Personal Stories
Impacting Systems More Positively: Change Consultant Mylonne Sullivan Continues System Support at Change Matrix
Mylonne (My-Lawn) Sullivan has an MSW, LICDC, and LISW; she has worked in the behavioral health field for almost ten years. She is dual-licensed as a Licensed Independent Social Worker and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Baldwin Wallace University, a master’s in social work from The University of Akron, and she is currently pursuing a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Development from the University of Arizona Global Campus. She focuses on supporting behavioral health programming through technical assistance, training, organizational development, and coaching with an equitable lens. Throughout her career, [...]
Podcasts
Equity in Action Podcast — Episode 7
Equity in Action Podcast - Episode 7 About the Series: Change Matrix has launched a new Podcast Series for 2021, called Equity in Action. Since our inception in 2008, founders Elizabeth Waetzig, Rachele Espiritu, and Suganya Sockalingam have maintained a focus on cultural competence and eliminating disparities. We continue a focus on equity on all of our current projects, continuously look for ways to take action, and look forward to a world where all people get what they need, in ways that work for them, in their communities. What we Discuss in this Episode: Shannon CrossBear, formerly a change specialist [...]
Ongoing Projects
Grantee Learnings and Site Visit: University of Memphis School of Public Health
Hi! I am Kimberly N. Harris, founder and principal of EducaConsulting. We are a full-service research and evaluation firm, and we have been privileged and honored to work with Change Matrix as Adaptive Change Specialists since the inception of Transforming Academia for Equity (TAE). In the latest phase of this timely work, I participated in a site visit at the University of Memphis School of Public Health. The insights I gained and the lessons I learned reaffirmed what we always say here at Educa: culture is nested, and what happens at any level (individual, interpersonal, community, society, etc.) impacts and [...]
CM Messages
CM Team Shares Must-Read Books in Celebration of International Literacy Day
Today, Sunday, September 8, marks International Literacy Day, proclaimed in 1966 by UNESCO to "remind policy-makers, practitioners, and the public of the critical importance of literacy for creating [a] more literate, just, peaceful, and sustainable society." Across the world, libraries and literacy organizations hold special events, such as public readings and second-hand book sales, to celebrate International Literacy Day and raise awareness of illiteracy rates. In the United States, this celebration continues through the end of the month with the observation of Banned Books Week through September 22-28, 2024. Banned Books Week began in 1982 as a response to [...]
Internal Work
Observing the National Day of Racial Healing
Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 marks the seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing. The day was created by La June Montgomery Tabron of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to be celebrated annually on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The intent is for the day to be celebrated during a time when "racial healing activities happen in homes, schools, businesses and communities across the country with the goal of creating a more just and equitable future for our children," according to Foundation. "When we envisioned (in 2016) how we could support the actions of people inspired by Dr. King," [...]
