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welcome to my blog. this is a space to ponder about my (new) life as the Passion Doula, reflection on my healing journey, and share tips on bubble-wrappin’ your passion, let’s light each other up!
welcome to my blog. this is a space to ponder about my (new) life as the Passion Doula, reflection on my healing journey, and share tips on bubble-wrappin’ your passion, let’s light each other up!
I have 12+ years experience as an Executive Director (ED) and more than 25 years experience in non-profit organizations, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health - as an Executive Director, manager, frontline staff, and Board member. As ED, I was responsible for personnel: recruitment, hiring, onboarding, leadership development, and talent retention; change management; fundraising including individual donor cultivation, campaigns, grant writing, and funder relationship; fiscal management; board recruitment and development; marketing and communication; and strategic planning and implementation.
I am most proud of the work we accomplished at the Abortion Liberation Fund of PA, where I led an intensive process of uprooting the organization’s white feminist roots and ushered in its transformation to being led by a Board and staff that is predominantly Black, multi-racial, queer, and disabled, and who represent and are in community with the people supported by the fund. Doing that work required a personal commitment to interrogating and atoning for my own anti-Blackness, practicing centered accountability, naming my power and privilege and working to share/shift power, and acknowledging the role I played in perpetuating greater harms caused by the non-profit industrial complex.
My hope is to take what I have learned and share my experiences and skills with other current or aspiring Executive Directors to ensure we are doing all we can to not just serve people, but to remain vigilant in the struggle for collective liberation.
I am rooted in vulnerability, authenticity, and joy. I offer tailored, short- and long-term support for existing or aspiring EDs to feel embodied, accountable, bold, and fully human. I specialize in helping white and non-Black leaders of color in interrogating and atoning for their anti-Black racism, homo/transphobia, and white professionalism. The one-on-one individual Passion Doula sessions consist of:
Mind: thought exploration, resource sharing, and goal setting ("above neck" work)
Body: movement work based on desire, need, access, and comfort ("below neck" work)
Spirit: connecting to passion, intuition, and wisdom (integrative work)
60-120 minutes, based on need and availability
Video, phone, or in person when available and desired
Click HERE for a more detailed description including fee ranges.
