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Every engagement is built from scratch around your organization's actual needs — not a repackaged template. Erika brings the full range of her practice to each project.
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.
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
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
Not theory for theory's sake. Erika designs curriculum that moves — trauma-informed, arts-based, and built around the communities it will actually serve. The LIGHTS curriculum, winner of the Webby Gold Anthem Award, is proof of what this practice produces.
- Arts-based and applied drama curriculum
- Trauma-informed learning frameworks
- Social-emotional learning through creative practice
- Human trafficking prevention education
- Literacy and narrative development programs
- Professional development for educators & teaching artists
- Custom curriculum for nonprofits, schools & foundations
- Theory of change and evaluation frameworks
Strategic thinking inseparable from community accountability. Erika works with organizations that want their programs to actually land — not just look good on a report.
- Cultural programming strategy & design
- Community engagement architecture
- Cultural competency & DEI advisory
- Campaign development & narrative strategy
- Organizational messaging & brand voice
- Movement-building & coalition support
Erika has produced events that made history — co-producing the Harlem BLM Mural on 125th Street and organizing the Find Our Girls March. 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
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 something that actually matters?
Tell Erika about your organization, your event, or your vision. Every inquiry is read and responded to personally.