DR. ALAÍ REYES-SANTOS
ACC
Engaging. Transformative. Empowering.
ALAI REYES-SANTOS
Twenty years facilitating research and conversations about justice in the classroom, community, and public sector.
BA in Humanities at University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; MA and PhD at University of California, San Diego.
PERLA ALVAREZ LUCIO
Decade-long experience engaging communities and advocating for justice: as a community organizer; a lobbyist on behalf of students in higher ed; Field Director for We Count Oregon, the Executive Director of Oregon Voice; and a consultant with ACC. BA in Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon.
CHEYENNE HOLLIDAY
Outreach, coordination, and digital dissemination specialist working with youth, communities of color, and the environmental justice sector as a consultant with ACC and as Verde's Advocacy Director. BS in Psychology; MS in Conflict and Dispute Resolution at University of Oregon.
GRACE BRAHLER
Experience undertaking research and technical assistance for BIPOC, rural, and low income communities, as well as supporting coalitions; previously, Beyond Toxics’ Oregon Climate Action Plan and Policy Manager; currently Director of Wildlands at Cascadia Wildlands. BS in Environmental Science at Texas A & M; Juris Doctor, University of Oregon.
ACC enables capacity building through facilitation, workshops, research, strategic planning, project management, cross-cultural and targeted community engagement, event planning, organizational coaching, creative storytelling, and more. For the past decade, ACC has built a portfolio of exceptional and effective initiatives with the non-profit sector, government, universities, funders, emergency preparedness and response programs, and social and environmental justice organizations. ACC designs each project mindful of the specific needs and resources shared by clients and project partners. Our multilingual, cross-cultural, team specializes in our capacity to engage and co-create with historically under-served communities. It is currently a National Policy Consensus Center provider, and, until recently, was a provider for the Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Center funded by the Environmental Protection Agency to serve Region 10.
As individuals and as a team we have collaborated with a variety of partners in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the U.S. and Latin America, including Huerto de la Familia, Black Cultural Initiative, Northwest Youth Corps, NAACP, School Garden Project, Klamath Lake Land Trust, Centro Latinoamericano/Plaza, Community Energy Coalition, Mobilize Green, City of Eugene, Northeast Oregon Economic Development District, Parenting Now, Downtown Languages, Dartmouth University, U of Oregon's Teaching Effectiveness Program, the Organization of American States, the City of Eugene Climate Change Action Plan, City of Eugene's Middle Housing Equity Roundtable, Chinook Indian Nation, Unite Oregon, PCUN, Euvalcree, Verde, Coalition of Communities of Color, Oregon Environmental Council, Willamette Partnership, Kenai Local Food Connection (AK), Kake Climate Partnership (AK), Maxville Heritage Interpretative Site, Boise State University, the Northwest Environmental Justice Center, Centro Pro Bono (Brazil), Upper Willamette Soil and Water District, Somali Empowerment Circle, Portland Harbor Community Coalition, Seeding Justice, Pride in Numbers, Willamette Partnership, and University of Alaska.
GENERAL SERVICES
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Accessible, Interactive, Facilitation
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Strategic Planning
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Equity Engagement Plans
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Train-the-Trainer Workshops
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Accessible and Creative Grant-making
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Research
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Curriculum Development
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Report Development and Completion
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General Consulting Services
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Stakeholders' Relations
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Leadership Coaching
SPECIALIZED SERVICES
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Community Building and Outreach Projects
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Conflict Resolution
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Community-Action Research
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Pedagogical Coaching
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Writing Coaching
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English-Spanish Facilitation
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Workforce Development
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Creative, Multimedia, Storytelling
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Public Advocacy Coordination
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Leadership Capacity Building
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Event Planning
