Civic Engagement & Resident Leadership
People’s Collaborative Governance Network
Engagement Lab & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Co-founder and Lead Project Manager
2020-2022
Established in collaboration with the Engagement Lab at Emerson College, and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the People’s Collaborative Governance Network was a multi-sector and multi-disciplinary network of residents, elected and government staff and officials, nonprofit leaders, artists, students, and academic researchers, applying co-design methods and collaborative governance structures to center community experience in the exploration and development of novel solutions to pressing issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. It resulted in several meaningful projects to address digital access and equity, food insecurity, equitable engagement, and more. Several of these projects have evolved and persisted within partner organizations.
Services: Facilitation & Experience Design
Just Engagement
People’s Collaborative Governance Network & Boston Planning and Development Agency
Co-designer
2021
Just Engagement is the final deliverable of a 6-month collaborative design project. Facilitated through the People’s Collaborative Governance Network, in partnership with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), the Engagement Lab at Emerson College, and community members in Dorchester and East Boston, this project uncovered community priorities and strategies for institutions to implement more equitable community engagement practices.
Services: Equitable Community Engagement
Boston Civic Leaders Summit
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell
Co-founder and Lead Organizer
2019
Co-founded and sponsored by 2019 Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell, the Boston Civic Leaders Summit was a full day summit aimed at connecting and empowering resident leaders as changemakers. Attended by over 350 people, including residents from every neighborhood of Boston, the summit included a keynote address by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, an interactive plenary session with Antionette Carroll about centering racial equity, and over a dozen workshops on leadership, organizing, civic action, collaboration, and self-care.
Services: Facilitation & Experience Design
D4 Civic Empowerment Series
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell
Designer and Facilitator
2018-2019
Co-designed with residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale, and sponsored by City Councilor Andrea Campbell, the D4 Civic Empowerment Series is a six-part workshop to equip residents to successfully lead, grow, and sustain civic and community groups in their neighborhoods.
Services: Coaching, Training & Capacity Building
Strategic Engagement Plan
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell
Consultant
2017-2018
Working closely with the Councilor’s staff team and key stakeholders, I utilized the public participation spectrum to define strategies to grow and deepen resident engagement. Beyond the strategic plan, I also assisted the team with defining and tracking metrics for progress, and with developing pathways for involving residents in policy work.
Services: Strategic Planning & Program Design