Case / Care Studies

Below are examples of what costewardship and partnership can look like in practice. Know that these examples are part of larger care strategies and experiences, but intended to give you a glimpse into previous collaborations and what partners have said about working together.

Disclaimer: Specific details have been omitted to protect privacy of clients & partners.

  • Journalists & Media-Makers who use non-fiction storytelling & investigative journalism to challenge anti-trans misinformation, legislation, and violence, and actively create futures where Trans humanity, dignity, and futures are ensured 

  • Newly-expanded podcast team gathering in person for multi-day sessions for the first time ever

    Supporting both cis and trans team members in traveling with as much ease, support, & clarity as possible 

  • Removing financial barriers around reimbursements, ground travel to/from work retreat, & hotel-related expenses 

    Cocreating expectations for COVID-safety and testing, safety scenario planning, and cultures of care

    Working with Operations Lead to understand team needs in their physical space & infusing meeting space with materials to beautify, invite various modes of processing and co-working, and visually tell story of Black, Trans story/truthtelling in the U.S. 

    Actively seeking feedback in real time & responding to emergent experiences 

  • Successfully cocreating practices of gathering that reflected organizational priorities, team needs & growth edges, and included clear next steps for greater refinement 

    Team met agenda goals, deepened relationship across roles, & genuinely enjoyed the gift of in-person connection (i.e. their attendance of &Juliet resulting in nonstop communal singing)

    Operations Lead was able to facilitate content during retreat without worrying about logistics 

  • “ramelcy is a gift to any event organizer! They are organized, contentious, and highly adaptable. ramelcy provided invaluable support to our team's first offsite ranging from booking hotels, flights, restaurants to ensuring each participant could show up fully. I appreciated ramelcy's thoughtful, collaborative approach to planning which translated very well to in-person support.” - Chief Executive Officer

  • Collective of Women of Color who partner with justice leaders & organizations for organizational transformation

  • Deepen our political & spiritual connections to Puerto Rico, where the retreat was taking place 

    Contend with colonial realities as the hosting team

  • Weaving in my identity as a Spanish-speaking, Caribbean person & Language Justice practitioner to collaborate with local connections for cultural experiences, ground transportation, nourishment, Healing Justice offerings, and more 

    Cocreated Healing Justice session for participants to meet with Black Puerto Rican Queer and Trans land stewards & plant-medicine experts for personalized care consultations 

    Weave music & Puerto Rican legacies as inherent practices of rest & restoration 

  • Created culturally-rooted rest & healing spaces for QTWOC Leaders

    Deepening relationship with local groups, businesses, & cultural stewards across three years 

    QTWOC leaders departed feeling clearer & fierce(r) about their boundaries, wellness, and purpose  

  • “I liked the grounded presence ramelcy brings. Our interactions felt purposeful. I could rely on ramelcy holding their roles in a liberatory values-rooted way. They are strong at teaming while being aware of the whole team and whole project. ramelcy is also a warm, kind and deep person and that's good to be around!

    We had 12 folks flying in and out of San Juan on the north of PR to transport to a more remote south coast venue. ramelcy was attentive and relational in how they met traveler energy, held folks, and got everyone where they needed to be while also being our point person with a local transportation business. Another highlight was ramelcy as our primary point of connection to local PR artists and musicians in an event design that valued cultural grounding. Twice musical groups had to cancel last minute, and ramelcy was gracious and able to tap into abundance to find musicians that could be with the group. She also brought in her language justice skills to help the participants connect with the cultural knowledge that the musicians wanted to share. A third highlight was taking a group excursion to the closest small town that doesn't have a lot of tourism infrastructure. ramelcy was creative and patient with the emergent nature of that excursion and teamed with me to make it work.” - Principal

  • A board convening to decide the future of a Black land-based project

  • Accompanying a collaborator who is in the middle of a difficult decision making process with RRC rigor and delicacy 

  • Bringing in the presence and wisdom of land we were convening on, into our process through ritual, time at the river & embodied land acknowledgement

    Planning for both content & restful sessions to be comfortably held outside 

    Creating a reciprocal relationship with over 20 local partners that supported both the board in deepening their sense of place, culture & history as well as invited local partners to break bread, expand networks, and visibilize their place-based work 

  • Disrupted patterns of arrival & extraction from visitors in this city by the ways we showed up and fellowshipped with local community members 

    At a time of uncertainty & stress, the board felt held, in creative possibility, and able to work & rest rigorously

    Board was able to commit to actionable pathways for the next organizational phases & its sunsetting

  • “Having ramelcy on my team was the care I knew the group would need, and the partnership I didn’t know I would get. The way that ramelcy managed complex information, tasks, and execution offered our coordination team so much relief and supported us in minimizing the duplication of tasks. During the preparation, onsite, and post-event, ramelcy brings the CO in collaboration and coordination. Working with them sets a new standard for future work, partnership expectations, and knowing what it really takes to do this work well. Everybody get you a ramelcy!” - Lead Facilitator

  • Masculine of Center Leaders committed to changing the ways Communities of Color talk about gender & gender justice 

  • A Liberatory Masculinity Retreat for cis and trans leaders

  • Created thorough safety and care plans & team conversations regarding trans* participants who would be traveling from all over the country to the retreat

    Created plan for new staff member to shadow the care logistics process so they could expand their learning & integrate into other programming 

    Supported the creation a healing justice space that anchored daily morning practice for participants & served as a living altar space of Trans Dignified Life 

  • Successfully supported the integration of Spirit and altar practice into our justice work 

    Led feedback-based conversations with venue to support future growth & partnerships 

    Deepened team’s understanding of the political moment’s continued impact on trans* wholeness and wellness 

  • “ramelcy brings a wonderful balance of levity, concern about quality, movement knowledge and care to your work. They consistently delivered on commitments without needing to be micro managed, which helped build a lot of trust. It was easy and fun to brainstorm and thought-partner with them, and they were patient with me when needed. They really seemed to care about the work and the people involved beyond the hours or tasks prescribed in the contract. I would describe ramelcy as an all-around generous collaborator.” - Co-Executive Director

  • "Having logistics handled so seamlessly meant that I could show up as my best self doing my best work. I could literally feel the ways my capacity expanded in response to the depth of holding of the logistical container. My mind just didn't have to worry, at all, about those details. It was so liberating!"

    —Healing Justice Practitioner

  • "You can trust that they will do what you've hired them to do with skill, grace, and personality. Their relationship oriented approach to collaboration creates a friendly and effective work environment."

    —Executive Director of Gender Justice Org

  • "They are a poised leader with an incredible skillset for project management, organizing, care logistics, and so much more."

    —Co-Executive Director of Gender Justice Org