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Every engagement is built from scratch around your organization's actual needs — not a repackaged template. Increasingly, that means designing original, framework-driven engagement and governance models — delivered as living, interactive platforms with measurement built in.
Two Models. One Method.
Beyond individual services, Erika designs original, framework-driven engagement models — each one built as a living, interactive platform with measurement designed in from the start.
A gated, assessment-driven interactive course that certified ~31 volunteers at a 100% safety-check pass rate, paired with a field orientation and an A–G engagement-tracking instrument — deployed across a 3-day, 6-site Harlem activation logging 1,000+ voter engagements in service of Harlem residents. Built for D9 Harlem Votes™.
An interactive leadership platform built on an original nine-domain governance and membership framework (Identify · Govern · Intervene · Sustain) — designed for a chapter-presidential campaign of a national service organization, spanning public service, membership, programming, governance, wellness, and legacy.
Six Ways to Work Together
Click any service to learn more. Erika partners with organizations that have the infrastructure, budget, and genuine commitment to make lasting impact.
Keynotes & Panels
Speaking
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Talks rooted in lived experience, rigorous research, and a gift for making complex issues visceral and urgent. Erika brings the same charge to every room — conferences, universities, rallies, and commencement ceremonies.
- Artivism & the power of creative resistance
- Fashion as political language
- Human trafficking awareness & prevention
- Civic engagement & voting rights
- Women's leadership & social entrepreneurship
- Black culture, identity & collective power
- Commencement addresses
Facilitation & Training
Workshops
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Not a lecture. Not a slide deck read aloud. Erika designs and facilitates experiences that shift something in the room — built around your community's specific context, needs, and goals.
- Civic engagement & voter empowerment
- Human trafficking prevention & awareness
- Social media safety & digital literacy
- Art as advocacy & creative resistance
- Storytelling for social change
- Custom topics developed on request
Curriculum & Learning Design
Curriculum Design
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Not theory for theory's sake. Erika designs curriculum that moves — assessment-driven, arts-based, and built around the communities it will actually serve. The LIGHTS curriculum, winner of the Webby Gold Anthem Award, and the D9 Harlem Votes™ civic-education course are proof of what this practice produces.
- Gated, assessment-driven e-learning & certification
- Arts-based and applied drama curriculum
- Trauma-informed learning frameworks
- Social-emotional learning through creative practice
- Human trafficking prevention education
- Professional development for educators & teaching artists
- Custom curriculum for nonprofits, schools & foundations
- Theory of change and evaluation frameworks
Strategy & Advisory
Consulting
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Strategic thinking inseparable from community accountability. Erika works with organizations that want their programs to actually land — not just look good on a report. This includes designing the engagement and governance models other teams build their work around.
- Engagement & governance model design
- Cultural programming strategy & design
- Community engagement architecture
- Membership & organizational strategy
- Campaign development & narrative strategy
- Movement-building & coalition support
Civic Events & Production
Event Production
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Erika has produced events that made history — co-producing the Harlem BLM Mural on 125th Street and producing the Harlem Town Hall with NYC Mayor Mamdani at the Schomburg Center. She knows how to build something that matters from the ground up.
- Civic events, marches & community forums
- Cultural & arts events with social impact
- Town halls & panel productions
- Concept development through day-of execution
- Community mobilization & volunteer coordination
- Institutional & organizational event partnerships
Visual Communication
Graphic Design
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Erika holds an MFA and has designed for campaigns, marches, magazines, and murals. Her visual work isn't decorative — it's strategic. Materials that communicate with clarity and conviction.
- Campaign identity & visual systems
- Event materials, flyers & print collateral
- Social media graphics & digital assets
- Presentation & pitch deck design
- Brand development for nonprofits & social enterprises
- Fashion & wearable art as communication
Built for Organizations Doing Real Work
Erika partners with institutions that have the infrastructure, the budget, and the genuine commitment to make lasting impact.
Nonprofits & Foundations · Universities & Academic Institutions · Government & Civic Agencies · Corporations with CSR & DEI Initiatives · Arts & Cultural Organizations · Social Impact Brands · Community-Based Organizations · School Systems & Education Nonprofits
"Her mastery in fine arts translates into a unique approach that blends deep listening, meticulous research, and compelling storytelling. What sets her apart is her rare ability to absorb nuances others might miss — uncovering layers within every project."
— Client Recommendation, LinkedIn
Ready to Build?
Let's start the conversation. Bring me your organization, your project, or your vision, and I'll design it into something engaging, accessible, and measurable.