With an aptitude for planning, organization, & communication I help organizations move projects forward smoothly and adapt to new needs.

Hi, I’m Jenn!

With more than two decades of experience, I've been honing my skills in project management, communications, administrative policy advocacy, operation support, group facilitation, research and data analysis to help organizations meet their strategic goals. My passion lies in helping partners achieve their visions with project planning and equity-focused practices.

My Approach

I've had the pleasure of working with nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies to create strong partnerships and advocate for changes that support low-income communities. My knack for planning, organization, and communication helps organizations move projects forward smoothly and adapt to new needs.

Collaborative

When key partners are facilitated to bring their critical perspective and expertise, dynamic solutions and innovations can emerge.

Emergent

Ability to shift and pivot as new information and changes emerge/evolve while still maintaining necessary structures and building on prior decisions. Knowing when it’s necessary to step back and reassess.

Capacitating

Expertise and approaches that lead to actionable progress and allow groups to accomplish exponentially more.

  • Action Oriented

    I like creating supportive progress.

  • 20+ Years of Experience

    I know what I’m doing.

  • Community Advocate

    We can change the world.

MY SERVICES

    • Maintain strategic coherence

    • Identify and engaging relevant partners

    • Develop communication strategies for and between internal and external partners

    • Facilitate group engagement as a neutral convener to identify shared priorities and issues area

    • Create shared measurements and aligned accountability

    • Develop strategic or advocacy plans with deliverables, timelines, and delegated responsibilities

    • Provide capacity support day-to-day operations towards critical deliverables

    • Continuous communication

    • Develop project scope and draft budgets

    • Lead project meetings

    • Facilitate decision making using multiple tools and approaches

    • Agile problem solving

    • Track and monitor action items

    • Coordinate with team members to address critical challenges

    • Provide some operations support

    • Grant writing

    • Establish nonprofit and tax exempt status

    • Develop nonprofit operations supports such as: board and employee handbooks,  operational structures, case for support (grant development)

What gets me excited is…

bringing groups together to envision a shared goal. I love mapping out the path to achieve it, including timelines, deliverables, and processes. I enjoy becoming a project expert and building team capacity, ensuring everyone can contribute their expertise when it matters most. Facilitating conversations that lead to actionable steps, backed with the right energy and support, is my passion.

Get in touch.

Let’s talk about the possibilites.

Mycelium Threads Consulting is based on the occupied lands of the Stl’pulmsh (Cowlitz), Ne-pe-chuck (Chinook), Walawalałáma (Walla Walla), Imatalamłáma (Umatilla), Liksiyu (Cayuse), and Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and the Sai-lĕtc-́ĭc me-́t̟ûn-nĕ (Siltez), among many others. I share this acknowledgement to continually ground myself and my work in the broader context of decolonization, repair, Re-Indigenization, Black Liberation, and Immigrant justice.