Meet Teresa · Ashland, Oregon
Experience & Service
Professional experience, organizational leadership, public appointments, and community service.
Professional & Paid Positions
- Interim Executive Director & Founder — Coalición Fortaleza
- Indian Education Facilitator / Indian Education Program Coordinator — Southern Oregon Education Service District (SOESD)
- Owner & Principal Consultant — Crane Clan Consulting
- Independent Equity / Racial Equity & Inclusion Consultant
- Housing Justice Organizer — Rogue Action Center
- Equity & Inclusion Consultant / Facilitator — Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
- Audience Development Associate — Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Agency Recruiter & Instructor — IMD
- Worldwide Membership Services Director — Humanity’s Team
Organizational Leadership, Boards & Appointments
- Founder — Coalición Fortaleza
- Chair / Team Lead — Coalición Fortaleza
- Vice President — Oregon Indian Education Association
- Board Member — Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
- JEDI Committee Member — Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
- Board Member — SMART Reading / SMART Readers
- Member, Governor’s Racial Equity Board — State of Oregon
- Housing & Homelessness Committee Member — Governor’s Racial Equity Board
- Board Member — Housing Oregon Action
Community, Volunteer & Civic Roles
- Mediator — Jackson County Small Claims Court / Mediation Works
- Community Rights / Decolonization Group Facilitator
- Equity & Inclusion Action Team Facilitator / Consultant — Southwest Neighborhoods
- Keynote Speaker — Women’s March, Ashland
- Speaker, Trainer & Workshop Facilitator — Southern Oregon University and other community/educational organizations
Community Work
Community work with Ashland Food Co-op, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, R3V of Southern Oregon, Ashland School District, Medford School District, BASE, Ashland Police Department, Southern Oregon University Native American Studies Program, Konaway Nika Tillicum, City of Ashland, Rogue Action Center, Green Rebuild of Talent, and UNETE Farmworker Advocacy Center.