An expert in community-building, facilitation and convening.
Convening through the lens of conflict resolution
Ellen facilitates bridging programs that create space for people to connect, build mutual understanding, empathy and trust. She does this primarily through leveraging the power of food and storytelling but she also creates custom community engagement programming and offers freelance facilitation services.
My Services
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Dinner and Dialogue
A bridging methodology that uses the power of eating together, storytelling and listening to build social bonds, empathy and community
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Team-building for Workplace Communities
Team-building and trust-building programming that provides the time and space to build morale, camaraderie and inclusive culture
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Custom Community Engagement
Custom interventions for your context and community to convene after three years of Covid
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Freelance Facilitation
A facilitator who is engaging, empathetic and versatile. From virtual trainings, to in-person team-building, hybrid strategic planning and beyond!
Meet Ellen…
Ellen is a trauma-informed facilitator with a background in community-building and conflict resolution as well as a Master’s in Coexistence and Conflict from Brandeis University. She is passionate about creating spaces for people to build trust and recognize their shared humanity. She believes that through deliberate interventions we can begin to break down the divisions that exist in our society, increase mutual understanding and reduce violence.
Upcoming events
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Dream it.
10.21 7:00-8:00PM
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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