I ensure that trust, participation, and communication are integral to the process of all projects. This applies across all stakeholders, including those most impacted by the work being advanced. I begin by listening first and foremost, interviewing all participants, and conducting research to better understand values, practices, goals, and challenges. When needed, I also lift up systemic dynamics inherently affecting the work.

I grew up learning and loving dance. Movement has informed my practice by helping me think about space before I enter a room, whether it be a conference room, classroom, community center, courtroom, cathedral, or concert hall. In dance, you learn to read the room before entering, sensing energy, dynamics, and existing relationships. You come to understand how bodies move in space: who has room to move, who's constrained, where the power and flow are. You know where you fit without disrupting, how to enter without centering yourself, and you feel the existing rhythm before adding your own movement.

My consulting work draws on this understanding of space. I assess the landscape first to better understand the culture, power dynamics, and relationships. I recognize who has space and voice and see who's centered and who's not in the conversation. My approach to facilitation and mediation is to create the space for people and the work to grow in new expansive ways.