Founder and Principal of Mayeno Coaching & Consulting.
Nearly 25 years ago, I was a single mom with a young child, two decades of nonprofit experience, and a dream of making a living making a difference in communities. I left my job, earned a masters in public health at UC Berkeley, and launched Mayeno Consulting. The people who have put their trust in me since then have helped me fulfill my dream and given me countless opportunities to learn and grow. Through over two decades of coaching, consultation, and facilitation, I’ve connected with thousands of people doing critical work for the wellbeing of humanity and the environment.
Racial and gender justice are core to my work. Growing up mixed-race during the 1960s, I was deeply impacted by Civil Rights, Black Power, and other movements. My drive to understand my own mixed-race identity led me to participate in and facilitate spaces for multiracial people. Parenting a nonbinary, queer person has transformed my understanding of gender and awakened me to critical importance of gender justice.
Laurin Mayeno wrote a children's book to help nonbinary children like her own escape the loneliness, isolation, and mistreatment she felt as a minority. Shortly after the book's release, it was banned in schools for being age-appropriate. Laurin's question is …