Hi.👋🏻
I’m Evangeline.
Evangeline Weiss builds cultures and systems that actually live up to our shared values. A queer, white antiracist social change agent with a twinkle in her eye, she brings over 23 years of experience supporting communities and organizations through meaningful, lasting change.
Evangeline designs and facilitates change processes, workshops, and retreats that help leaders stay rooted in purpose, aligned with values, and capable of real impact—especially when things get messy. She holds a master’s degree in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and began her career in New York City, facilitating transformational work in HIV/AIDS prevention across public health systems, social justice coalitions, nonprofits, and educational institutions.
Her work has always lived at the intersection of courage and care. After helping the state of Maine win marriage equality in 2012, Evangeline went on to work nationally on gender non-discrimination. Since 2020, her consulting has focused on generative conflict and building cultures of liberation—supporting groups to move through tension without losing one another.
In addition to facilitating groups and communities, Evangeline coaches white people with rank and influence to practice antiracism with accountability, humility, and heart. She turned her TV off in 1987, prefers walking and making art to doomscrolling, and is glad to call Chapel Hill, North Carolina home.
I earned a Masters’ Degree in Education from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. After that, I worked at NYS Department of Health HIV Training Institute and Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC). Moving to North Carolina in 2002 to work for Duke University’s Office for Institutional Equity, I began to hone my consulting skills by organizing across the health system and university to create work cultures that center belonging and equity. From 2010 to 2020, I created leadership programs for the National LGBTQ Task Force centered around antiracism and organizing big volunteer teams. My experience building capacity for campaigns and organizations led me to launch a full-time consulting practice in 2020.
I like to travel, make art and walk around. I turned my TV off in 1984. I am happy to call Chapel Hill, North Carolina, home.
My consulting practice can give you the skills you need to address real-world challenges, changes, and conflicts through one-on-one coaching, organizational culture change, and leadership development through workshops or retreats.
If you’re curious about how we might work together, reach out to me at evangeline@gobeyondconflict.com or find a time on my calendar for a FREE, fun, and friendly 30-minute exploratory call.
Clients I’ve Worked With
Collaborators
Nicole Thomas
Nicole Thomas is a dynamic trainer, coach, speaker and facilitator centering racial and reproductive justice in her work. In 2013, Nicole pursued her interest in LGBTQ political organizing and legislative advocacy as Northeast Coordinator with Equality Ohio. In 2015, she co-founded Hack Cleveland, a collective focused on advancing social justice using technology. She also entered the philanthropic sector, managing a $12.7M grant portfolio at Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Nicole has created workshops, led trainings and facilitated discussions across the country, including the Lesbians Who Tech New York Summit, Cleveland TechUP Inclusion Summit and Career Fair, MoveOn.org Resist and Win National Summit, and United Church of Christ Authorizing Ministry for the 21st Century. She was honored to be a 2015 White House LGBTQ Tech and Innovation Fellow and was a 2017-18 Leadership Now Ohio fellow with Rockwood Leadership Institute.
Nicole’s clients include re:power (formerly Wellstone Action), Working Families Party, Planned Parenthood’s Black Organizing Program, and the ACLU of California. She currently works as an independent consultant with nonprofit and justice movement leaders on equity-centered strategic planning and embodied organizational development.
Reach your potential with Evangeline
Find the resources that are right for you.
Foundational Course on Racial Justice Leadership
Take a self-guided journey with 4 interactive lessons.
New Ancestor Group Coaching
Small group antiracism coaching for white leaders. 12 week cohorts form in the Fall and Spring.
Download Our Approach to JEDI Work
Learn how we support organizations with actionable skills you can easily use to demonstrate your commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
