Hi, I’m Charlene
I help leaders navigate change and uncertainty with equity, belonging, and justice at the center. I have over twenty-two years of experience accompanying individuals and organizations to attain greater unity between their equity aspirations and real-time behaviors and environments. I have stories of successes and failures, learning to navigate rigid structures and toxic environments. The ways through often required experimentation, immersive learning, and trusted people who helped me refine the tools I had within and who I was meant to become.
I am enlivened by communities of practice. Throughout my professional career I have found sustenance, levity and joy in creating beloved communities who, challenge, support, and nourish each other to be able to do the often challenging work of disrupting the status quo.
Leaders from every sector seek my support in leadership development, cultural strategy, creative problem solving, and achieving wholeness in their careers and personal lives.
I hold a Master’s in Education with an emphasis on Multicultural Counseling and a Bachelor’s in Global Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I am en route as a doctoral student to achieving an EdD in the Adult in Higher Education program at Oregon State University.
MY APPROACH
I help individuals, leaders, and organizations center equity, align to their purpose, expand capacity, and connect to what matters most. From personal coaching to group facilitation or strategic planning, I tailor the needs of the project to the individual or organization. I utilize a equity-minded systems approach, while balancing the importance of story-based strategy for personal and organizational transformation.
PERSONAL HEALING
I meet you where you are. Our experiences have created internal racialized harm among a plethora of interlocking oppressive forces, and to emerge as an equity-minded professional you need to unpack how you move through the world and how your identity shows up and impacts others. By centering healing and being attentive to our emotions, we can transform ourselves and our environments.
FINDING PURPOSE
I believe refining our individual and collective purpose allows us to live and lead more authentically. Developing your internal compass can assist in strengthening who you or your team is meant to become. A powerful purpose allows you to tap into your greatest gifts and amplify them with confidence.
NAVIGATING CHANGE
I support you in learning to navigate change by building the capacity for greater adaptability and creative problem-solving. Together we will understand how you deal with change and what unique strengths you offer to lead others through discomfort, risk, and challenging situations.
GOING BEYOND EQUITY