Aspiring Leaders Lab

Host and Presenters: Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew, Vivian Baylor, Mónica Arenas In this episode Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew and the Futures Without Violence team, Vivian Baylor and Mónica Arenas delve into leadership lessons and practices within organizations addressing intimidate partner violence. They emphasize the significance of mentorship and coaching in professional growth, redirection, and encouragement. Vivian Baylor shares tips for identifying and sustaining mentoring and coaching relationships. Additionally, learn how to access podcasts summaries, resources and tools from the Aspiring Leaders Lab series, to support your leadership journey and cultivate resilience. This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠⁠Learn more and explore resources and tools⁠⁠. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

For this Aspiring Leaders Lab podcast, we speak with Rachna Kare and Tishya Bedi from DAYA, an organization whose mission is to empower South Asian Survivors of domestic and sexual violence through culturally specific services and education. Guest Bios: Rachna Khare has spearheaded Daya’s growth as Executive Director since 2016 and is also the founder of South Asian Youth of Houston Unite and South Asian Survivors & Organizations & Allies Rising. She serves on the Board of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault and on committees for the Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative and the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. Tishya Bedi, as Daya’s Director of Outreach & Prevention (since 2021), Tishya leads all community engagement efforts to build awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault through strategic and culturally specific trainings. She also serves as the Advocacy Chair for the Houston Area Women’s Center Young Leaders Board and lectures Critical Thinking in Sexuality at Rice University. This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠⁠Learn more and explore resources and tools⁠⁠. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

This Aspiring Leaders Podcast honors the lived experience experts and survivors leading and serving in programs addressing gender-based violence. Macy Goodbear is a Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program Specialist with over 20 years of experience working with survivors of government attempted genocide, survivors of intergenerational and historical trauma, along with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Macy is a multi-cultural woman who is of Ho-Chunk, German and Norwegian descent, currently living in Wisconsin. Macy shares lessons from lived experience, cultural strengths, and values that help build resiliency as an advocate and survivor. We learn about the healing that exists in stories. That we need to know and be aware of our own history; this can show up in the way that we lead. Macy considers herself an elder in training. She thinks it’s important to mentor and coach and support others, as we're also getting mentored, supported, and coached. Macy loves to live, she is an overthinker, passionate about life, especially her healing journey. She wants to improve herself, her life, and opportunities. Learning Objectives:  Recognize cultural strengths, holistic approaches and values that help build resiliency as an advocate and survivor.  Recommendations for lived experience experts on leadership development, mentorship, and coaching.  This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠⁠Learn more and explore resources and tools⁠⁠. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

This podcast features a conversation with Zenebia Law, Senior Director of Community Services, at The Center for Women and Families, who shares practices that have transformed staff communication and collaboration through her leadership. Host Dr. Froswa’ and Zenebia discuss communication procedures that empower staff to provide mutual feedback, address conflict, and build professional skills. Zenebia shares strategies and tools she developed to promote collaboration among staff, across programs and organization. These staff engagement strategies can increase staff retention and build a cohesive workplace. Listen, get inspired to build your leadership, and bring these ideas back to your organization. Learning Objectives: · Identify communication procedures that promote constructive feedback, address conflict, and build leadership confidence. · Apply strategies for collaboration among staff, within team/department, and across programs. · Explore ways to help increase staff engagement, retention, stability, and build a cohesive team/workplace. Guest Biography: Zenebia began her career working with survivors of trauma at The Center for Women and Families. As a certified Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims’ Advocate, Zenebia has worked with survivors in a variety of roles. Currently, she is the Director of the Southern Indiana Programs at The Center where she takes pride in programmatic and staff development. Zenebia uses her experience and knowledge to provide professional training to the community and The Center's staff. She also cultivates deep relationships with community partners that enhance services to survivors. For example, being a member of the Indiana 211 Advisory Board helps foster change at a community level. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She is also a graduate of the PLAN Leadership Program for Executive Directors and Directors that is part of the SOS Institute Project. This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠Learn more and explore resources and tools⁠. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Guest: Kenyatta Grant, Co-Director, Shoulder to Shoulder Host: Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew For this Aspiring Leaders Lab podcast, we speak with Kenyatta Grant, Community Organizing Coordinator at West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Kenyatta has worked for the last two decades to lend her voice in support of victims and survivors of domestic violence and has led many efforts to eliminate racism and promote equity in service provision. Kenyatta and host Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew discuss the importance of personal values, passion, building a network of support, and self-advocacy. Tune in, get inspired to build your leadership, and bring these ideas back to your organization. Learning Objectives: · Apply personal values and passions to take leadership in advocating for survivors of intimate partner violence. · Explore ways to advocate for yourself personally and as an advocate to address gaps in culturally sensitive services for survivors. Guest Biography: Kenyatta Coleman Grant is the Community Organizing Coordinator for the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV). Ms. Grant joined the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence in 2001. Since then she has been a passionate advocate for social justice, change and equality. In this time at the WVCADV, she has been the Criminal Justice Specialist at the where she focused on statewide coordination of the Batterers Intervention Prevention Programs (BIPPs), collaborating with law enforcement agencies and coordinating statewide trainings. Today she is the Community Organizing Coordinator where she is responsible for educating and raising awareness of domestic violence in marginalized communities such as communities of color and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Intersex (LGBTQQI) community. Ms. Grant coordinates and facilitates culturally specific trainings on anti-oppression, implicit bias, diversity, cultural competency and awareness to statewide domestic violence advocates, law enforcement and other non-profit agencies This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠We offer resources, technical assistance, and professional development⁠. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Leadership is one of the most searched terms on Google. This is it is still something that many of us struggle with and within the gender-based violence movement, leadership capacity gaps can affect services for survivors. All of us can point to either a glowing or not-so-positive experience with leadership that has shaped who we are today. Good leaders have the ability to motivate, inspire, influence, and direct the growth of an organization. Leadership is about relationships and it's critical that we understand who we are and those who we serve internally and externally to have an impact. In this episode, learn tips and tidbits of knowledge from the lived experience and expertise of Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew, who shares her more than 30-year journey as a nonprofit leader and leadership professor. This includes serving as lead faculty and facilitator for the Professional Leadership Advancement program for leaders working on gender-based violence, led by the Futures Without Violence, Learning and Leadership project. Learning Objectives: · Explore essential characteristics that strengthens aspiring leaders · Identify leadership strategies to help expand your capacity and skills to effectively lead and collaborate with your team. · Apply leadership practices in your role as an advocate, manager, or director within survivor-serving programs. Host Bio: Dr. Froswa' Booker-Drew, Ph.D. has an extensive background in nonprofit management, partnership development, training, and education. As a professional speaker, Dr. Booker-Drew educates and expands upon various subject matter such as social capital and networking, leadership, diversity, and community development. As the former Vice President of Community Affairs/Strategic Alliances of the State Fair of Texas, the largest fair in the United States, she managed all community initiatives, educational programming, partnership development, and philanthropy on behalf of the organization. Dr. Booker-Drew earned her Ph.D. from Antioch University in Leadership and Change. She also attended the Jean Baker Miller Institute at Wellesley for Relational Cultural Theory and Facilitator Training on Immunity to Change. This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠We offer resources, technical assistance, and professional development⁠. This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

The Aspiring Leaders Lab podcast series explores diverse leadership strategies that inspire professional growth. Everyone can take on leadership roles to build strong survivor-serving programs. Directors, managers, and advocates can advance and lead with support and proper tools. Through this podcast, aspiring leaders and lived experience experts share about their growth journey and resiliency. 1) Listen, read the notes, and get motivated to expand your leadership in the gender-based violence field. 2) Explore how you can apply these lessons in your context. 3) Learn more and grow in your profession through the included resources and tools. 4) Share with others. Host: Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew, Co-host: Mónica Arenas, Support Collaborator: Vivian Baylor This podcast is part of the Supporting Organizational Sustainability, SOS Institute, a project of Futures Without Violence. ⁠Learn more and explore resources and tools⁠. Visit our website for episode summaries and resources: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/podcasts/ This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.