Expertise Areas: organizational change; organization development; strategic facilitation; leadership coaching; transformative dialogue; the nonprofit-philanthropy industrial complex; grantmaking; centering healing practices; complexity and chaos theory; racial equity, inclusion, justice and liberation

More Background: international affairs; nonprofit management; administering a variety of assessments

Magical Powers: asking the right question for the moment; guiding people to heal, imagine possibility, and claim their power; holding space for joy and pain; building something from nothing; encouraging her team to be well

Self Care Rituals: flotation therapy; energy healing; spellwork; meditation; acupuncture; naps; sacred stones; watching sitcoms from the 80s and 90s

Loves: chai latte with oat milk (foamed, of course); snacks; baking; sci-fi/fantasy books and movies; the smell of hardware stores; and narrating her cat’s innermost thoughts with her husband

Expertise Areas: strategic planning; leadership development; executive coaching; educational consulting; workshop facilitation in equity, diversity, and inclusion

More Background: counseling and psychology; international government with an emphasis in Spanish language and culture; education administration

Magical Powers: making the complex simple; finding the right metaphor; visioning; guiding change processes; teaching

Self Care Rituals: walks; travel; writing; listening to music; dancing

Loves: singing; real estate projects; a good question; playing games, especially Cribbage and Spades

Jasmine is the owner and founder of Raising Conscious Intention Ltd., and provides in-house consulting on the strategy and Community Programs at Wayfinding Partners.

In her almost-three decades of corporate and volunteer work, she built and honed her proficiency in strategic planning, change design, innovation and leadership, supporting and creating growth in five industries, including high-tech, finance and manufacturing, across North America and Europe.

Jasmine also trained and practices as an integrative health and transformational coach, and as a teacher and facilitator in yoga, mindfulness and mindful meditation- expanding to hundreds the awareness and benefits of mainly-Eastern practices, aimed at returning inner peace, presence and overall wellness.

Blending this unique background, she now consults, coaches and facilitates organizational strategic planning and advancement, as well as individual transformation and self-actualization, across the equity and wellness arenas and their intersection.

Jasmine has been recognized as a change-maker and affectionately termed ‘pioneer’ and ‘guru’ in organizational well-being programming, and referred to in her equity work as an ‘intention and intuition coach’ and ‘doula for justice’.

She holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and her M.B.A. from the University of Waterloo and Queen’s University, respectively, in Canada.

In her spare time, you can find her ballroom or salsa dancing, surfing, forest bathing, eating banana pancakes at her favorite beach cantina or meditating to begin and end her day.

Expertise Areas: nonprofit management; development and communications; community-centric fundraising; program design and facilitation; supporting and navigating organizational change

More Background: culinary arts; job training; youth development; French language and literature

Magical Powers: seeing connections between “unconnected” things; finding a powerful metaphor (and recognizing the limitation of said metaphor); asking good questions; storytelling; writing and editing; trusting my intuition

Self Care Rituals: puzzling, yoga, hammocking, biking, walks, sitting in green space or near water, prayer, resetting my physical space, pedicures, sleep

Loves: my family, both biological and chosen; seeing my people win; food traditions and food adventures; DC, San Diego, and Mississippi; porch swings and rocking chairs; winter beaching; books; music; laughter

Expertise Areas: facilitating transformative partnerships; resource development and community-centric fundraising; philanthropy; strategic planning; nonprofit Boards; change management; professional development

More Background: fighting poverty and inequity; youth development; civil rights; performing arts

Magical Powers: finding the core of a problem; assets-based solutions; "saying the thing;" coaching; winnowing down adverbs

Self Care Rituals: recreating recipes from around the world; iced hibiscus green tea; decluttering

Loves: getting lost in a new city; cooking for large groups; movies in Dolby Atmos; 930 Club; television podcasts

Expertise Areas: strategic communications; storytelling; program development and facilitation; nonprofits; philanthropy

More Background: branding; content creation; graphic design; public relations; writing; editing; special events

Magical Powers: wordsmithing; diplomacy; imagination; creativity; resourcefulness; reminding others of their own magical powers

Self Care Rituals: laughter; music; podcasts; spending time in nature; a good self-help book

Loves: family; travel; my puppy; trivia; most chips and their accompanying dips

Expertise Areas: higher education and nonprofit institutions; fund development; facilitation and presentation; theories of power and transformative justice

More Background: literary arts; creative writing (fiction); qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory

Magical Powers: storytelling; teaching; mentorship; collaborative imagining

Self Care Rituals: exercise; video games; writing; monthly counseling with his amazing therapist

Loves: time with family and friends; music (listening / singing); basketball (watching); añejo tequila; his cat Pigeon

Expertise Areas: operational strategy and compliance; project management; supporting and implementing CEO’s organizational goals and vision

More Background: hospitality and tourism management; executive administrative support; calendar management; event and meeting management

Magical Powers: empathy; holding space for others; being Type A but in a fun way; calendar tetris; slipping Yiddish into casual conversation

Self Care Rituals: Pilates; spending time outside; binging all Bravo TV shows; any activity near a body of water; Zoom Shabbat with her grandma on Friday nights

Loves: Her husband Daniel; her human children Cole and Wesley; her fur children Dallas, Josie, and Nugget; her Mama and sister; 49ers football; all things California

Expertise Areas: nonprofit case management, program management, crisis intervention; trauma sensitive mindfulness practices; trauma sensitive yoga (vinyasa & restorative yoga) instruction; clinical mental health for communities of color; trauma informed interventions; refugee, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied minors from Central America; personal & professional development coaching

More Background: graphic designer & artist; mental health & immigration reform advocate; international retreat leader; group yoga instructor

Magical Powers: making high quality holistic healing practices accessible; guiding others through supportive reflection; group facilitation & speaking

Self Care Rituals: sleep; skincare; delicious food; mindful movement; laughter; bodywork; family time; petting every puppy/dog in sight

Loves: animals (includes dinosaurs); my Shiba Inu Chico and all things Shiba Inu; comedy; documentaries; the Bhagavad Gita; live music; making zines; exploring art exhibitions

Expertise Areas: Organizational management, operation strategy, philanthropy, non-profit, executive support, project management, goal setting, event planning

Magical Powers: Adaptability, communication, empathy, optimism, problem solving, emotional intelligence, and sense of humor

Loves: Traveling with family, music, trying new food, playing card games, football, Fall season, elephants, thrift shopping, watching movies/tv shows, crawfish, pasta, and vanilla mixed with almond scents

Self-Care Rituals: Listening to music, reading, getting a pedicure/manicure, writing, solving puzzles, drinking bubble teas

Expertise Areas: curriculum design; supporting others in their personal development; mindfulness

More Background: comparative politics; implementing environmentally sustainable practices; spiritual student of radical healing

Magical Powers: empathy; presencing; holding space; finding the meaningful conversation; light working

Self Care Rituals:meditation; listening to music; running; sitting in nature

Loves: Board games; time with friends; thrift shopping; Chelsea FC

Expertise Areas: research and analysis; project management; training development

More Background: public policy; psychology; human rights; French language and culture; lifelong learner of healing justice principles

Magical Powers: empowering others on their healing journey; bringing order to chaos; transforming data into stories; intuitive aptitude; empathy; invisibility

Self Care Rituals: reading in a coffee shop; lighting one of her many candles; long walks; yoga

Loves: vanilla oat lattes; baking cookies; being a plant mom; dinner with friends; astrology; skincare; daydreaming

Expertise areas: curriculum design, project management, training and development (education), trauma work.

More Background: education, administration, local government compliance

Magical Powers: being a prayer warrior and using a growth mindset and transformational leadership style to help professionals discover their why and become their best selves.

Self-Care Rituals: vanilla candle, dim lights, meditation and lofi music.

Loves: all things Harry Potter, the great outdoors, getting my hands dirty and spending time with my loved ones.

Expertise Areas: Organizational and operations management, psychology and mental health, team leadership and facilitation, and being human and maintaining my humanity

More Background: Sociology and social work, executive and business support, entrepreneurship and social impact, child/youth development, and a dash of human resources.

Magical Powers: Unshakeable optimism and positivity, problem-solving, being adaptable, connecting with and encouraging others, providing an empathetic and active listening ear and sounding board, and maintaining a good sense of humor

Self Care Rituals: Listening/singing along to music, getting lost in a good book or show, and cuddles with my Ham Ham (my cat-child)

Loves: Spending weekends with my loved ones, long naps in the sun, a good game of Uno, and anything that smells like vanilla.

Expertise Areas: health equity, strategic programming, campaign development, creative direction, engagement strategies, race equity, inclusion, joy activism

More Background: branding; content creation, experience curation.

Magical Powers: bringing the ease; finding a way to make it happen; being a partner in belief; doing things scared

Self Care Rituals: exploring life through play and athletics; seeking adventure, manicures, quiet time

Loves: 90s R&B, pancakes, brownies from Cava, interior decorating, plotting surprises and being surprised, giving up my coins for dope products at Black-owned businesses.

Expertise Areas: nonprofit leadership, management, and paradigm-shifting (people-focused HR, fundraising, boards, budgeting, external affairs, etc.); healthy organizational culture; leadership development and coaching

More Background: child/youth advocacy; child abuse prevention; program development; organizational sustainability; training facilitation; writing and editing

Magical Powers: encouraging others; deep listening; holding ambiguity; discretion; JOMO; gift giving; introversion; pragmatic idealism; perspective; visioning solutions and what “better” can look like; empathy

Self-Care Rituals: morning prayer/reflection; hydration; gratitude; quiet time; naps; therapy; PQ reps; essential oils; K-dramas/romcoms; music; scented candles; freshly made coffee and tea; CBD tea/gummies

Loves: God; my three daughters; peace; good friends; music; helping others; learning and evolving; podcasts; nature’s beauty

Expertise Area: Somatic and Transformational Leadership Coaching, Non-Profit Fundraising Strategies and Approaches

Magical Powers: Creating space for folks to imagine the possibilities, Storylistening, Big Picture Visioning

Self Care Rituals: Dreaming and Imagination Practices, Prayer Journaling, Walking, Yoga, Strengthen Training, Making Tea Blends, Sweet Surprises

Loves: the water, my person and my people, good food and wine, creating new things, sweet voice notes