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STEPHEN J. FOWLER

T R A I N E R | C O N S U L T A N T | E Q U I T Y C O A C H | M E D I A T O R
Portland,OR

Summary

Accomplished Restorative Justice Director with an impeccable conflict resolution background and decisive leadership skills and style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in culture shifting, forward-thinking and equitable mindset. Living equity in personal and professional ways to create the environments need for everyone to thrive. Ready for the challenges DEI work demands and focused on guiding this agency to its goals.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Founder

Be The Solution LLC
Portland , OR
06.2021 - Current
  • Train, facilitate, and consult entities (individuals, teams, organizations, and school districts) on restorative justice, equity, liberation, healing-centered engagement, and conflict exploration.
  • Provide one-on-one restorative justice identity coaching to support individuals and teams to deepen self-awareness and understanding of their positionally to inspire meaningful change, equitable actions and outcomes.
  • Facilitate Equity-Informed Mediation Services for entities (individuals, teams, organizations, and school districts).

Key Achievement: Lead a professional development series for 30+ staff, shifting the culture that led to equitable policy creation.

Co-Director of Restorative Justive

Resolutions Northwest
Portland, OR
12.2017 - Current
  • Manage and create budgets and contracts through the restorative justice department.
  • Lead trainer on restorative justice practices, philosophy and implementation.
  • Develop and create training curriculum and content for restorative justice program development.
  • Consult and coach school district administration.
  • Create Implementation policy.

Key Achievement: Trained over 5 school districts in Restorative Justice implementation, giving over 150 schools restorative internal policy for equitable outcomes.

Educational Assistant Teacher

Multnomah Education Service District
Portland, OR
07.2018 - 08.2018
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Worked under direction of licensed teacher in and outside of classroom.
  • Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses.

Key Achievement: Gave incarcerated youth the motivation to strive for success while helping them visualize and plan for their own success plans.

Art and Leadership Teacher

Black Education Achievement Movement
Portland, OR
10.2017 - 06.2018
  • Created entire after school program curriculum.
  • Developed and taught Black studies and art curriculum to middle school students.
  • Supported implementation of the annual Black Student Success Summit.

Key Achievement: Lead entire after school program that empowered 15 Black students to learn their history and create art that represented them.

Project Manager

Teaching With Purpose
Portland, OR
01.2017 - 06.2017
  • Lead organizer of all organizational projects that shared implementation tools around cultural responsiveness for educators, administrators, community members, parents, and families.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
  • Updated operational methods, oversaw accounting procedures, tracked information and compiled data to improve efficiency.
  • Fostered relationships with vendors to promote positive working relationships.

Key Achievement: Assisted in drafting a bill we presented to congress that would mandate every educator to be trained in culturally responsiveness, the bill got picked up by a government education agency where they implemented our language in policy.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Family Science

Oregon State University
01.2013 - Current

Associate of Arts -

Lane Community College
09.2010 - 01.2013

Skills

    Project Management

Strategic planning

Critical Thinking

Client Relationships

Statistic analysis

Strategy implementation

Problem-Solving

Information gathering and analysis

Collaboration

Independent worker

Active Listening

Training and Development

Teambuilding

Self-Motivated

Cultural Awareness

Conflict Resolution

Excellent Communication

Multitasking Abilities

Affiliations

  • Racetalks
  • Morpheus Youth Projects
  • Subduction Consulting
  • Oregon Mediation Association
  • Restorative Justice Coalition of Oregon
  • Oregon Criminal Justice Commision
  • Black Male Achievement

Certification

Equity Informed Mediation Certification, Resolutions Northwest

Timeline

Founder

Be The Solution LLC
06.2021 - Current

Educational Assistant Teacher

Multnomah Education Service District
07.2018 - 08.2018

Facilitator Certification, Race Talks

06-2018

Equity Informed Mediation Certification, Resolutions Northwest

04-2018

Co-Director of Restorative Justive

Resolutions Northwest
12.2017 - Current

Art and Leadership Teacher

Black Education Achievement Movement
10.2017 - 06.2018

Project Manager

Teaching With Purpose
01.2017 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Science - Family Science

Oregon State University
01.2013 - Current

Associate of Arts -

Lane Community College
09.2010 - 01.2013
STEPHEN J. FOWLERT R A I N E R | C O N S U L T A N T | E Q U I T Y C O A C H | M E D I A T O R