Speaking and Workshops

Talks that weave culture, story, and reflection into education

Signature Talks & Workshops

More Than a Teacher: Reflections on Purpose and Becoming

Reconnecting educators to meaning and imagination.
A reflective, writing-based session drawn from Cathleen’s forthcoming More Than a Teacher Journal. Participants explore purpose, alignment, and creative renewal.
Ideal for: K-12 educators, instructional coaches, leadership retreats.

Re-Membering: Monuments, Memory & the Stories We Keep

How do we resist erasure through story?
Using excerpts from African Odyssey, participants map the places, people, and memories that define their lives, transforming recollection into restoration.
Ideal for: Educators, students, cultural institutions, and museums.

African Odyssey: Returning to the Source

A cinematic meditation on diaspora and belonging.
Cathleen shares her journey to Benin, exploring what it means for a daughter of the Haitian diaspora to return home through story, film, and reflection.
Ideal for: Universities, cultural festivals, and global education programs.

  • Restorative Justice & Community Healing

  • Memory, Story & Cultural Belonging

  • Educator Reflection & Wellness

  • Creative Practice in Teaching & Leadership

  • Diaspora, Identity & Liberation

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Selected Speaking Engagements

  • NYSEC Conference (2012) – Advancing Student Learning through Collaborations and the Common Core
    Shared how partnerships with community art institutions and historical societies can meet standards while inspiring student voice.

  • Re-Center Foundation (2023) – Disrupting Enclosed Spaces & The BBHMC Model
    Explored freedom-centered education and collective leadership frameworks.

  • NYU Metro Center (2019) – Black Diaspora Representation: Intersectionality of Identity, Culture & History

  • Brooklyn Public Library (2019) – Celebrating Zora Neale Hurston: Legacy, Story & Tradition

  • Upcoming (2026) – NYSEC Conference More Than a Teacher: Teaching Toward Critical Hope

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“Education is an act of remembering.
Story helps us find our way back to what matters most.”

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