Techa L. Smalls-Brown

Dynamic educator with extensive experience at the College of Charleston, specializing in curriculum development and mentorship. Proven track record in fostering diversity and inclusion while leading innovative programs. Adept at instructional design, I empower students and interns to achieve their fullest potential through engaging and impactful learning experiences.

• Relational Cultural Theory (RCT) Virtual Session-Co-Facilitation 2025
• Workshop Presenter, The Collaborative for Spirituality in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, Fall 2024
• Meditation Facilitator, Teach for America Charleston Division, 2023
• Partner, Center for Black Educator Development, Organized Educator Listening Sessions, 2022
• Guest Speaker and Meditation Guide, Obviouslee Marketing Fall Retreat, 2022
• Workshop Facilitator, Awakened Schools, National Conference on Spirituality in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, 2022
• Co-Led Talk and Meditation, Creative Mornings Charleston, 2022
• Participant, REI (Racial Equity Institute) Training, 2022
• Meditation Facilitator, Vendr Inc. and Forbes Books, Charleston, SC, 2022
• DEI Conversation Facilitator, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 2022
• Workshop Presenter, The South Carolina Education Association, The Inner Life of the Educator, 2022
• Co-Facilitator, Protera Global Wellness Event, Yoga and Meditation, 2022
• Co-Facilitator, Meditation and Stress Reduction for the Emergency Nurses Association, 2022

• Testimony on SC Teacher Shortage, Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children, 2022
• Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) Fellow and Steering Committee Member, Omega Institute, 2018–2023
• Coordinator, Educators of Color Collective (SCEOCC), E3 Consulting, 2021–2022
• Completed Facilitator Training, Millennium Forum, November - June 2022
• Co-Creator, Namasteach Podcast, 2020
• Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher, Still Soul Studio, Charleston, SC, 2020–Present
• Circle Facilitator, Educator Well-Being, Millennium Forum, 2021-2022
• Co-Facilitator, Wellness Pilot for Gestalt Community School, Memphis, TN, 2021
• Instructor, Mindfulness and Meditation for Physician Assistants, MUSC and Roper St. Francis, March
• Completed MBSR Training, Mindful Leader, November 2020
• Completed TRIAD Restorative Training, July 2020
• Board Member, Safe Schools Project, 2019–Present
• Member, Teachers Aligned Network, 2019-Present
• Participant, Montessori Curriculum Alignment Project, September 2019
• Contributor, CCSD Project Prevent Grant, July 2019
• Guest Speaker, Poor People’s Campaign, March 2019
• Graduate, Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL), Omega Institute, 2018
• Participant, Teaching American History (TAH) Grant, SC Department of Archives & History, July 2006

Tsmallsbrown@antioch.edu, 

• Chair, Charleston County Historic Preservation Commission, 2022–2023
• Charleston County Historic Preservation Commissioner, 2019–2023
• Volunteer, Lowcountry Food Bank
• Volunteer, Trident Literacy Association

• Redefining Sacred Spaces in the Age of Technology, Springer Nature, Summer 2025
• Septima from A-Z, Documentary Appearance, 2026
• George Mason University Virtual Summer Institute in Anti-Racist and Decolonizing Research Methods, Summer 2025
• Raising the Volume, XXII, The Gaillard Center, 2023
• Segment on Meditation and Stress Reduction, WTAT-TV Charleston, 2021
• Interviewed by SCETV for Carolina Classrooms: Safe Schools and Educator Wellness, September 2022, October 2022, November 2022
• Podcast Episode #12, 11/01/19
• Interviewed by SCETV for Carolina Classrooms: School Climate, 01/01/20, 02/26/20

• Antioch University Graduate School of Leadership and Change, Dissertation Research, Shaping Pedagogies: Exploring the Experiences of Early Career Teachers Trained at Predominantly White Institutions, July 2021 to Present, to be defended Spring 2026
• Decolonizing Research Methods, George Mason University, 2025
• Garrison Institute Mind & Life Summer Research Institute, 2023
• Fetzer Scholar, Academy of Management, 2023