Organizing & Member Power
Supporting recruitment, retention, member conversations, and leadership development through MEA's organizing work across more than 13 local associations.
Relationships firstEducate · Empower · Advocate
The Leader
People-first union organizing, governance, coaching, recruitment, and facilitation that leads to action.
Leadership & advocacy
People first.
Purpose always.
I believe unions are strongest when members are heard, connected, informed, and equipped to lead—not just counted.
Local & Regional Leadership
Membership chair and bargaining-team work with the Troy Education Association, plus SODA regional governance involving 18 local associations.
Collective strengthCampaigns & Advocacy
Experience with Yes for Oakland Schools, Battleground Michigan, and original shareable campaign content through the 2024 Online Truth Advocate program.
Make it matterCoaching & Facilitation
NEA Campaign Lab coach and presenter, drawing on years of teaching and organizing to make leadership learning practical, inclusive, and participatory.
Learning into actionMember Care
Volunteer MESSA Ambassador sharing monthly benefits updates and helping colleagues better understand the resources available to them.
Show up for peopleSchool & Nonprofit Governance
Experience as a school board trustee, nonprofit board member, regional rescue coordinator, and a leader of programs serving students and communities.
Lead with integrityThe work in the world · a visual portfolio
Show up. Speak up.
Make it happen.
Leadership is rarely a solo photograph. It is the people, the planning, the listening, the courage to speak, and all the follow-through that happens when the cameras are put away.
✳ I believe an advocate has to be more than an ally. Roll up your sleeves, stand alongside people, and do the work.
Training & facilitation
Less lecturing.
More learning.
I'm passionate about professional learning that respects the experiences in the room, invites people into the process, and sends them back into the world with practical skills and genuine confidence.
My approach is informed by classroom teaching, educator mentoring, MEA organizing, and NEA Campaign Lab coaching and training.
- Interactive, hands-on learning rather than one-way presentations
- Thoughtful opportunities for quiet and confident voices alike
- Coaching, reflection, practice, and follow-through
- Humor and humanity, because serious work can still be joyful
“I don't measure success by how much I talked. I measure it by what people can do when they leave.”
The kind of facilitator I strive to be
A Little More Missy… ✷
Yes, I care whether a handout is pretty. Not instead of being useful. In addition to being useful. We can have both, people.
Featured elsewhere
More of the story. More of the work.
For additional background on my professional journey and leadership perspectives, explore my profile on Influential Women.
