specialized equity programming
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Evaluate internal and external equity
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Implement a specialized equity audit
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Develop an organizational equity framework
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Facilitate consultations with diverse communities
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Provide individualized equity coaching
Community Engagement
Expand your Impact
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Design and facilitate community engagement processes
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Facilitate community engagement planning
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Develop a community engagement strategy
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Provide training on community engagement, capacity building, and community advocacy
Sustainability
Plan for the Future
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Design and facilitate specialized sustainability programming
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Develop and implement community vulnerability and resiliency assessments
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Create programs that reduce your environmental impact
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Formulate policies that institutionalize sustainability
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Develop a Climate Action Plan
Achievements
Sustainability
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Collaborated with Indigenous Kinship Circle (IKC) Mexico partners and Indigenous leaders to successfully local capacity and grants to support climate resilience and cultural revitalization for Indigenous peoples
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Founded a community-driven nonprofit Together for Nature (TFN) focused on engaging BIPOC, environmental justice communities, and youth to participate and lead in sustainability efforts in Lake County, IL
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Developed the compliance process for compostable laws for the City of San Rafael, CA
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Conceived and implemented a reusable container program Eco-2-Go for Beloit College, Beloit, WI
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Created and taught sustainability education programming for middle and high schoolers for in Beloit, WI
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Created and led an internship program and vendor outreach plan for a sustainable start-up Sparkl Reusables in San Rafael, CA
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Developed recommendations for integrating underserved producers and local climate friendly food into federal food procurement for a national organization Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Santa Monica, CA
Equity
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Conceived, prepared, and obtained a $250,000 grant to fund community-driven research in SD with the Indigenous Kinship Circle
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Developed surveys for the IKC that identify how Indigenous leaders interact with and prioritize social and ecosystem services in the Northern Great Plains
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Collaborated with Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance to plan research that supports the socioecological resilience of Indigenous people in the Northern Great Plains
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Developed an equitable community engagement plan for underserved communities for the City of San Diego, CA
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Worked to institutionalize equity education at Beloit College, Beloit, WI through Students for an Inclusive Campus
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Organized community to pass a school resolution to protect immigrant families in Waukegan, IL through Lake County Immigrant Advocacy (LCIA)
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Compiled and analyzed a Community Needs Assessment in Beloit, WI through Community Action, Inc
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Established a Complete Count Committee to include all underserved groups in the Census in Lake County, IL through LCIA
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Compiled recommendations for developing equitable programs for payments for ecosystem services for a national nonprofit in Santa Monica, CA for NRDC
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Developed and implemented a Sustainability Mentorship Program for youth in Lake County, IL for TFN
Community Engagement
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Led equitable engagement for IKC in order to develop community-driven strategy and connect with Indigenous communities across Turtle Island/North America
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Developed a Young Professionals Working Group for the North America team of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy
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Obtained and compiled community priorities to develop a Social-Ecological Working Group for the Central Grasslands Roadmap in North America
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Guided IKC in identifying priorities and shaping organizational strategy with community input
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Mentored and coordinated underserved youth volunteers, developing their professional skills in Lake County, IL
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Directed campaigns to challenge oppression from the local to the national in Wisconsin and Illinois through United Students for Fair Trade and LCIA
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Guided and mentored a group of young professionals, teaching them how to create institutional change to advance immigrant rights in Lake County, IL through LCIA
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Planned and directed community engagement efforts for a variety of direct service nonprofits in Lake County, IL
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Managed partnership development for a variety of nonprofits in Lake County, IL