Shelly Smith

• Co-designed and facilitated M.A. courses in Facilitation Skills and Methods and Interpersonal Dynamics in the M.A. program in Organizational Development
• Facilitated learning sessions in special topics, including Racial Equity Literacy and Practice, Communication Skills, and Somatics for Self-Regulation
• Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance, and deliver personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
• Graded student papers and manage student communications

• Contributed process design expertise to enable nonprofit, private sector and public agency client groups to agree on common project objectives and work on collective impact initiatives across disparate viewpoints
• Facilitated meetings and working group sessions toward common project objectives in land use, water stewardship, and fire resiliency in California
• Researched and produced information materials to support efforts to effect change in communities, ecosystems and agricultural priorities in California
• Facilitated internal team learning sessions on development of consistent racial equity methods and practices
• Provided communications expertise, including writing, editing and graphics for multiple project websites
• Managed budgets, work flow, member communications, and logistics for multiple collaborative projects in a fast-paced environment

• Co-founded women's leadership school based on principles of neuroscience and somatic practices to catalyze leadership and community development opportunities for participants
• In three year period, managed growth of events and programs from one annual event of 40 attendees to two annual events with 250 attendees per event
• Designed and facilitated workshops and learning labs in emotional intelligence, interpersonal dynamics, and communication
• Managed attendee, staff and network communications strategy and efforts
• Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations

• Taught yoga and meditation to groups of up to 15 youth in correctional facilities and high schools as part of initiative to instill self-regulation and self-responsible behaviors, through development of somatic and creative practices.

Developed lesson plans and taught literature, speech and creative writing to groups of 2-15 students in an AA Degree program at San Quentin State Prison.