About Mama J

A knowledgeable and experienced leader, strategist, and thinking partner with an intersectional meets an interdisciplinary approach to the work. Jillian “Mama J” uses a growth mindset and love of learning to activate a human and organizational development toolkit, diplomacy with a courageous dose of paradigm shifts while using a sense of humor and innovation to produce positive outcomes and real impact on quality and culture. She is passionate about activating the development and implementation of methodologies and pedagogies that disrupt the status quo and specifically White Dominant Culture practices at work, home, and in everyday life.

Jillian has proven results in education and beyond working in partnership with various stakeholders while co-creating space for equity by using data as a tool to learn, evaluate, and show impact for social change, DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), as well as data-driven culture-building and decision-making.

Rooted in the practice of “holding up the mirror while looking out the window” to explore identity as a tool to build relationships and community...