“Terri facilitated a workshop with our campaign team, who come from different offices. What was helpful about the workshop is that we were able to identify objectives we could move forward with. We weren’t only focusing on the message or the story we want to tell. She also helped us to develop ideas that provide some answers to the problems we are trying to raise.”
“I really liked that I felt supported as a team leader. She was patient even with challenging dynamics. She really tried to see the team and to see every individual. What I love about her is that she picks up people’s needs so easily. She noticed where there was a need for certain discussions and was able to adapt without stress, in such an easy and flexible way.”
“I also appreciated her perspective on not just ‘giving others a platform’ but equally, reflecting on ourselves and recognising what our role is in changing our actions.”
Anna Von Gall, European Project Lead “Climate for Peace”, Greenpeace EU (DE)
“Terri’s ability to tune into the specific needs of both individual team members and the team in its entirety are inspiring. I appreciated her commitment to ensure that the sessions were always responding to the dynamic – and sometimes shifting – needs of the group. Her incredible flexibility to tailor sessions in a short amount of time was much appreciated and her openness, flexibility, integrity and enthusiastic engagement allowed so much space to build these sessions together!”
“Making our values actionable and concrete was one of the most useful parts of this process. The ‘Space to Act’ memo gave us invaluable feedback that we will use for our international strategy. We hope that we will have more opportunities to collaborate in different processes in the future.”
Sati Sargsyan, Senior Strategic Development Advisor, RFSL International – The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (SE)
“Terri provided invaluable guidance to our team, both in her support of our recruitment processes and in support of our governance work. Every session with Terri pushed us to think critically but constructively about how we operate – her patience, support and critical insight into our processes have undoubtedly made us a better and more impactful organisation.”
“The two staff she helped us to recruit told us they wouldn’t have applied if it wasn’t for Terri’s process – and they’re now core parts of our team we can’t imagine being without! She has also been a reliable, professional and kind voice of reason throughout internal organisational challenges. I am sure that we will continue to implement her practices, and will use the frameworks she guided us with for a long time.”
Emily Tripp, Director, Airwars (UK)
“I was extremely impressed with how Terri managed a diverse global group such as ours – literally from different corners of the world, from activists to academics, and with colleagues at different points in our careers. She was online and we were in the room but it didn’t feel weird at all. She managed the dynamics with care and humour and a strong sense of authenticity.”
“We were grappling with a number of complex issues and she used methodologies that allowed us to surface the issues in a thoughtful way, e.g. book clubs reading and discussions. It was useful for us to think through utopian/dystopian scenarios, applying different feminist lenses. It helped us imagine the kind of consortium we wanted – one where partners feel equal, valued for our unique contributions, and supported to grow and thrive.“
Georgina Caswell, Head of Programmes GNP+ Global Network of People Living with HIV, Digital and Health Rights Group (Global)
“Terri accompanied our strategic reflections for our organisation and our movement, using a whole range of interactive techniques. She was able to help our team discover blind spots and the importance of broaching topics we tended to avoid.”
“Her warmth, and approachability allowed everyone in the group to feel instantly safe to share feelings, unspoken concerns whilst dreaming big. It has truly helped the organisation’s leadership and executive team to come closer and has equipped us to be bolder in our agenda setting and more capable of hearing and appreciating the perspectives each bring to the edifice. It has been a highly inspiring moment whose success can be measured by the staff interest to have similar sessions in the future.”
Kim Smouter, Co-Director, European Network Against Racism (BE)
“Terri is an excellent facilitator, intuitive, funny, unique and creative and very able to judge the mood / dynamics of participants. She helped us navigate difficult topics, expertly guiding discussions by encouraging reflections on positionality. A stand out feature of Terri’s approach is the interactive nature of sessions, which ensured that discussions focused not only on broad principles but also micro-level / tangible actions.”
“She invested time in getting to know our organisation and the areas we work in and encouraged us to give continual feedback so that she could offer us the most meaningful experience.”
“She did an amazing job distilling down complex and multilayered issues into a resource which is creative and compelling as well as easy to understand, share and implement. Terri’s emphasis on putting what we had worked on into action is what we needed. She helped us overcome the search for perfection and instead begin to embody our learnings. We formed our next steps based on ‘experiments’ divided into immediate, 6 months and 1 year timelines. We feel this has given us a blueprint on how to move forward.”
Nabila Saddiq Tayub, Development and Network Manager, STOPAIDS (UK)
“Terri met us where we were at and tailored a process that fit the organization. Grounding her work in feminist and decolonial principles, she asked us to re-imagine what recruitment could look like.”
“Working with Terri was a joy! She is brilliant, thoughtful and kind, and has an incredibly strategic mind. I always left our meetings feeling invigorated about the work as she creates a dynamic that gives spaces for reflection and change.”
“Terri worked with us to create a Recruitment Guide for the International Trans Fund (ITF), designed to help maintain standards and also hold ourselves accountable so that we continue to be intentional. What I appreciate most is that while it takes a big picture approach, it is also practical with thoughtful exercises and prompts that can be tailored to the situation. As we embark on a new hiring process, I’m keeping this guide open beside me.”
Broden Giambrone, Director, International Trans Fund (Global)
“Working with Terri is great. She’s easy to work with, a great laugh, and provides thought-provoking and qualitative work. She’s putting her extensive policy experience to work by asking brilliant (dare I say radical) questions that in some cases really forced us to completely rethink our assumptions”
Matilda Fleming, Senior Manager, European Affairs and Partnerships, Search for Common Ground (EU)
“Terri has developed a brilliant yet simple analytical framework for understanding everyday coloniality and racialised hierarchies. Our exploration was powerful and thought-provoking. She combines deep analytical thinking with great facilitation skills and a clear vision. I highly recommend Terri and her work!”
Daria Nashat, Resilience & Inclusive Leadership Educator and Peacebuilder (BE)
“Words that immediately come to mind to describe Terri include integrity, humanity, emotional intelligence…and a great strategic mind!”
“We’ve now worked with her on several organisational learning processes, all of which have been deeply thoughtful and incredibly impactful. In her approach, she gives organisations the tools to ensure that thinking and learning is embedded into practices by the time a process ends.”
“Terri is accompanying organisations like ours to “walk the talk”. She helps us identify practical actions that are also deep and meaningful. There is something unique in how she enables us as people – and organisations – to hold our integrity, deep convictions AND find realistic ways forward in the world we live in.”
Evelyne Paradis, Executive Director, ILGA-Europe (BE)
“We approached Terri for an assignment and though she did not have the time to support the entire process, she was incredibly flexible in suggesting other ways to work together. She developed a design fiction report to help us rethink ourselves during a crucial transition. We were thrilled with how refreshing and inspirational the exercise was. Her understanding and reflections about the social and political context and her pragmatic recommendations on responding to it were very helpful.”
“We were delighted that she perfectly understood what we needed and how she could best contribute. Terri created a sense of trust from the first moment, which allowed us to work together very efficiently. With her insight, openness and sense of humour, we enjoyed the working relationship immensely.”
Victòria Carreras Lloveras, Interim Executive Director, GPPAC Foundation (NL)
“We invited Terri to join us for a lecture in our series of “Caring Conversations for Peace and Justice”. Both in the process of preparation and the delivery, Terri’s skills in creating opportunities for resonance, shared reflection and innovation were striking and the way she connected with the audience online was a testimony to her skill and commitment in this regard.”
“Developing this lecture with her was a true pleasure and we especially appreciated her thoughtfulness, depth and vigilance.”
Julia Scharinger, Programme Manager, ASPR: Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (AT)
“Terri curated strategic workshops for ACP YPN based on well-researched knowledge about our organisation. This meant the exercises were intimately appropriate to our vision and mission.”
“Our working relationship was astounding; Terri finds the perfect balance between encouraging strategic engagement and reflection, while also taking a step back to analyse our group discourses in order to give targeted feedback. This resulted in us digging deep into our past, critically assessing our present and radically imagining our future – everything we hoped we’d achieve in the process and more!”
Yentyl Williams, Founder & Director, African, Caribbean Pacific Young Professionals Network (ACP YPN), Brussels (BE)
“So many people – including candidates and colleagues – have congratulated us on the inclusiveness and democratic approach of the job description and our interactions. If you’re thinking about recruitment, DO talk to Terri. It was wonderful to work with Terri to make sure how we recruit better reflects our values and the work we do.”
“We identified and got rid of bad habits, cut out a lot learned behaviour that we were replicating because it’s what others do, and replaced this with more inclusive – often more creative – options for candidates to demonstrate what they have to offer. We learnt a lot! We love working with Terri and cannot recommend her work, approach, and advice highly enough.”
Dr. Kate Ferguson, Co-Executive Director, Head of Research & Policy, Protection Approaches, London (UK)
“Clarity was what we needed and Terri brought this in abundance. She helped build a shared understanding and analysis of a complex situation, and identify clear steps that we could take. She brings a deep integrity. Honest assessments underpinned all of our work together.“
“Terri is not phased by a changing environment. She thinks creatively, determining the essentials of a process and then building something completely different from what we’d seen before, but to an exact fit for what we needed. The results far exceeded our expectations.“
Andrew Lane, (former) Director, Quaker Council for European Affairs, Brussels (BE)
“Terri combined vision with pragmatism. She invested in and was quick to understand organisational dynamics so her recommendations built on existing workflows and interests.”
“We love Terri’s positive ‘can do’ attitude combined with deep substance knowledge and strong inter-personal skills I have never met anyone that did not enjoy working with Terri.”
Catriona Gourlay, Executive Director, PeaceNexus, Lausanne (CH)
“Terri invested in understanding the specificities of our organisational culture and was able to deliver a tailor-made response. She integrated into the team and worked collectively while building organisational capacities.”
“Terri is trustworthy, highly capable, energetic, committed and enthusiastic. She always delivered quality work on-time.”
Sonya Reines-Djivanides, Executive Director, European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, Brussels (BE)
“Terri has great energy and takes initiative. It is not easy working for a loose coalition of different organisations but Terri was able to take people with her. She is a total pleasure to work with, sees what needs doing and just gets on and delivers.”
“What was most useful was the strategic thinking Terri applied in a short-term role, her willingness and adaptability and the very useful documents she delivered, for example on governance and membership.”
Harriet Lamb CBE, (former) Chief Executive Officer, International Alert, London (UK)
“Terri went out of her way to listen deeply to staff, governance, and other stakeholders. She easily engaged with everyone involved and quickly won their trust. Her commitment to understanding our mission and circumstances and thinking through the issues with us was very different from the ‘one size fits all’ process that we saw from some other consultants.“
“Terri pushed us to distil a clear and focused program strategy out of a complex mix of values, experience and aspirations. The new strategy gave us confidence and momentum going into a rapidly changing global policy environment. She also helped us to begin the process of building reflective practice into the daily fabric of our program work, enabling the organization to keep its balance in an increasingly turbulent and unpredictable setting.”
Andrew Tomlinson, Director, Quaker United Nations Office, New York (US)
“Terri listened well and integrated diverse perspectives skilfully into the final work product which enabled our multi-party coalition to move forward more efficiently than we would have without her support and facilitation.”
“Terri tackled complex concepts and tasks requiring the negotiation of multiple parties’ interests and perspectives with professionalism, grace, humor, and excellent efficiency.”
Shamil Idriss, Chief Executive Officer, Search for Common Ground, Washington D.C. (US)
“I really appreciated Terri’s willingness to understand how we work and where we were. As an organisation that hasn’t put a huge emphasis on communications in the past, it was really useful to explore ways to be strategic with our limited capacities and she really helped us move forward with this.”
“Terri was open to suggestions and ideas. She was positive and encouraging, which built trust and allowed people to be honest and frank in discussions. I really hope we can stay in touch and count on her support in the future.”
Hannah Matthews, International Communications Coordinator, Peace Brigades International (Global)
“The quality of her work was outstanding. The report she delivered showed her immediate understanding of the nature of the product we were expecting, what the audience was and how we, as an organisation, were aiming to use the product to stand out.”
“Her strategic awareness of the political context and understanding of our organisation was particularly useful. Her contribution made a considerable difference to how the report was received and our organisation’s visibility.”
Olivia Caeymaex, Peace Programme Director, Quaker Council for European Affairs, Brussels (BE)