ABOUT
Stoop (they/them) is a White, gender-expansive-queer, creator, organizer, and cultural strategist committed to visionary anti-racist education, family engagement, and reparative economics, and redistributive wealth-building for racial and economic repair. Stoop’s work focuses on developing intersectional anti-racist consciousness in White Americans through racial identity leadership coaching, racial affinity organizational cohorts, and cultural organizing that centers Black and Indigenous humanity. Stoop utilizes PISAB’s Principles for Undoing Racism to support cultural gatekeepers, thought leaders, organizers, and organizations in developing anti-racist commitments, a clear historical understanding of Whiteness, power, privilege and anti-Black racism in the U.S. and in creating and implementing accountable and effective strategies and practices that aim to transform lives and communities. Utilizing public and private platforms Stoop co-curates culturally innovative ideas and solutions that elevate the dialogue on our racialized experiences through historical study. In the process White people begin to inquire, engage with, and take responsibility for ending racism, the racialized wealth divide, and all forms of oppression. We also begin to practice this life-long learning, as we seek clarity on how we may contribute to rebuilding trust. In the process, we loosen our grip on individualism and deepen our commitments to collectivity and principles of humanity as we act and interact with people and systems in our spheres of influence.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Leadership & Performance Coaching
Examining Whiteness & White Culture
Intersectionality & LGBTQ+ Competence
Discovering Blindspots & Inauthenticities
Groupwork & Freirean Pedagogical Practice
FACILITATION, COACHING, & CONSULTING
People's Institute for Survival & Beyond
Center for Racial Justice in Education
NYU, Center for Strategic Solutions
EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS
L.C.S.W. Office of the Professions’, NY 2024
Impactful Coaching (ICF), New York, NY 2023
M.S.W. Hunter College, New York, NY 2013
B.S. Concordia University, Portland, OR 2007
L.P.T. Cuesta College, San Luis Obsipo, CA 2001
PROJECTS
RW-B Techniques, Founder & Lead Strategist
Personal, Organizational & Community Offerings:
Racial Identity Leadership Coaching & Racial Affinity Group Cohorts
Racialization, Racial Identity & The Formation of White Supremacy
Family Lore, Racial Group Identities & Historical Foundations
Anti-Racist Accountability & Effective Strategies for Community Impact
Reparative Economics, Reparations & Redistributive Wealth-Building
Reparative Economics Organizing Collective, Founder
Anti-Racist Education Fund - Ensuring anti-racist education is available for all
Reparations Study Hall - White affinity community cohorts, focusing on historical research, relational collaboration, and racial healing
Original Source - A monthly community gathering to reading historical anti-racist texts outloud in community without commentary
Educational & Redistributive Wealth-Building Fund-Releasing Events & Panels
Reparative Economics & Redistributive Wealth-Building:
A National Framework and Models for Ending the Racialized Wealth Divide: Context/Concept (link) A visionary structural offering to the U.S. reparations movement, with love
“There are many people who work for racial equality. There are many who can talk and teach about racism. There are fewer who have committed themselves to undoing racism® and have internalized a structural analysis for the purpose of creating a clear and accessible path forward for both personal and systemic transformation. Stoop’s work in their own family is a testament to the miracles that are possible when one has truly grasped a vision and practice of humanity. And although Stoop’s commitment and focus has been on supporting white people and ultimately institutions in getting free, be assured that the work makes a measurable difference in the lives of people of color in the process.”
