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We Are
Minority Women committed to Social Impact
Teresa Cruz Foley
(She/hers) Founder and Lead Consultant
A Mexican American behavior analyst and social justice advocate who struggled to navigate her own intersectional identity.
Her desire to heal from internalized oppression and supremacy beliefs, led her to research best practices in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) from corporate, HR, education, and individual perspectives. And Brave Space was born.
Her approach integrating compassion and science to create mindful, evidence-based learning experiences has made her a sought-after speaker and presenter.
Perla Castañeda
(they/them) Certified DEI Trainer
Perla is a Dominican-American Afro-Latinx who recently earned a Master of Social Work from Bridgewater State University. Fluent in English and Spanish, and a lover of learning about diverse cultures, their passion is working with Latinx communities, especially as a therapist. Perla holds a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Suffolk University and often integrates their art background into therapy and teaching opportunities. They bring valuable experience as a mom and from working with underserved children in summer and school programs.
Shanteria Crawford
(she/her) Social Justice Expert
Shanteria is a licensed social worker who serves under-represented children and adults. As a young Black-American, Jamaican, and Queer woman she learned to embrace her unique place in the world and her passion is helping others do the same. She recognizes the importance of fluidity in cross-sectional communities and believes that authentic connections are what make the real change in people's lives. Her focus is helping others through self-advocacy, celebration, centering, and uplifting support. This means challenging the status quo by having difficult conversations to help address issues with compassion, empathy, and solution-focused outcomes.
Suzi Robinson
(she/hers) Strategy Consultant
Suzi Robinson brings proven success in leading strategies to help launch global brands to developing diverse non-profits. Focused on business and brand strategy, she helps organizations define their mission, elevate their brand, compete and succeed. A Korean-American adoptee and co-president of a non-profit, Diversity and Inclusion for Community Empowerment (DICE Massachusetts), she incorporates an equity lens into every engagement, ensuring a business strategy that is not only sound to sustain an organization, but puts all its people at its core.
Joined Forces
Tanya Lobo
Community Engagement
CEO and Founder of T.R.U.E. Diversity, an umbrella civic organization that runs the T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R. Youth Program, a therapeutic social emotional program for underserved youth.
Kristie Dean
Community Engagement
Founder of The Soul Project, a women's empowerment nonprofit community helping all women and girls see and celebrate that they are innately worthy and wildly capable.
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Community Outreach
be; offers social and networking events and LGBTQIA+ support groups with the mission to build an inclusive and diverse community of acceptance, where individuals are celebrated, supported, and free to be; their authentic selves.
Allessandria Polizzi
Resiliency
Training
Founder of Verdant Consulting, which offers research-based workplace resiliency skills and trauma-informed leadership training. She is also an author and popular speaker.