We are a dynamic group of servant leaders who deeply believe in the power of community.
As a collective of professionals who serve in people-facing professions, including teaching, nursing and public defense, our experiences have prepared us to foster intentional spaces where people feel valued, seen and heard.
Brittany Barker
Founder & Executive Director
Imani Waweru
Managing Director
Michelle Lewis
Operations Coordinator
Lashae Caines
Outreach Coordinator
Her Portfolio
Voiceover & Screenwriting
Performance
Community Impact
Girls Write
Walton Foundation, In Harlem, An Education In the Imagination & the Arts Drives Success
Girls Write Now, Mentee Alum Performs Her First One Woman Show
Professional Development Design
designed and facilitated by Brittany Barker
Dickinson College
Women of Color Summit, Spring 2020 Retreat
Ally Day: Intersectional Allyship
Dream Charter School Network
Instructional Leadership Team (Quarterly Retreat) Adult Socio-Emotional Learning
Juggling Hats: On Balancing Many Roles, 2020
The Leadership Diaries: Assessing Your Practice, 2021
Whole Staff Inquiry
Supporting Students: Effective Advisement, May 2021
Responsive Teaching: Embedding Socio-Emotional Learning in Performance Tasks, May 2021
Cultivating Genius: Building Culturally Responsive Curricula
Wellness Circle: Mitigating a Pandemic, April 2020
Youth Development Team (Quarterly Retreats)
Curricular Vision: Designing the Studio Course (Backwards Design, Scope & Sequence)
Developing Youth Relationships: 1:1 Caseload Management
Network Data Day: Social Emotional Learning & Student Life
DCHS Data Day, Fall 2020 (Program Metrics & Assessment, Student Interventions)
DCHS Data Day, Spring 2021 (Program Metrics & Assessment, Student Interventions)
EHE Health
Where I'm From: Diversity & Creative Wellness Workshop, Oct 2021
Girls Write Now
Wellness Wednesdays: Explore Your Feelings, Mentor Edition, 2021
Public Service Enterprise Group
Where I'm From: Diversity & Creative Wellness Workshop, Oct 2021
Publications