I have always turned to art to ask the questions that words alone cannot hold. My artistic and pedagogical work is grounded in a lineage of critical and creative practice. I am co-founder of Workspace Social Sculpture, a practice-based research institute drawing inspiration from Joseph Beuys, Rudolf Steiner, and contemporary social sculpture. I serve on the board of Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO), and have trained in Theatre of the Oppressed with Barbara Santos at Kuringa in Berlin, in forum and playwriting techniques with Mixed Company Theatre, and in Applied Theatre mentorship at the Mandala Center for Change. I also trained in longform improvisation with Upright Citizens Brigade and the Nursery Theatre, performing with teams coached by the likes of Liz Allen and Dave Razowsky. My educational roots lie in Montessori and democratic education. Recently much of work has revolved around supporting leadership and the development of pedagogical vision in Conservatory settings for instance at ArtEZ University of the Arts (Netherlands) and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (UK).

This work is not separate from my leadership or therapeutic practice. Artistic inquiry shapes how I understand power, presence, and participation across all domains of my work.

What knowledge counts, and who decides? These questions have shaped much of my scholarly life. My academic practice bridges applied (artistic) research, policy development, and experimental pedagogy. I recently oversaw the development of an equity-based pedagogy framework for ArtEZ University of the Arts. I previously coordinated and served as examiner for ground-breaking Entrepreneurship-in-Action courses in the Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation Pragramme at Tilburg School of Economics & Management, and served as a consultant to educational leadership at departmental and faculty level at the TU Delft. I was previously a Carnegie Visiting Scholar at the Global Change Institute at Wits University, and a Research Fellow at the School for Transformative Leadership hosted at Palacky University. My recent scholarship focuses on decolonial scholarship, particularly Afrikan epistemologies, and I have shared this work at forums such as the Institute of Group Analysis, Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed, and the American Psychological Association (Division 39).

Much of my scholarship grows directly from lived experience, artistic process, and dialogical practice. I am interested in how theory can remain accountable to life, to the body, and to the complexity of our shared worlds.

What does it mean to lead without dominating? How can institutions learn to listen? I bring extensive experience in organisational leadership and governance. I previously served as Executive Director of Rise Beyond and as a Board Member of the Institute of Group Analysis, where I chaired the Decolonising the Curriculum Steering Group. Presently I am President of the Board at the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and a Board Member at Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed, Ltd. (PTO).

I work as an organisational consultant at board level across multiple sectors and geographies, with a focus on equity, leadership, and system transformation. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Professional Fellow at the Institute of Coaching, and an advanced Scrum Master (PSM-II), with experience leading large-scale organisational change initiatives.

My leadership work is grounded in a relational approach to change. I draw from group analysis, artistic methods, and decolonial frameworks to help institutions listen more deeply, move with more integrity, and act with greater care.

Some of our deepest wounds are inherited, unspoken, and held in the body. As a group analyst-in-formation at the Institute of Group Analysis, I integrate therapeutic insight into facilitation and education. My dissertation on Decolonising Group Analysis through an Encounter with Afrikan Knowledge Systems was awarded the Dennis Brown Prize. I hold a Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Research Foundation (with Bessel van der Kolk), certification in Somatic EMDR, and registration as a somatic therapist with Embody Lab. I have trained in the Facial Action Coding System with Erika Rosenberg and studied mindfulness with Unified Mindfulness, developed by Shinzen Young. I am a certified facilitator of The Work That Reconnects, trained with Joanna Macy, and completed Integral Studies and Yoga Psychology at the International Centre for Integral Studies in Delhi. I facilitate whiteness groups for therapists and trained as a white affinity group facilitator with Robin DiAngelo.

Therapy, for me, is inseparable from pedagogy and politics. I am interested in how we metabolise inherited trauma, and how healing can become a collective, creative, and ethical act.

What happens when we truly listen? I have been a Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) since 2012. I regularly lead International Intensive Trainings, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and previously trained with Marshall Rosenberg. I completed the Parent Peer Leadership Program in 2007 and the NVC Leadership Program at BayNVC. I co-founded the Nonviolence Response Group and currently serve as President of the Board at the Center for Nonviolent Communication. My NVC work includes significant contributions in educational, organisational, and humanitarian settings, such as supporting the work of Nonviolent Peaceforce in Iraq and South Sudan. I am a Certified Security and Risk Management Professional, an alum of the Hague Institute, and was one of the first people to be certified in Caring Economics at the Centre for Partnership Studies with Riane Eisler.

My NVC practice is deeply intertwined with my other work. It informs how I engage conflict, how I teach, how I lead, and how I show up with others in the mess and beauty of human relationship.