Maxine's Corner

my work, my thoughts, my musings

My Work

I work on a variety of types of projects. Including but not limited to the following:

  • Facilitation
  • Event planning
  • Project management
  • Partnership strategy
  • Advocacy campaign strategy
  • Research Justice methodology
  • Community-based Research methodology
  • Basic quantitative analysis and GIS mapping

Below you’ll find links to some of my work

Racial Equity & Food Justice

Advancing racial equity and food justice is an ongoing current in all of my work. This includes systems change, policy advocacy, convening, and facilitating conversation centering the lived experiences of marginalized groups. Below are some examples of my work in practice.

Black Organizing Institute: Teaching Fellow

Los Angeles Food Policy Council: Grant writing and policy

Prosperity Market : Project management and partnership development

LIFT Fund: Imperial Valley Workers Rising Initiative Advisory Committee

Black Worker Summit: Project management, event planning, fundraising

Research Justice

I leverage quantitative and qualitative data to contribute to strategy, action, and narrative change for a variety of audiences . From large surveys and lit reviews to interviews and government data analysis I believe data has power and should be in the hand of those with lived experiences. Below are some examples.

Unlocking Potential: The Inland Empire Black Worker Center’s Transformative IE Works Program

Essential Stories: Black Worker COVID-19 Economic Health Impact Survey

Reimagined Recovery: Black Workers, the Public Sector, and Covid-19

In the Good Food Zone: An Economic Analysis of Food Businesses in the Potential Good Food Zone Pilot Area