COLLABORATION
AT THE HEART OF
INTERSECTIONALITY
Collaboration is a crucial part of Intersectionality. By partnering with industry leaders and experts, we create intersectional, innovative, and restorative solutions to drive progress, healing, and liberation. Together, we’re reimagining the future and achieving abundance-for-all. Meet the collaborators who help make it all possible.
PEOPLE
Intersectional Group collaborates with consultants, strategists, creatives, and practitioners covering, business, leadership, people and culture, communications, and community building.
Sarah Mulligan Williams
She/Her
Sarah is the principal creative behind Word of Mouth, a multidisciplinary creative studio that partners with organizations on marketing, visual identity, media production, and more. With people-first leadership rooted in empathy, compassion, and collaboration, Sarah prioritizes working with small disadvantaged businesses and women entrepreneurs to help realize their creative vision. She is the host and programmer of Comedy 101 at the iconic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, where she gushes about foundational comedy films. Sarah is currently based in Oakland, CA, with her partner and their dog, Marty McPug.
Kathryn Latham
She/Her
Kathryn is an independent consultant who helps growing businesses optimize their operations, drive growth, and elevate their communications. After a degree in structural engineering from Duke University and a decade of leading projects, partnerships, and teams to exceed business goals, she left a senior-level corporate team to start Latham Business Solutions in 2021. Outside of business, Kathryn enjoys mountain-top vistas, eating her way around new cities, gardening wherever there’s soil, and being an A+ dog mom. She and Intersectional Group have joined forces on Pay Transparency reports, a website re-design, fundraising, and more.
Cristina Lumague
She/Her
Cristina is a freelance podcast editor/producer and an indie podcaster. She is self-taught and found her love for podcasts in 2020. Since then, she has worked with huge, small, non-profit, history and paranormal podcasts. All sorts of podcasts, especially those focusing on diverse voices. Everyone has a story to tell, Cristina makes sure to get the best version of that story out there.
Yeruwelle de Rouen
She/Her
Yeruwelle de Rouen is the founder and CEO of Intersectional Innovations. She is an Equity, Belonging, and Inclusion (EBI) subject matter expert with over 15 years of active experience leading the roadmap for organizational effectiveness that creates equitable inclusion within climate and institutional policy procedure.
Rose Kaz
She/Her
Rose Kaz is a visionary leader & lifetime entrepreneur committed to building business for good. As founder of LBI Digital, she pioneered accessible tech tools for entrepreneurs, focusing on underrepresented communities. All of Rose's work centers on closing the wage gap through interactive programs like digital cohorts and live events. Just over a year into calling Portland home, Rose is excited to focus on projects that drive innovation & true equity through technology, which she calls "tequity." Kaz's next big launch is building Business 4 Good, a Women-focused, AI support group going live on Nov 11, 2024.
Shi Choong
She/Her
Dr. Shi Choong is an event planner. Born and raised in Malaysia, Shi’s life took an unexpected turn at 15 when her parents abandoned her and her siblings. As the eldest, she became the caretaker for her three younger siblings, ages 13, 11 & 8.
When Shi moved across the continent to the US, she faced language barriers, loneliness, and financial hardship, working four jobs to fund her college education. Despite these struggles, she graduated as the department honoree in Chemistry and Biochemistry from San Francisco State University. Shi later earned her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University, which is the top program in the U.S. She was also the former license-holder and organizer for TEDxPurdueU, planning events with an audience size of 50 to 1,000.
On Sept 30, 2024, Shi quit Intel to be a wedding planner to plan the happiest day of people’s lives. In addition to weddings, Shi also plans unforgettable and meaningful events including Women Who Dare.
Nick Mendez
They/Them
Nick Mendez (they/them) is a Puerto Rican, trans femme photographer and videographer with a human-centric creative philosophy. Their approach transforms standard visual documentation into meaningful storytelling that builds lasting connection with audiences. Nick believes in the power of authentic, emotional narratives to create change and captivate viewers. Their work deeply regards each subject's unique character, perspective, and voice, creating media that resonates beyond surface-level representation. With clients including the New Avenues for Youth, Travel Portland and the Northwest Health Foundation, Nick crafts values-aligned visual assets that inspire action and foster genuine engagement. The long-term goal of their practice is community impact: building a wealth of generational wisdom that supports us all in pursuing our dreams.
Abby Coppock
She/Her
Abby Coppock helps leaders build creative, inclusive organizations where everyone can thrive. With over 17 years of experience across industries, Abby specializes in culture change, leadership development, and change management. Abby is known for her love of people. Empathy, curiosity, and participatory design are her superpowers. She is an engaging facilitator and strategic thinker who helps organizations clarify their strategy and values and put them into action. Abby holds equity in the center and is mindful of how processes, incentives and everyday behavior produce organizational outcomes.
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Starting her career as a social worker, Abby’s care for people is evident in the way she listens, reads non-verbal cues, and is inclusive of perspectives that are not always considered.
Maryanna Aster
She/Her
Maryanna Aster is a branding, creative, and content director in Portland, Oregon. As a former mission-driven business owner, Maryanna seeks out purpose-driven projects and nimble, visionary teams. In her free time, Maryanna writes and publishes poems and essays, builds her astrology and tarot business, and wanders around in natural areas appreciating natural design.
Kjell van Zoen
They/Them
Kjell Van Zoen is a serial entrepreneur, a senior energy efficiency consultant, and a DEI consultant who specializes in helping leaders who identify as white learn and do better. Kjell is a home barista and coffee snob who also enjoys hiking, biking, yoga, travel, sci-fi books, writing, art & design, music, guitar, photography, and food.
Sydney Morrison
She/They
Sydney is a multifaceted community health organizer. Survived cancer at a young age, Sydney is now a personal chef for clients with specific dietary needs, cooking wholesome meals that center around fresh and local produce. She is also a certified menstrual cycle coach, navigating tough cycle challenges in 1:1 sessions, group workshops, and more, for all menstruating humans. An east coast girl on a west coast adventure, Sydney is a loving dog mom and waterfall enthusiast. In her free time Sydney enjoys reading fantasy novels written by women of color, trying new things, and exploring Portland, Oregon.
ORGANIZATIONS
Intersectional Group works with trusted partnerships who are value-driven, human-centered, and environmentally-conscious on a regular basis.
Acumen Executive Search
Acumen Executive Search leverages business leadership experience to identify the needs of the team and company, and finds the right person to achieve the goals and objectives of the organization. Intersectional Group partners with Acumen on EDI and Intersectional Leadership consulting.
Heartware
Heartware helps software-centric companies embed empathy throughout their organization with customized skills training, leadership development, and operational effectiveness. Intersectional Group partners with Heartware to provide Empathy-focused Leadership education and consulting.
IT Motives
At IT Motives, we take the time upfront to truly understand your needs before diving into candidate searches. Beyond just hard skills, we focus on grasping the soft skills you value. With our thorough approach, we carefully select and present only the best candidates, saving you the hassle of sifting through unqualified resumes. We're here to ensure you get top-notch candidates without the extra work.
Interested in joining our team?
We're always seeking new people and organizations to collaborate with. If this resonates with you, please share your ideas about how we could work together.