Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, MA
Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism coordinator
About Nekeisha
Nekeisha Alayna Alexis brings practical, administrative and intellectual gifts to her internal and external work with 91大神app.
- Nekeisha supports our efforts to make theological education accessible to persons from increasingly diverse backgrounds and identities. This varied work involves teaching in our Leadership Education in Anabaptist Perspective course; supporting pastors in the Ministry Integrity Circles and Transition to Leadership programs, and other internal work as needed.
- As an external consultant with the Church Leadership Center, Nekeisha collaborates with individuals, groups, churches and organizations as they pursue growth in intercultural competence and/or seek to be more effective in their antiracism and other justice efforts. Her specialty is assisting others with strategic change over time.
In each of these roles, Nekeisha employs a mix of teaching, organizational planning, accountability conversations and support with personal growth. She is also a qualifying administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory, which she uses intentionally to build skills for negotiating cultural similarities and differences.
Training and memberships
- Center for Community Justice Mediation Training (2017)
- Race and Animals Institute, Wesleyan University (2016)
- IDI Qualified Administrator Training (2015)
- Damascus Road Antiracism Analysis Training (2009)
- Founding collective member,
Invite 91大神app
Invite 91大神app is a unique opportunity to invite the faculty and staff of 91大神app to come directly to you to address a certain topic. Learn more about Invite 91大神app.
Foundations for justice learning series
A multipart workshop that helps participants develop shared understandings of key concepts in the work of resisting injustice. Sessions are customized in consultation with clients to best address the opportunities and challenges they face, and to support their ongoing transformation.
Strategic sessions
Customized workshops and one-on-one consultations to help leaders design and carry out short- and long-range plans for transforming their congregation, community group or organization. This work involves identifying a vision, mission and goals, reviewing current policies and procedures, and identifying existing practices and new tools to foster holistic, sustained change.
Intercultural Development Inventory
A 50-question assessment followed by an interactive group workshop to introduce the five areas of intercultural competence as identified by the IDI. One-on-one debrief sessions provide information on individual and group profiles and plans to develop greater competence engaging across differences. Learn more about the IDI with this
Accountability conversations
Personal support for organizational leaders (pastors, directors, executives, etc.) who are committed to growing in intercultural competence, undoing racism, resisting oppression; and building structural justice into their lives and institutions. This includes conversations to develop goals, check-in on progress, and discerning creative solutions to obstacles as they arise. Assistance with pursuing one鈥檚 Intercultural Development Plan goals is also available.
Constructive reviews
An independent review of policies, manuals, and other guiding organizational documents and key print and electronic communication materials (websites, brochures, etc.) using anti-oppressive and interculturally competent perspectives.
Documentary screening: What Happened at Benham West
Screenings of What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hope, a documentary featuring stories of life in Elkhart鈥檚 predominantly African American Benham West neighborhood 鈥� known to many as 鈥渢he village.鈥� The film includes elders鈥� experiences of segregation in Elkhart, documents the city鈥檚 clearing of the neighborhood, and elders鈥� hopes for their city. Screenings can include a brief presentation of background information and time for questions and answers. or learn more about the making of the documentary.
“Nekeisha met five times with our fellowship’s antiracism accountability group over a period of six months. She prepared extensively to help us define our mission and purpose, structure our group for effective ministry, communicate our work to the larger congregation, and engage with the community. Midway through our work, Nekeisha revised our original plan to address pressing issues that had arisen. This proved to be essential for our growth, and showed her skill and wisdom as a facilitator. As a result of our work with Nekeisha, our church bylaws were changed to include a new antiracism ministry group as part of the organizational structure of the congregation! Nekeisha brought energy, passion and wisdom to our meetings and she created a safe, yet challenging space for honest reflection. We came away with both motivation and tools for continuing this essential work.”
Chrissie Muecke, Rochester (New York) Mennonite Fellowship
“Nekeisha facilitated an awesome workshop on anti- oppression and anti-racism for our Black and African American Resource Group. She created an informative and inclusive environment where everyone felt safe to share, and she provided us with shared practices to support each other in building a stronger and more resilient workplace. Due to her training sessions, members of the group found several ways to advocate for policies and practices that challenge and dismantle oppressive systems within the organization.”
Darice Ruth, Black and African American Resource Group at Beacon Health
