Colleen Butler understands the leadership needs and common experiences of an organization that is involved in intentionally building more equitable and inclusive policies, practices, and cultural norms. She is a coach, trainer, and consultant focusing on facilitation, equity, and change management. She is adept at coaching leadership through centering the voices of those most impacted. She has served as the Director of Capacity Building for the Local Voices Network, training people to facilitate conversations across differences throughout the US. Previously, Colleen was the Race and Gender Equity Director at the YWCA of Madison where she developed and facilitated racial justice curriculum and train-the-trainer programs to support ongoing learning. Colleen's passion is engaging in relationship-focused work with people across communities. She centers listening in her approach, and truly values bringing different experiences and perspectives together to build new ways of being in response to persistent systemic inequities in our communities.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Nonprofit & Organizational Equity, Policy & Advocacy, Application of equity tools to policies, programs, practices and partnerships