About Us
Who We Are
Who We Are
Who We Are
Trainers
Geof Morgan, Ed. D, Senior Analyst, Facilitator, Trainer, and Graphic Recorder from Bellingham, WA was the founding director of the Whatcom Family & Community Network, a community organizing agency, a Human Services instructor at Western Washington University, director of the Bellingham Child Care Center, and musician/songwriter.
Trainers
Geof Morgan, Ed. D, Senior Analyst, Facilitator, Trainer, and Graphic Recorder from Bellingham, WA was the founding director of the Whatcom Family & Community Network, a community organizing agency, a Human Services instructor at Western Washington University, director of the Bellingham Child Care Center, and musician/songwriter. He has been training on trauma-informed & resilience-based practice since 2005.
Heather Jefferson, M.T.Senior Trainer, has taught with the Ferndale School District with high school students and facilitated trainings for teachers and community members on trauma-informed/resilience-based practice since 2011 and lives in the Lummi Nation.
Masa DeLara, M.A. Senior Trainer,
has been a teacher in the Ferndale School District with High School Students and preschool, and until last spring was the Coordinator of the Whatcom Early Learning Alliance. She is a certified REACH trainer on diversity issues, the NEAR sciences, and trauma-informed/resilience-based practice with CRR since 2011 and lives in Surrey, BC.
Joe Erpenbeck, Senior Trainer,
has been a coach, trainer, and is a fellow with with the Asset-based Community Development Institute for over 20 years and lives in Vancouver, BC.
What We Do
Who We Are
Who We Are
Training
Individually and in teams, we provide 2-hour to 5-day training on early trauma, toxic stress, resilience, self care, mindfulness, cultural humility, asset-based community development, and equity to shift community and organizational cultures - tailored for your group. We infuse music, experiential activities, and group dialogue
Training
Individually and in teams, we provide 2-hour to 5-day training on early trauma, toxic stress, resilience, self care, mindfulness, cultural humility, asset-based community development, and equity to shift community and organizational cultures - tailored for your group. We infuse music, experiential activities, and group dialogue into the experience to deepen participants' collective understanding.
Facilitation/Consulting
We offer one-time or project-based consultation with your leadership team to support the community or organizational shifts you need to become more nurturing, trauma-responsive, and resilient. We help shape your planning, assessment, and leadership development to help ensure the success of your project.
Graphic Recording
Some team members also can provide graphic recording services for your summit, conference, or meeting, to help create visual maps to help amplify the messaging of your event.
Why Us?
Who We Are
Why Us?
We Believe
All partners have gifts, all gifts have value, relationships and activities together bring meaning to our lives, and communities are full of welcoming, hospitable places.
Our team brings a collective, strength-based, and an abundance mindset to this work. We believe that the leadership and expertise is already in the organizatio
We Believe
All partners have gifts, all gifts have value, relationships and activities together bring meaning to our lives, and communities are full of welcoming, hospitable places.
Our team brings a collective, strength-based, and an abundance mindset to this work. We believe that the leadership and expertise is already in the organization and community and that change is sustainable only through unleashing and empowering that expertise.
History
We began working together seven years ago, co-training on Community Resilience and Adverse Childhood Experiences and realized we are smarter together. We bring diverse cultural and individual expertise, as organizers, teachers, facilitators, and trainers to helping community groups, schools, and organizations to become more resilient, just, and equitable.
Contact us for more information on fees, availability, and if we can help support your planning, action, or evaluation of the change you are working to see.
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