YL Workshop Info

About Joey

Educator | Blogger | Photographer | Law Student

Hi, I'm Joey (He/Him). I'm an educator turned law student, blogger, and photographer passionate about people, their stories, and storytelling. I'm grateful be able to help people, communities, and organizations cultivate their senses of racial literacy, anti-racism, authentic allyship, and social justice. Through guided dialogue across difference, interactive workshops, and assigned introspective commitments I seek to help people engage in the lifelong work of social justice.

If you want to know more about me, my background, guiding principles, workshops and other services keep scrolling. Workshop descriptions, pricing, and request/consultations available below.

Workshop Request

Credentials

Formal Education

Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law

Juris Doctor (JD) Candidate

Expected 2022

Kent State University

Master of Education (M.Ed)

Higher Education & College Student Personnel - 2017

University of Vermont

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Religion - 2015

Work Experience

Youthful Life Blogger

since 2010

Youthful Life Shots

Photographer since 2015

Otterbein University -

Center for Student Involvement

Assistant Director Orientation & Transition Programs

(5/17-9/19)

Case Western Reserve University - Office of Student Activities & Leadership + Greek Life Office

Grad Intern: Programming & Greek House Director

(7/15-5/17)

+ Life experience and SJ programming since 2011

Fun Facts

Met Serena Williams in a Build-A-Bear Workshop

Best birthday was my 18th - had a water balloon fight and got a concussion.

Served as a quasi-therapist for my "fake" toddler nephew from his rocking chair while he recounted his daily daycare misdeeds.

Guiding values

Vulnerability - We must be willing to give part of ourselves, our experiences, and our stories if we seek to forge dynamic communities, connections, and truths.

Authenticity - We must honor the entirety of who we are in order to show up as your most genuine selves.

Transformation - We must be willing and committed to being changed by the work of social justice.

Sustainability - The work of social justice is not complete until ALL people have equitable opportunities and needs met. This work must be sustained continually.

Hope - We have to have hope that things can change, be different, and be better. Without hope none of this work has purpose.

Grace - We can strive to give ourselves and others grace, practice patience, and demonstrate empathy as we able to better faciltiate this work.

Pricing

Speaking Engagement - $500/hour

Consultation & Custom Packages - negotiable

Workshop - $500/workshop - Non-Profits & Schools/Colleges & Universities

Corporate Workshop - $1000/workshop - Companies & Other Organizations

Custom Workshop - $750/workshop

*Willing to work with budgets; all pricing negotiable.

Workshop Descriptions

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Social Justice 101

(MOST REQUESTED) Get the basics of social justice, power, privilege, oppression, social and personal identities. Through guided activities, facilitated dialogue, and introspection we’ll come to understand what social justice is, why it matters, and what we can do in working towards equity, justice, and community.