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ELEVATE COMMUNITY

Inclusion · Dignity · Equity · Accessibility

About
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People and organizations partner with me to turn ideas into reality, ground their strategy in what become ongoing relationships, and discover how to elevate diverse voices at all levels.

 

I specialize in elevating community, embedding new economic energies, and delivering long term transformation.

My expertise intersects in:

  •  Placemaking 

  •  Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (J E D I) 

  •  Belonging & Inclusion

  •  Spiritual Entrepreneurship

  •  Digital Platforms

  •  Experiential Arts Presentation & Production

From this perspective, I revitalize hyper-local engagement of underutilized space. Leveraging existing systems and collective practices, we co-create transformational opportunities and foster empowering dialogue.


To date this impact has been acknowledged by a range of entities: AmeriCorp St. Louis, US Chamber of Commerce Youth Entrepreneurship, Alliance for Artists Communities Leadership Institute, the Port of Oakland Community Advisory Board, the New York Innovative Theater Awards, Fierce NYC, Brooklyn Arts Council ReGrant Program and the City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission.

 

I has also accepted nominations by Fronde Baliste founder Rhesa Jenkins for a Pop Tech Innovation Award and The Corporation for National & Community Service Eli Segal Award.

I am nomadic and have established home-bases throughout North America.

I am an innovator

embodying the mantra:

Strategize. Design. Produce.

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Photo by Nafis M. White

MEDIA

Building a Better Fishtrap / A'we deh ya ("All of us are here")
Loophole of Retreat: Venice

Good Work Showcase
Ownership Matters

Multimedia Is The New Stained Glass
by Elias Crim

Nursha Project Collaboration 
Greenpeace Action Camp

BOOKS

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Radical Diversity
Bauman Wellness Center

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A Conversation with Shalonda Ingram
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Elevating Diverse Voices with Shalonda Ingram
Go Play in the Dirt

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Innovation Starts With I
by Saleema Vellani

MEDIA

FOUNDER

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COLLABORATION & CONSULTATION

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PLACEMAKING

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