Human Together is…
….an invitation because there’s always room at the table. It’s about trading certainty for curiosity; inviting proximity; and extending grace and truth as we live, lead, and serve; it’s drawing circles that say everyone is in, moving us closer to meaningful and lasting changes that make us healthier, happier and safer. While my professional background is in the criminal justice system, my personal experience is in simply and profoundly being human.
The Human Together Mission…
…is to remind, challenge, and celebrate us all; to see our inherent value and shared humanity; to invite proximity, cultivate curiosity, extend grace with truth and determine who we want to be as we do what we’re meant to do.
The Human Together Vision…
…is to live and lead in a world where every interaction starts with our shared humanity as the cornerstone achieved through clarity about our values and how they inform the ways we show up in all parts of our lives.
Highlighted Speaking Engagements
Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference, Speaker
(BE)ing Human Together. Amy shared practical, real-life, real-time ideas about how to show up as a whole human while working effectively toward systemic change. Attendees received 1.5 CE hours.
State of Washington,
Governor Inslee
Presented directly to Gov. Inslee on OPD nationally recognized alternative response programs.
Al Jazeera, The Stream,
Guest speaker/panelist
Interviewed regarding innovative co-response programs and community impact.
Marshall Project,
Project Contributor
The Marshall Project is a non-partisan, non-profit new organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system by striving to educate and enlarge the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice.
Participant in Documentary film, The River, 2019
Directed by Heather Pilder Olson. The documentary centered on a large homeless encampment in Aberdeen, WA and included interview footage discussing OPD’s innovative approaches to addressing homeless populations in downtown Olympia.
Vera Institute,
Project Contributor
The Vera Institute is an independent, non-profit national research and policy organization that focuses on the criminal justice system.
