Collaborating with the Ingham County Health Department to install personal air filtration (PAF) devices in the homes of families with one or more children who have high blood lead levels. Assessing the effectiveness of PAF devices at reducing indoor ...

Provided human resources training to new chief judge and court administrators/probate registers through the Michigan Judicial Institute. This program provided participants with important information needed to enhance the employee experience, comply w...

Students performed in a concert to benefit the First Presbyterian Food Bank as part of my chamber music course. Partnered with St. Paul's Episcopal Church, which provides a venue.

The Infant Mortality Coalition attempts to address infant health disparities and ultimately reduce inequities in infant mortality in Ingham County. The overarching goal of the initiative is to keep mothers and infants alive and well before, during, a...

Planned five participatory evening events promoting art and music making.

The Fellowship of Instructional Leaders program will provide a yearlong, ongoing professional development to build instructional leadership capacity. With many Lansing School District schools interested in participating, the Lansing Fellowship will b...

The Fellowship of Instructional Leaders program will provide yearlong, ongoing professional development to build instructional leadership capacity. With many Lansing School District schools interested in participating, the fellowship will be designed...

Participated in the DEI executive roundtable, an initiative designed by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within local organizations.

Appointed to the Lansing School District (LSD) Equity Advisory Subcommittee under the Lansing Board of Education. The subcommittee meets biweekly. The committee is charged with reviewing the report from the Systemic Equity Review; reviewing current p...

Utilizing a systematic framework for stakeholder engagement, the Office of K-12 Outreach partnered with the Lansing School District to develop a new five-year strategic plan. Using targeted focus group meetings, collaborative working groups, and iter...

Utilizing a systematic framework for stakeholder engagement, the Office of K-12 Outreach partnered with the Lansing School District to develop a new five-year strategic plan. The process included targeted focus group meetings, collaborative working g...

Scenario workshop with community stakeholders

The goal of this event was to discuss veterinary nursing with people who qualify for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship (adults 25+ with minimal post high school education).

Ninth-graders from the Lansing School District attended Launch your Dream at Lansing Community College, where they were exposed to different colleges and university opportunities. Nearly 300 high school students learned about options for veterinary m...

Weekly literacy and mathematics tutoring with African Immigrant youth and community educators at Mt. Hope United Methodist Church in Lansing, Michigan. Research conducted: Watson, V. W. M. & Mulanda, E. (2022, Nov. 20). Pursuing the light: Re-Visioni...

With WRAC colleagues Mike Copperman and Margaret Morris, collaborating with Scott Harris of Everybody Reads Books and Stuff in Lansing to start a community-based reading/open mic series. Taking a multi-genre approach, inviting writers and storyteller...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) waterfowl working group is comprised of MDNR personnel from the various state management regions. These individuals make recommendations, from the state's perspective, on annual management goals for...

Serve as board member, advocating for Michigan families intending to breastfeed.

The goal of the Child Welfare Improvement Task Force is to support the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in bringing about change and to improve the safe, fair, and equitable treatment of all Michigan’s children and families....

MSU’s Office of K-12 Outreach advanced from year one to year two of its partnership with the Michigan Department of Corrections with an eye toward continuing to elevate the craft of educators within MDOC. The Office of K-12 Outreach designed profes...

MSU’s Office of K-12 Outreach, in year two of the partnership with the Michigan Department of Corrections, advanced from year one to year two with an eye towards continuing to elevate the craft of educators within MDOC. The office designed professi...

Sponsored by Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the goal of this collaborative project is to collaboratively building a curriculum for employees to gain knowledge about and application of social science in wildlife management. To be delivered ...

Served as a member of a steering committee for the webinar series for K-12 teachers organized by the Michigan Department of Education. Also offered two segments of the webinar.

This exhibition explores public art in the Greater Lansing region. Public art takes many forms and is an important part of the landscape; it also often means different things to different people. Art Along the River, Grand celebrates the public art i...

Co-founder of the New Music Forum, a nascent mutual aid society devoted to experimentalism in the performing arts. The forum hosts a monthly concert series in partnership with the Turner-Dodge House in Lansing attended by diverse community members.