On the Ground

Omar Torres (he/him) brings 17 years of experience to the realm of organizational leadership and development. Starting his journey in organizing spaces, Omar learned early that effective leadership is about listening, adapting, and sharing power. Today, he facilitates workshops incorporating Paulo Freire’s methods, guiding groups to bring out the knowledge that is already present in the room and move from problem-solving toward critical thinking and systemic change. Every workshop is guided by the principles of cultural humility, ensuring that the learning process acknowledges how our praxis affects the whole, and committing to a process of continuous growth alongside the communities we serve.

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Antionette Tellez-Humble is a second-generation Chicana/Mexican American born and raised in Albuquerque’s North Valley, on the ancestral lands of the Tiwa people. She brings more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector at both local and national levels, with a career spanning direct service, advocacy, philanthropy, and strategic leadership development.

Her work has centered on strengthening communities through civic engagement, early childhood development, leadership development, capacity building, and coaching. Antionette specializes in supporting leaders whom their communities have called forward into leadership roles across grassroots organizations, government, and business, helping them lead with clarity, accountability, and purpose. She previously served as a program officer with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where she had the privilege of learning alongside and partnering with local, tribal, state, and national leaders committed to improving the lives of children and families.

Married to her partner, she is a devoted super‑fan of their onlyson and is committed to showing up as a more joyful wife, mom, daughter, auntie, friend, and human.

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Magdalena V.Karlick, M.A., Phd-c, SEP, ATR-BC, LPCC (she/her) is an art therapsit, somatic experiencing practitioner, and educator. Magdalena is the owner of Our Imaginal World, an organization that provides individual and group therapy, arts and somatic based supervision, post graduate education, community health consultation for agencies, as well as commissioned art installations. Magdalena has received training in Somatic Experiencing, Sandplay, & Psychodrama, and weaves these understandings of group, symbol, and body into her classrooms, work with clients, and supervisees. She is passionate about social justice, responsibility in leadership, and using the creative process tocommunicate stories and integrate understanding. She has been involved in multiple cross-cultural global art exchanges and plans to continue to collaborate globally. ourimaginalworld.com

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Linda Strauss is a Human Resources (HR) professional with over 20 years of experience. As a consultant, Ms. Strauss provides clients with the training, strategic HR programs, coaching, infrastructure, and knowledge necessary to manage employment issues with comfort, confidence, and compliance.

In addition, Ms. Strauss delivers soft skills training, including interpersonal and communications skills, and emotional intelligence training, designed to enhance success and engagement in work and life.

Ms. Strauss also provides services such as leadership coaching, resume writing, career advisement, networking, and search strategies to professionals in all industries and levels, preparing them for success in their next steps.

Specialties: Training, Leadership Development, Employee Relations,Investigations, Mediation, Employee Engagement, Recruiting, Career Advisement, Coaching, Performance Management, Policy Development, Strategy, Employer Outreach

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Nelsy Domínguez, MSW leads c3 Perspectives Consulting, LLC. As consultant to philanthropy and nonprofits she applies her many years of organizational ,grantmaking, leadership, programmatic, and equity-focused experience to expand the potential of the sector’s impact. Nelsy was the Program Director at Con Alma Health Foundation, a statewide health-conversion foundation and was integral to the New Mexico Community Foundation becoming a leading transformative statewide funder, executing place-based equity-driven capacity-building initiatives, and partnering with national and local foundations and grant recipients.

Areas of expertise and experience:

·        Grants & Program Development

·        Proposal Reviewer, Writer, Editor & Evaluator

·        Collaborative Strategic Planning

·        Equity Focused Solutions

·        Creative Thought Partner

·        Moderator and Facilitator

·        NGO Board &Staff Teambuilder, Motivational Coach, and Recruitment  

·        Event Planning

·        Administrative & Organizational Restructure

·        Alignment of Mission, Values and Action

·        Formulation ,Creation & Refinement of Policies, Procedure Manuals, Processes & Timelines

·        Budget Development, Management & Financial Oversight  

·        Interpersonal Supervision

·        Fund & Donor Development

·        Assessment & Support of Organizational Cultural Sensitivities