In this clip, Ivonne discusses the importance of coalition work in addressing sexual assault violence. She provides examples, including the University of Maryland's 10 Man/10 Woman Plan.

In this clip, Ivonne emphasizes the importance of explicitly naming sexual violence. She argues that using euphemisms minimizes the impact of the harm caused to survivors. Ivonne discusses how college campuses need to improve their responses by centering on the care and well-being of survivors.

Lets talk about power and positionality! Even when you are trying to be the “cool boss” the hierarchy of your position inherently creates power over those you supervise. As supervisors its your responsibility to support your staff, advocate & learn about their experiences at the org.

Have you heard about the ikea effect? Essentially we love and appreciate things more when we put the effect to create it. There are parallels to the Ikea Effect and how organizations run! You can also read more about the Ikea Effect in the workplace in my blog post on my website!

How can we as leaders create practices, procedures and policies that are attuned to the needs of our constituents? Through the power of storytelling, Ivonne shares a lesson when she herself was impacted by lack of alignment between her and community's needs and those the organization made that was suppose to help. PS- let’s stop make assumptions

In this clip, Ivonne shares her perspective on breaking barriers. She begins by discussing her anticipation of facing discrimination in the workplace and society. However, what surprised her was encountering discrimination while working at an organization where the majority of the staff were BIPOC, and the mission was to support BIPOC college-aged students. For Ivonne, breaking barriers means making systemic changes and ensuring that others who look like her can be in the room and hold similar leadership positions.

This is a recording for the PWR of WMN summit hosted by Creative CEO & Julia Mejia. In this clip, Ivonne discusses her understanding of intersectionality, highlighting its multi-layered nature and how it affects a person's experience in various spaces.