Meet the Founder of A+M.
Welcome!
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT + OWNER, ARK + MOONLIGHT
SHANA LOUALLEN, LMSW
Mom-preneur. Coach. Social Worker. Advocate. Healer.
We can begin by asking ourselves what is right rather than what is expedient. - Toni Morrison
In our world, ‘divide and conquer’ must become ‘define and empower.’ - audre lorde
Formerly a publicist, Shana Louallen (she/they) permanently shifted into the human services industry in 2008. As a clinical social worker and coach, she helps clients actualize the intersection of racial justice & restorative practices as a way of life in and outside of the workplace. She engages institutions and communities in designing (and implementing) trauma-informed models of care, accountability processes for healing, and equitable policies that uplift stakeholder voices.
Combining over 16 years of experience as a licensed Social Worker, former Chief of Equity, and previous co-Executive Director, Shana has deep expertise in the advancement of anti-racist, anti-oppressive work through a restorative and transformative justice lens. Focusing on the workplace has not shifted their abolitionist framework which grounds their ability to help organizations:
Deconstruct power and punishment paradigms.
Build out diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives.
Design accountability processes such as restorative mediations in HR/Culture departments.
Strengthen community/relationship building across large and small teams.
Expand shared power and shared decision-making between leaders and organizational stakeholders.
She offers expert-level executive coaching for existing business teams as well as entrepreneurs looking to break into social innovation. She is based in New York City.