Community Resilience

Leadership Shifts WNC 2026

UPCOMING FEB-OCT 2026
Collaborative learning journey for people leading organizations and communities through complex challenges, focusing on the subtle, yet powerful, shifts in awareness, relationships, and practice that build more adaptive, distributed, and resilient leadership.
Applications due January 15.

UNC School of Government ⯈ Workshop

A blue slide from a presentation by the UNC School of Government, Center for Public Leadership and Governance. The slide's title, "Leading With and Through: Harness the Power of Public Participation," is written in white text against a light blue banner. The UNC logo is on the left side of the banner. A faint, dark blue outline of a government building is visible in the background.

This course, which I was invited to develop, offers valuable insights and practical tools for local government staff and officials seeking to build stronger relationships with their communities. Participants explore collaborative approaches to foster trust, improve communication, and create a greater sense of shared purpose.

Seeding Connection in Coastal NC

Line drawing illustrating a community-based approach. The title at the top is "Eastern Carteret County." The image is divided into three parts: on the left, an easel and a list of bullet points with the text "Train, Coach & Advise." In the center, a group of diverse, colorful stick figures representing people. On the right, a laptop computer with the text "Develop Support Systems."

A story of quiet leadership and complex systems. In a coastal North Carolina community shaped by deep pride and layered trauma, I helped seed conditions for connection, healing, and change - by holding a container, honoring resistance, and working gently at the edges of what could be spoken.