Our Upcoming Events
Elevasion Education Series (EES) is a series of speaking events focused on Educational Practices that are grounded in research and science, while also providing actionable steps towards implementing Systems and Practices.
Elevate Your Workplace Series
Session 1
Learn how to build stronger teams & stop burnout before it starts — practical tools you can use right away.
Join us for Session 1 of the Elevate Your Workplace Series — an interactive, half-day event designed to help leaders build stronger, more collaborative teams while preventing burnout.
This session, Building High-Performance Teams & Reducing Burnout, features keynote speaker Dr. Sonya Mahmood, ND, a naturopathic physician and workplace wellness consultant. She’ll share science-based strategies to strengthen trust, accountability, and communication — and teach leaders how to spot and prevent burnout before it impacts performance.
Agenda
- Building High-Performance Teams (9:00AM – 11:00AM)
- Networking Lunch (Provided) (11:00AM – 12:00PM)
- Reducing Burnout & Creating Resilient Workplaces (12:00PM – 02:00PM)
Learn strategies to foster collaboration, trust, and accountability Discover techniques for improving communication and team alignment Participate in interactive exercises to apply concepts in real time.
Enjoy a catered lunch. Connect with fellow leaders, HR professionals, and industry peers. Participate in prize drawings and giveaways.
Understand the science of stress and its impact on performance. Learn early detection signs of burnout and practical prevention strategies. Leave with actionable tools to build a culture of well-being and resilience.
What’s Included
- 🔹 Catered lunch & refreshments
- 🔹 Exclusive giveaways and prize drawings
- 🔹 Actionable tools and resources to use immediately
- 🔹 Boost collaboration, trust, and accountability.
- 🔹 Recognize early signs of burnout & act quickly.
- 🔹 Build a healthier, more resilient workplace culture.
- 🔹 Attendees will begin to explore and become more intrigued and intentional regarding the learning styles, preferences, and cultural capital of Black scholars.
- 🔹 Attendees will understand the role of the Board to translate the needs of Black scholars into practice, curriculum, and pedagogy (reaching the classroom).
- 🔹 Attendees will understand the role of the Board to ensure policy development, procedure implementation, and curation of funding and materials to support and hold accountable antiracist education.
Key Takeaways
📅 Date: Friday, February 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Hotel Interurban, 223 Andover Park E, Tukwila, WA
💲 Early Bird Rate: $125 (Register by January 15, 2025)
💲 Standard Rate: $150 (After January 15)
About ElesEdu
ElesEdu (Elevasion Education) helps organizations create healthier, higher-performing workplaces through leadership training, workplace wellness programs, and culture consulting. We work with schools, corporations, healthcare providers, and law enforcement to strengthen teams, improve retention, and build resilient organizational cultures.
Space is limited — reserve your spot today and take advantage of the early bird rate before January 15!
Speaker Highlight: Dr. Sonya Mahmood, ND
Keynote Speaker – Session 1
Dr. Sonya Mahmood is a Naturopathic Physician and workplace wellness consultant who partners with businesses and organizations to create healthier, more productive work environments. Drawing on her expertise in functional medicine, stress physiology, and neuroscience, Dr. Mahmood helps leadership teams understand how stress impacts decision-making, performance, and employee retention.
She has collaborated with hospitals, clinics, and corporate leaders across the Pacific Northwest to design wellness programs that reduce burnout, improve energy management, and build resilience at every level of the organization. Her approach blends business strategy and human performance science — providing leaders with practical tools to align wellness with organizational outcomes, reduce absenteeism, and boost employee engagement.
Cultivating the Genius of Black Scholars: From the Boardroom to the Classroom
Uplifting Black Genius, Centering Justice & Reimagining Education for All
Join us for Cultivating the Genius of Black Scholars: From the Boardroom to the Classroom, This reflective webinar serves to assist participants in becoming antiracist through acknowledging, centering, and combatting anti-Blackness, and the lifting of Black genius and joy. We acknowledge that our systems will not change and transform without the inclusion and participation of all community stakeholders and partners. School boards knowingly and unknowingly harness and hold immeasurable power, positional privilege, control, and governance. These roles have been historically dominated by white women and steeped in the culture of Whiteness, therefore, avoiding and neglecting the experiences of Black children, their families, and communities. We approach our work and service with the expectation that Boards will actively participate in deep reflection (individual, systemic, and systematic), critical analysis, community involvement and engagement, and other community-rooted practices that help to hold accountable district and school leaders, as they support and ensure educational excellence in the classroom. We know the problem, and therefore, we will not continue to keep our gaze there. Instead, we will prioritize the promise of educational justice and equity for each and every child and scholar in our systems.
What You’ll Learn
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Debra R. Sullivan – Founder & Executive Director, Ashé Preparatory Academy
Dr. Sullivan is an education leader and advocate for culturally responsive learning. With a background in early childhood education, community leadership, and teacher preparation, she has dedicated her career to cultivating genius in Black children and underrepresented students. Formerly a dean at Seattle Central College and Pacific Oaks College Northwest, she is also the author of Cultivating the Genius of Black Children and a past board member of NAEYC. Dr. Sullivan holds advanced degrees in Educational Leadership and Curriculum & Instruction from Seattle University.
Fa’izah Bradford – Founder & Principal Consultant, Strands Leadership for Results
Fa’izah Bradford is a cross-sector leader committed to advancing racial equity and antiracist systems in education. With expertise in K–12 operations, finance, and strategy, she has led transformative work locally and nationally, including as a founding member of Ashé Preparatory Academy. She centers community voice in co-designing liberating educational environments and currently serves on multiple educational boards. Fa’izah holds degrees in Business and Education, and a Certificate in Education Finance from Georgetown University.
Secure Your Spot Today!
📩 For more information, contact us at:
📧 info@elevasion.io |
📞206.450.6542
