Word On The Street
Kind words from our clients
Bringing a perfectly balanced mixture of humor, grace, passion, and depth of insight, Meshayla offers transformative facilitation, practical analysis, and a just and equitable path forward. She's not just good at what she does, she's excellent.
Tobin Miller-shearer
Associate Professor of African American Studies
Meshayla is a fantastic facilitator and an educator that leads heart first. She is highly organized, knowledgeable, flexible, and fun – we deeply appreciated the time she spent with our team, and we’re looking forward to working with her again.
Christopher Coburn
Director of Health Equity, Planned Parenthood of Montana
I have worked with Meshayla Cox in settings across the state of Montana to promote, support and activate people of many identities and backgrounds around racial justice. Meshayla’s approach is personable, wise, direct, intersectional, and enthusiastic. It is clear that she loves her work and is committed to investing time and energy in building diverse communities who work together with integrity, for justice and equity for everyone.
—Rev. Laura Folkwein, MSW, Pastor, Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ, Bozeman, Montana
We have had the pleasure of working with Meshayla a number of times and I am consistently impressed by the disarming and thoughtful way she shows up in every space she enters. Meshayla teaches and leads discussions on topics that are nuanced, difficult, and emotional. It is absolutely critical that people feel safe being vulnerable, sharing their own life experience, and asking questions. Meshayla is masterful at creating an environment where real change can happen, both at an individual level and within a group.
— Emily Allison, Development Director, Bridgercare
She was exceptionally organized, kind, professional, and an expert on diversity, equity and racial inclusion. Meshayla taught in a way that met participants where they were while simultaneously challenging them to do better and giving them the tools to do so. She explained everything clearly and set up a safe environment where participants could ask questions as part of the learning process.
—Anonymous Workshop Participant
I was so heartened to hear her own her identity as a bi person. We are often quite invisible and I feel more courageous every time I'm in a room where someone else is willing to be out. My thanks to her!
—Anonymous Workshop Participant
Meshayla approached our group with intelligence, grace and understanding as she led us through discussion, answered questions and supported our learning. She adeptly navigated our conversations on equity, inclusion and justice, allowing us opportunities to grow and learn with her guidance and support. She is clearly an expert in this field of work, as well as the facilitation of these often-challenging conversations. I cannot recommend Meshayla highly enough. She is fantastic and we look forward to working with her in the future.
—Karissa Trujillo, Deputy Director, Homeword, Inc.
One of the most daunting tasks in looking at advancing the dial in organizational racial equity lies in choosing the right partners to assist you in your journey. Chief amongst those characteristics one should seek out are competency, honesty, integrity, and candor. In short, someone telling us not necessarily what we want to hear, but truthfully and unambiguously articulating what we need to hear in order to advance and achieve our targeted goals. Meshayla Cox is one such individual.
— Murray pierce
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