Heather Imrie, MEd
A little about me. I have been teaching violence prevention and social justice for over twenty years. For fifteen of those years I also worked with and advocated for survivors of violence at the University of Illinois at Chicago Campus Advocacy Network. For almost ten of those years I worked at Catharsis Productions as their Director of Program Development and Efficacy creating research-driven training and other educational programs with measurable and proven results. I am also a founder of the Equitable Solutions Group a growing collective of trainers, coaches and consultants working to make change. My experience working with survivors, writing policy, and creating prevention education have given me a unique perspective on how to create programs that are interactive, relevant, and change minds.
I am adept at creating and presenting engaging trainings on many topics, including sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment, systems of oppression, victim-blaming, and bystander intervention. In those twenty plus years I have created dozens of educational programs and in all of them I incorporate the latest research, real-life scenarios, and facilitated dialogue to make participants think critically about their world.
The task of teaching trainers and other educators is one I am honored and humbled to have. My “train the trainer” programs include coaching, best practices research on attitudinal change, effective presentations skills, and curriculum analysis.
I have dedicated my life to teaching people about healthy relationships, violence prevention and social justice. It is my passion and my purpose. I have been lucky enough to present to colleges & universities, crisis centers, government agencies, and military installations worldwide. I hope I can work with you.
“…Her respect and true love of her audience is captivating. She isn’t ‘tolerant’ she is embolden-ly embracive. Enthusiastically passionate in her approach to motivating people to work together to learn better behavior, skills, communication. I have sat in enumerable conference planning meetings - one mention of her name and the ‘crowd goes wild’. They know that her keynote, her presence and loud laugh in the hall, her expertise packaged in hilarity, her true connections with our New Mexicans are what we ALWAYS need. Sign her up!!!! ”
— Kim Alaburda - Executive Director, The New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.