Experience

Classes, Lectures and Presentations

• Created and presented two 1.5-hour virtual workshops, Five Strategies for Disrupting Your Unconscious Biases, for Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute in December 2022
• Created and presented two 40-minute virtual workshops, 7 Tips for Using Inclusive Language to Strengthen Workplace Relationships, during UnitedHealthcare’s Empowering Health Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Forum on November 17, 2022
• Created and presented two-hour virtual workshop, Seven Strategies for Disrupting Your Unconscious Biases for Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute in October 2021
• Created and presented two-hour virtual workshop, Words Matter: Using Inclusive Language in Your Workplace, for Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute in November 2021
• Created and presented a 25-minute version of Strengthening Workplace Relationships with Inclusive Language at the 2021 Tulsa SCORE Women’s Leadership Conference in September 2021.
• Created and facilitated ten-hour (five two-hour sessions) Words Matter and Disrupting Unconscious Bias in Your Workplace virtual workshop series for Hospice of Green Country staff and board members from December 2020 through June 2021.
• Created and facilitated ten-hour (five two-hour sessions) Words Matter and Disrupting Unconscious Bias in Your Workplace virtual workshop series for Educare – Kendall-Whittier staff from January through March 2021.
• Created and facilitated ten-hour (five two-hour sessions) Words Matter and Disrupting Unconscious Bias in Your Workplace virtual workshop series for CAE USA Human Resources staff in October & November 2020.
• Created and facilitated twelve-hour (six two-hour sessions) Team Building, Words Matter, and Disrupting Unconscious Bias in Your Workplace virtual workshop series for YWCA Tulsa staff leadership team in September & October 2020.
• Created and co-presented as a virtual workshop Words Matter: Using Inclusive Language in Your Workplace for Association for Talent Development Tulsa Chapter’s June 2020 Program, Prodigy & Co and Tulsa Tech – Popcorn Series June 25, 2020 Program, Southern Gas Association Spring Conference in September 2020, and Central Oklahoma Chapter Association for Talent Development’s October 2020 Program.
• Created and presented virtual workshop – Eight Tips for Strengthening Your Workplace Relationships with Inclusive Language –for Association of Fundraising Professionals Eastern Oklahoma Chapter (October 1, 2020), Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits (January 29, 2021), Return on Inclusion Summit (February 25, 2021), Oklahoma City Human Resources Society (June 24, 2021), and Bixby Metro Chamber of Commerce Ideas & Insights Series (November 2021).
• Created and facilitated an interactive 1.5-hour virtual workshop Three Tools for Your Team Building Toolbox from Unconscious Bias Training for Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Mosaic – Nonprofit Practitioners Group on November 5, 2020.
• Created and facilitated eight-hour (four two-hour sessions) virtual Disrupting Unconscious Bias in Your Workplace workshop for Oklahoma Public School Resource Center staff in July 2020.
• Created and facilitated Accelerating Board Diversity session for Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits’ Conference on Nonprofit Law & Finance in March 2019
• Created five-minute video presentation – Using Gender Inclusive Language – for the Tulsa Area United Way – Women United Personal and Professional Development Event – LEAD 2021: Leadership. Empowerment. Acceptance. Diversity. on May 13, 2021.
• Board Roles and Responsibilities presentation/discussion at October 2018 TSHA board retreat
• Crafted and taught three six-hour leadership development classes – Teamwork, Leading Change, and Planning and Organization – for Tulsa Health Department
• Crafted and delivered eight lectures for the University of Oklahoma on Effective Practices for Grantseekers, Standards & Practices for Effective & Ethical Nonprofit Management, Effective Strategic Planning Techniques for Nonprofits, Raising More Money at Your Fundraising Events, and Nonprofit Management Trends
• An Essential Collaboration Tool in Your Team Toolbox – Ground Rules workshop for Oral Roberts University Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) March 2014 Meeting
• An Essential Collaboration Tool in Your Team Toolbox – Ground Rules workshop for American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Northeast Oklahoma Chapter’s January 2014 Program and Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) Oklahoma State Conference in October 2014
• Checking and Strengthening Your Board’s Vital Signs Through Board Self-Assessment breakout session for CenterLink’s Leadership Summit in September 2015
• Diversity and Inclusion Dialogue workshop for Teach for America Oklahoma 2013 Corps Induction – co-facilitated with Eunice Tarver, Tulsa Community College
• Giving Considerations Related to Ethnicity/Culture/Values panel presentation/discussion at 2009 Big 12 Development Conference
• Involving Others and Gaining Respect: Ground Rules for Effective Teams for University of Tulsa’s Leadership Experience (TULE) 2012 Conference
• Perfect Fit: Attributes of an Effective Icebreaker for Association for Talent Development Tulsa Chapter’s September 2014 Program
• Perfect Fit: Attributes of an Effective Icebreaker for Central Oklahoma Chapter – Association for Talent Development’s September 2016 Program
• Power of Gratitude presentations for Broken Arrow Rotary Club, Leadership Tulsa, Tulsa Housing Authority, and University of Tulsa’s Leadership Experience (TULE) 2014 Conference
• Study Strategies for Academic Success workshops for University of Tulsa incoming student athletes in June 2012
• Team Building & Collaboration workshop for the 2013 NALS (the Association for Legal Professionals) Professional Development Conference
• Trends & Challenges for Ethical and Effective Nonprofits for Rotary Club of North Tulsa
• Twenty Principles for Effective and Ethical Boards presentation/discussion at Tulsa CASA Board Retreat